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2019-20 regular season

Lightning at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 4–0

Lightning beat Sabres 6–4 at KeyBank Center on December 31, 2019.

TBL – BUF
27–28
Shots on goal
2/5–0/4
Power play
19–20
Hits
10–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Alex Killorn
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:16 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Tyler Johnson
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 12:17 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Conor Sheary
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 15:00 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Conor Sheary Go-ahead 1st · 19:03
Assists: Curtis Lazar · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–1
2nd period
⚔️ Marcus Johansson 2nd · 02:12
Assists: Conor Sheary, Marco Scandella · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
0–2
⚡ Ondrej Palat PP 2nd · 07:00
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Linus Ullmark
1–2
⚔️ Jimmy Vesey 2nd · 08:12
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Conor Sheary · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–3
⚔️ Jack Eichel SH 2nd · 09:56
Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–4
⚡ Alex Killorn PP 2nd · 13:57
Assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov · beat Linus Ullmark
2–4
⚡ Tyler Johnson 2nd · 16:55
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Ryan McDonagh · beat Linus Ullmark
3–4
3rd period
⚡ Kevin Shattenkirk Tying 3rd · 06:20
Assists: Tyler Johnson, Anthony Cirelli · beat Linus Ullmark
4–4
⚡ Alex Killorn Go-ahead 3rd · 08:08
Assists: Pat Maroon, Cedric Paquette · beat Linus Ullmark
5–4
⚡ Anthony Cirelli Empty net 3rd · 19:57
Assists: Alex Killorn, Steven Stamkos
6–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Killorn · Stamkos · Kucherov 20:16
L2 Point · Cirelli · Gourde 18:42
L3 Palat · Paquette · Johnson 12:40
L4 Maroon · Stephens · Verhaeghe 7:42
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 24:24
D2 Cernak · Shattenkirk 17:54
D3 Sergachev · Schenn 14:25
⚔️Sabres
L1 Olofsson · Eichel · Reinhart 22:42
L2 Johansson · Sheary · Larsson 15:00
L3 Vesey · Girgensons · Okposo 13:18
L4 Smith · Lazar · Asplund 8:21
D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 24:24
D2 Montour · Scandella 19:26
D3 Jokiharju · McCabe 12:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BUF⚔️
27 Shots on goal 28
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
19 Hits 20
10 Blocked shots 8
1 Takeaways 5
5 Giveaways 8
15 Penalty minutes 27
TBL shooting 22.2% (6/27) BUF shooting 14.3% (4/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
21/26
.808 SV% · 5 GA · 57:29 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Conor Sheary · 1st 19:03 · 0–1 Marcus Johansson · 2nd 02:12 · 0–2 Ondrej Palat · 2nd 07:00 · 1–2 Jimmy Vesey · 2nd 08:12 · 1–3 Jack Eichel · 2nd 09:56 · 1–4 Alex Killorn · 2nd 13:57 · 2–4 Tyler Johnson · 2nd 16:55 · 3–4 Kevin Shattenkirk · 3rd 06:20 · 4–4 Alex Killorn · 3rd 08:08 · 5–4 Anthony Cirelli · 3rd 19:57 · 6–4
TBL BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 4–0
Nov 252019 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 2–5 Nov 92019 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Nov 82019 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Feb 212019 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 1–2 SO Jan 122019 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 5–3
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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on December 31, 2019?

Lightning won 6–4. The final score was Lightning 6, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alex Killorn (2), Anthony Cirelli, Kevin Shattenkirk, Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Conor Sheary, Jack Eichel, Jimmy Vesey, Marcus Johansson.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Sabres season series?

Lightning lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 29 🐙DET @ ⚡TBL 1–2 AfterJan 2 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 AfterJan 2 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 2–3
Also on December 31
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