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2022-23 regular season

Lightning at Sabres

🗓 Sat, Mar 4, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Sabres beat Lightning 5–3 at KeyBank Center on March 4, 2023.

TBL – BUF
36–34
Shots on goal
1/5–2/5
Power play
28–17
Hits
12–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jeff Skinner
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 16:56 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Tage Thompson
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 18:15 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Eric Comrie
33 saves
0.917 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Brayden Point PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:28
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · beat Eric Comrie
1–0
⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Tying 1st · 16:15
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin · beat Brian Elliott
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Vinnie Hinostroza Go-ahead 2nd · 05:35
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Dylan Cozens · beat Brian Elliott
1–2
⚔️ Tyson Jost 2nd · 12:30
Unassisted · beat Brian Elliott
1–3
⚔️ Jack Quinn 2nd · 19:46
Assists: Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner · beat Brian Elliott
1–4
3rd period
⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP 3rd · 00:53
Unassisted · beat Brian Elliott
1–5
⚡ Alex Killorn 3rd · 02:55
Assists: Nick Perbix, Nicholas Paul · beat Eric Comrie
2–5
⚡ Alex Killorn SH 3rd · 13:18
Assists: Tanner Jeannot, Victor Hedman · beat Eric Comrie
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Killorn · Kucherov 18:18
L2 Paul · Cirelli · Colton 15:45
L3 Maroon · Point · Stamkos 14:28
L4 Jeannot · Eyssimont · Perry 12:52
D1 Sergachev · Cole 23:42
D2 Hedman · Perbix 18:35
D3 Bogosian · Raddysh 14:30
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Krebs 16:56
L2 Cozens · Mittelstadt · Okposo 14:43
L3 Olofsson · Jost · Quinn 13:55
L4 Hinostroza · Girgensons · Peterka 11:51
D1 Power · Samuelsson 24:38
D2 Lyubushkin · Jokiharju 21:52
D3 Dahlin · Stillman 11:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BUF⚔️
36 Shots on goal 34
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
28 Hits 17
12 Blocked shots 13
6 Takeaways 10
13 Giveaways 10
17 Penalty minutes 17
TBL shooting 8.3% (3/36) BUF shooting 14.7% (5/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Brian Elliott
29/34
.853 SV% · 5 GA · 57:30 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Eric Comrie
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Brayden Point · 1st 13:28 · 1–0 Tage Thompson · 1st 16:15 · 1–1 Vinnie Hinostroza · 2nd 05:35 · 1–2 Tyson Jost · 2nd 12:30 · 1–3 Jack Quinn · 2nd 19:46 · 1–4 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 00:53 · 1–5 Alex Killorn · 3rd 02:55 · 2–5 Alex Killorn · 3rd 13:18 · 3–5
TBL BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 10-9-2 (48% win rate, 21 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-8-3 (54% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Feb 232023 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 6–5 OT Nov 282022 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 6–5 OT Nov 52022 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Apr 102022 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 0–5 Jan 112022 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 6–1
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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on March 4, 2023?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Lightning 3, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alex Killorn (2), Brayden Point.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Quinn, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson, Tyson Jost, Vinnie Hinostroza.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Brian Elliott made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Eric Comrie made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 2 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 5–4 AfterMar 5 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 0–6
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–7 AfterMar 6 🛢️EDM @ ⚔️BUF 3–2
Also on March 4
🐙DET 1–4 🏝️NYI 🗽NYR 2–4 🐻BOS 🏔️COL 3–7 ⭐DAL 🐧PIT 1–4 🐆FLA 🦅WSH 8–3 🦈SJS 🧥CBJ 2–5 🏛️OTT 🛢️EDM 5–7 ✈️WPG 🍁TOR 1–4 🐋VAN
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