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2023-24 regular season

Lightning at Sabres

🗓 Tue, Oct 17, 2023 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Lightning 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on October 17, 2023.

TBL – BUF
25–31
Shots on goal
20–14
Hits
10–12
Blocked shots
4–7
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Brandon Hagel
2 G
4 shots · 19:54 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jeff Skinner
1 G
5 shots · 18:27 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Zemgus Girgensons
1 G
2 shots · 09:11 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 1st · 08:57
Assists: Tyson Jost, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Jonas Johansson
0–1
⚔️ Jeff Skinner 1st · 15:28
Assists: Owen Power, Alex Tuch · beat Jonas Johansson
0–2
2nd period
⚡ Brandon Hagel 2nd · 17:58
Assists: Anthony Cirelli, Tanner Jeannot · beat Devon Levi
1–2
3rd period
⚡ Brandon Hagel Tying 3rd · 19:53
Assists: Brayden Point · beat Devon Levi
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Dylan Cozens Go-ahead OT · 01:46
Assists: Jordan Greenway, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Jonas Johansson
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Point · Kucherov 25:57
L2 Paul · Cirelli · Barré-Boulet 16:57
L3 Jeannot · Sheary · Eyssimont 12:53
L4 Watson · Glendening · Merela 5:49
D1 Hedman · Sergachev 27:22
D2 Raddysh · Cernak 20:32
D3 Perbix · Bogosian 12:02
⚔️Sabres
L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 19:48
L2 Greenway · Benson · Mittelstadt 16:58
L3 Krebs · Cozens · Peterka 12:33
L4 Jost · Girgensons · Okposo 10:24
D1 Dahlin · Power 24:22
D2 Johnson · Clifton 17:45
D3 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 16:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BUF⚔️
25 Shots on goal 31
20 Hits 14
10 Blocked shots 12
4 Takeaways 7
7 Giveaways 6
11 Penalty minutes 13
TBL shooting 8.0% (2/25) BUF shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Jonas Johansson
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:11 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Devon Levi
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 61:46 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Zemgus Girgensons · 1st 08:57 · 0–1 Jeff Skinner · 1st 15:28 · 0–2 Brandon Hagel · 2nd 17:58 · 1–2 Brandon Hagel · 3rd 19:53 · 2–2 Dylan Cozens · OT 01:46 · 2–3
TBL BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 2nd — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 42023 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 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
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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on October 17, 2023?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Lightning 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brandon Hagel (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Dylan Cozens, Jeff Skinner, Zemgus Girgensons.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeOct 15 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 2–5 AfterOct 19 🐋VAN @ ⚡TBL 3–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 AfterOct 19 🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF 4–3
Also on October 17
🐋VAN 0–2 🔔PHI 🌲MIN 5–2 🇨🇦MTL 🌵ARI 0–1 🏝️NYI 🛢️EDM 6–1 🐯NSH 👑LAK 5–1 ✈️WPG 🏔️COL 4–1 🦑SEA 🌪️CAR 6–3 🦈SJS ⭐DAL 2–3 🎰VGK
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