Sabres 3–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Feb 29, 2024)

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 ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 27:55 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

1 G

3 shots · 17:23 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G

2 shots · 17:34 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Brayden Point PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:12

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

⚔️ Alex Tuch Tying 1st · 10:59

Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Mitchell Chaffee Go-ahead 2nd · 17:18

Assists: Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Tying 3rd · 11:33

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP Go-ahead OT · 01:42

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Jordan Greenway · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Greenway · Mittelstadt · Tuch 18:15

L2 Robinson · Thompson · Cozens 16:57

L3 Girgensons · Skinner · Okposo 13:28

L4 Benson · Krebs · Peterka 11:57

D1 Dahlin · Power 26:06

D2 Jokiharju · Clifton 17:44

D3 Bryson · Johnson 15:29

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Cirelli · Kucherov 21:01

L2 Paul · Stamkos · Point 18:36

L3 Sheary · Glendening · Motte 14:24

L4 Eyssimont · Chaffee 11:57

D1 Hedman · Cernak 23:11

D2 Fleury · de Haan 16:50

D3 Raddysh · Perbix 14:13

D4 Crozier 9:27

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

23 Shots on goal 23

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

31 Hits 28

11 Blocked shots 20

10 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 4

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 13.0% (3/23) TBL shooting 8.7% (2/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 61:42 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 61:09 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF TBL

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 12-7-1 (60% win rate, 20 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-6 (60% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-9-1 (9% win rate, 11 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-1 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Jan 202024 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Oct 172023 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Mar 42023 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 Feb 232023 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 6–5 OT Nov 282022 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 6–5 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on February 29, 2024?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point, Mitchell Chaffee.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Lightning season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3 AfterMar 2 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 2–7

⚡ Lightning

BeforeFeb 27 ⚡TBL @ 🔔PHI 2–6 AfterMar 2 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4

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