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Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BUF(41-32-9)	0	3	0	3
TAM(24-40-18)	2	3	0	5

Final

7:30 PM ET, January 21, 2009

St. Pete Times Forum

Tampa, Florida

THREE STARS

C. Murphy
Lightning (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

L. Krajicek
Lightning (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

D. Roy
Sabres (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: St. Pete Times Forum Location: Tampa, Florida	Referees: Ian Walsh, Brad Watson Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 15,611 (79.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

Tampa Bay

Total Shots
	34
	26

PIM
	10
	12

Hits
	17
	23

Giveaways
	13
	10

Takeaways
	3
	8

Faceoffs Won
	35
	35

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:45		Steve Eminger (4) (Power Play) Assists: Jeff Halpern	Tampa Bay 1-0
5:19		Steve Downie (2) Assists: Cory Murphy, Matt Pettinger	Tampa Bay 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:53		Daniel Paille: 2 Minutes for Hooking Steven Stamkos
19:44		Adam Mair: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Cory Murphy
19:53		Martin St. Louis: 2 Minutes for Tripping Derek Roy

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:19		Derek Roy (17) Assists: Jason Pominville, Toni Lydman	Tampa Bay 2-1
1:23		Lukas Krajicek (1) Assists: Andrej Meszaros, Vaclav Prospal	Tampa Bay 3-1
4:04		Ales Kotalik (10) (Power Play) Assists: Craig Rivet, Paul Gaustad	Tampa Bay 3-2
13:52		Jeff Halpern (3) Assists: Mark Recchi, Ty Wishart	Tampa Bay 4-2
16:55		Derek Roy (18) (Power Play) Assists: Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville	Tampa Bay 4-3
19:54		Cory Murphy (1) (Power Play) Assists: Mark Recchi	Tampa Bay 5-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:30		Jeff Halpern: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Nathan Paetsch
6:52		David Koci: 2 Minutes for Roughing Daniel Paille
9:12		David Koci: 2 Minutes for Roughing Paul Gaustad
9:12		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Roughing David Koci
15:25		David Koci: 2 Minutes for Interference of Derek Roy
18:54		Chris Butler: 2 Minutes for Tripping Ryan Malone
19:22		Henrik Tallinder: 2 Minutes for Tripping Vincent Lecavalier (Served by Drew Stafford)

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:16		Lukas Krajicek: 2 Minutes for Interference of Drew Stafford

Player Summary

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Butler D	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	2	26	20:29	0:09	0:37	19:19	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:31	2:43	1:15	14:33	14	6	70.0
M. Ellis LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	12	9:57	0:00	0:00	10:21	0	1	00.0
P. Gaustad C	0	1	-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	24	17:49	3:05	1:44	13:00	5	11	31.3
J. Hecht C	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	15:12	1:32	0:36	13:04	1	1	50.0
A. Kotalik RW	1	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	12:08	2:20	0:00	9:24	2	0	100.0
T. Lydman D	0	1	-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	30	23:59	3:57	2:45	17:17	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:10	0:43	0:00	10:27	0	0	00.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	12	11:05	0:09	0:00	11:20	0	0	00.0
N. Paetsch D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:57	0:00	0:00	10:57	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	10	8:44	0:00	0:00	8:44	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	2	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	21:28	4:49	1:59	15:04	0	0	00.0
C. Rivet D	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	30	24:18	3:16	1:44	18:54	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	2	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	26	21:48	4:44	2:52	14:12	13	16	44.8
J. Spacek D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	24	19:27	0:25	2:24	17:02	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:38	4:05	0:00	14:33	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	19	11:42	0:00	1:28	10:14	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:22	4:08	0:00	11:14	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Numminen									Fractured Jaw
A Peters									Healthy
A Sekera									Ankle Injury

Tampa Bay Lightning												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
R. Craig C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	9:25	0:06	0:00	9:19	6	4	60.0
S. Downie RW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	9:25	0:00	0:00	9:25	0	0	00.0
S. Eminger D	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	37	29:40	1:09	4:32	23:59	0	0	00.0
A. Hall RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	18	12:31	0:06	1:46	10:39	2	0	100.0
J. Halpern C	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	28	16:57	1:48	2:13	12:56	10	11	47.6
J. Jokinen LW	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	13:37	0:15	1:19	12:03	3	1	75.0
D. Koci LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	6	1	0	0	8	4:32	0:00	0:00	4:32	0	0	00.0
L. Krajicek D	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	3	37	24:23	0:00	2:34	21:49	0	0	00.0
V. Lecavalier C	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	19:32	3:07	2:45	13:40	9	13	40.9
R. Malone LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	26	16:52	1:16	2:28	13:08	0	2	00.0
A. Meszaros D	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	3	39	25:42	1:22	3:29	20:51	0	0	00.0
C. Murphy D	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	35	24:32	3:20	3:44	17:28	0	0	00.0
M. Pettinger LW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:15	0:06	1:24	10:45	0	1	00.0
V. Prospal C	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:24	2:35	0:00	12:49	1	2	33.3
M. Recchi RW	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:56	3:07	0:00	10:49	1	1	50.0
M. St. Louis RW	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	1	4	1	24	18:49	3:07	2:31	13:11	0	0	00.0
S. Stamkos C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	11:42	1:01	0:00	10:41	3	0	100.0
T. Wishart D	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:43	0:00	0:07	9:36	0	0	00.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Malik									Lower Body
E Artyukhin									Suspended Nhl
M Smaby									Lower Body

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	26	5	21	.808	58:24	0

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Smith	34	3	31	.912	59:59	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	5	20	9	34
Tampa Bay	7	14	5	26

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	2 of 0
Tampa Bay	2 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Wednesday, January 21st

Montreal	2	Final
New Jersey	5

Anaheim	1	Final
NY Islanders	2

Atlanta	3	Final
Philadelphia	5

Buffalo	3	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Boston	4	Final
Toronto	3	SO

Dallas	4	Final
Florida	1

St. Louis	2	Final
Chicago	0

Los Angeles	6	Final
Colorado	5

Columbus	4	Final
Calgary	5	SO

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 5

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, January 21st