Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 2

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123SOT
BUF(12-6-2)01023
TAM(9-5-7)10012

Final

SO
7:30 PM ET, October 24, 2009
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
THREE STARS
T. Myers
Sabres (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
M. St. Louis
Lightning  (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
V. Lecavalier
Lightning  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: St. Pete Times Forum
Location: Tampa, Florida		Referees: Stephen Walkom, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Jean Morin
Attendance: 15,804 (80.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Buffalo   Tampa Bay
Total Shots
 32
  26
PIM
  6
 8
Hits
  17
 20
Giveaways
  7
 8
Takeaways
  5
 8
Faceoffs Won
 33
  29
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
19:59Vincent Lecavalier (1)
Assists: James Wright, Martin St. Louis		Tampa Bay 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
6:04Kurtis Foster: 2 Minutes for Holding Patrick Kaleta
6:04Patrick Kaleta: 2 Minutes for Diving Kurtis Foster
7:57Tyler Myers: 2 Minutes for Holding Ryan Malone
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
19:14Mike Grier (3)
Assists: Tim Kennedy		Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:38Steven Stamkos: 2 Minutes for Hooking Derek Roy
5:40Thomas Vanek: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Kurtis Foster
10:29Andrej Meszaros: 2 Minutes for Hooking Derek Roy
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
4:26Steven Stamkos (7)
Unassisted		Tampa Bay 2-1
19:43Drew Stafford (3)
Assists: Derek Roy, Craig Rivet		Game tied 2-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
14:45Mattias Ohlund: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Tim Connolly
OT Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period
Shootout Summary
TEAMDETAIL
Shootout attempt by Steven Stamkos SAVED by Ryan Miller (Backhand 17 ft)
Shootout attempt by Drew Stafford SAVED by Mike Smith (Wristshot 22 ft)
Shootout attempt by Ryan Malone SAVED by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 19 ft)
Shootout attempt by Jason Pominville SAVED by Mike Smith (Wristshot 164 ft)
Shootout attempt by Alex Tanguay MISSES wide of net (Wristshot 20 ft)
Shootout attempt by Thomas Vanek SAVED by Mike Smith (Backhand 21 ft)
Shootout attempt by Vincent Lecavalier MISSES goalpost (Backhand 14 ft)
Shootout attempt by Derek Roy SAVED by Mike Smith (Backhand 25 ft)
Shootout attempt by Mattias Ohlund SAVED by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 23 ft)
Shootout attempt by Tim Connolly MISSES goalpost (Wristshot 34 ft)
Shootout attempt by Martin St. Louis SAVED by Ryan Miller (Backhand 19 ft)
Shootout GOAL scored by Tyler Myers on Mike Smith (Wristshot 24 ft)

Player Summary
Buffalo SabresTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
C. Butler D 000111001113329:183:401:5823:400000.0
T. Connolly C 00-1550000002318:153:001:1014:056460.0
M. Ellis LW00000000200117:320:000:007:320000.0
P. Gaustad C 000110000002315:483:401:3510:3312475.0
M. Grier RW102210002012215:170:121:1213:530000.0
J. Hecht C 001111001012416:491:221:0314:243442.9
P. Kaleta RW00011012100138:520:000:098:430000.0
T. Kennedy LW011110001101812:320:120:0012:202528.6
C. MacArthur LW00-1221002002015:341:500:0013:440100.0
S. Montador D 00-1001002011915:150:001:1314:020000.0
T. Myers D 001112120013021:421:540:4918:590000.0
N. Paetsch D 00-1550001002013:090:000:2112:480000.0
J. Pominville RW00-1220000112520:494:061:2215:211150.0
C. Rivet D 010000001103226:112:201:5821:530000.0
D. Roy C 010221001102821:072:081:2217:3791047.4
D. Stafford RW100540001012517:442:480:0014:560000.0
H. Tallinder D 001001001002920:570:401:4118:360000.0
T. Vanek LW000330120002518:062:080:0015:580000.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYERREASON
A MairHealthy
T LydmanGroin
Tampa Bay LightningTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
S. Downie RW000000001001310:430:470:009:560100.0
T. Fedoruk LW00011100100138:580:000:008:580000.0
K. Foster D 000220121002518:131:570:0016:160000.0
D. Hale D 000001000002621:000:002:3218:280000.0
J. Halpern C 00-1221000002113:590:512:2310:456746.2
V. Hedman D 000221001043128:191:563:1523:080000.0
Z. Konopka C 00000000200127:340:000:007:346185.7
V. Lecavalier C 100430002202821:312:221:0118:08111247.8
R. Malone LW000331003202620:191:562:4115:420000.0
A. Meszaros D 000223122001916:001:380:4013:420000.0
D. Miller LW00-1110000011812:080:001:2010:480000.0
M. Ohlund D 000002122023127:251:132:2423:480000.0
M. St. Louis RW010331000102922:042:220:5918:430100.0
S. Stamkos C 101320121202520:532:220:1618:155741.7
A. Tanguay LW000000001102114:381:380:0013:0010100.0
S. Veilleux LW000000001011913:060:511:1011:050000.0
M. Walker D 000113002002118:050:003:0914:560000.0
J. Wright C 011223000002517:050:002:1014:550400.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYERREASON
L KrajicekHealthy
M SmabyUpper Body
P RangerHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
R. Miller26224.92364:030
Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Smith32230.93865:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
Buffalo71311132
Tampa Bay7106326

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Buffalo0 of 3
Tampa Bay0 of 2

* - 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

Saturday, October 24th
NY Rangers 4 Final
Montreal 5 OT
Washington 3 Final
NY Islanders 2 OT
Boston 4 Final
Ottawa 3 SO
Florida 1 Final
Philadelphia 5
Toronto 1 Final
Vancouver 3
San Jose 4 Final
Atlanta 3
New Jersey 4 Final
Pittsburgh 1
Buffalo 3 Final
Tampa Bay 2 SO
Dallas 4 Final
St. Louis 1
Carolina 2 Final
Minnesota 3 OT
Nashville 0 Final
Chicago 2
Detroit 1 Final
Colorado 3
Los Angeles 5 Final
Phoenix 3
Edmonton 2 Final
Calgary 5
Columbus 6 Final
Anaheim 4