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1/3/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 23 - 25
BUF PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:64/70=91 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
TB PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:79/91=86 %, Challenges:19/34=54 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:12 0-1 TB Paul Stastny [18] (Wojtek Wolski, Alex Tanguay)
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32:14 0-2 TB Filip Kuba [5] (Paul Stastny, Ruslan Fedotenko)
39:23 0-3 TB Brian Leetch [4] (Paul Ranger, Chris Gratton)
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45:31 1-3 BUF Derek Roy [22] (Dainius Zubrus, Scott Hartnell)
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Penalty summary:
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13:01 BUF Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for holding the stick)
15:28 TB Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:51 BUF Paul Gaustad (2 min for high-sticking)
35:09 BUF Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
37:06 TB Alex Tanguay (2 min for slashing)
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40:38 TB Karl Stewart (2 min for tripping)
52:05 BUF Tim Kennedy (2 min for high-sticking)
54:52 TB Keith Carney (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 4.30 4
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 17.40 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 20.10 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4.30 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 -1 14.40 4
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 6
L Tim Kennedy 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 4.30 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 14.40 5
L Scott Hartnell 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 5
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 14.40 4
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 26.20 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 23.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 8 2 8 0 -1 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 10.20 6
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 15.00 6
C Todd White 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 13.30 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 1 21.10 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10.20 6
C Chris Gratton 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 9.10 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -1 20.40 6
C Paul Stastny 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 14.00 8
L Karl Stewart 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.20 5
L Yan Stastny 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.10 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 21.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 5
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 15.10 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 28.40 6
D Brian Leetch 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
D Filip Kuba 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 28.20 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Stastny
2nd star: Hannu Toivonen
3rd star: Ruslan Fedotenko
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Chris Gratton finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Brian Leetch ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Filip Kuba finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2(
, Detroit Vipers 0( 9)
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1-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Mathieu Roy)
2-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Mathieu Roy, Dan Paillé)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Morgan Cey