Tampa Bay 5, Buffalo 1
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 6:00 PM
When: 6:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Jean Morin, Michel Cormier
Attendance:
19070
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Tampa Bay
|
24-11-0-4 |
15-4-0-1 |
9-7-0-3 |
W4 |
| Buffalo
|
14-21-2-1 |
10-9-1-1 |
4-12-1-0 |
L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Buffalo Sabres have a 10-9-1-1 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 9-7-0-3 record on the road.
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Buffalo has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Sabres have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Tyler Ennis played for 18:20 during 21 shifts and scored 1 point. Tyler Ennis had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Ondrej Palat played for 16:13 during 21 shifts and scored 4 points. Ondrej Palat had 1 goal and 3 assists.
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Buffalo had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
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Tampa Bay had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Tampa Bay |
|
Buffalo |
|
Ondrej Palat 4 |
Points |
Tyler Ennis 1 |
|
Nikita Kucherov 2 |
Goals |
Tyler Ennis 1 |
|
Ondrej Palat 3 |
Assists |
Matt Moulson 1 |
|
Ondrej Palat 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Tyler Ennis 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Andrei Vasilevskiy .909 |
Save Percentage |
Jhonas Enroth .800 |
|
Andrei Vasilevskiy 10 |
Saves |
Jhonas Enroth 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
FW |
| Tampa Bay
|
25 |
5 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
23 |
| Buffalo
|
11 |
1 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
6 |
37 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game at home against Florida. The Sabres have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .292 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Lightning have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .667 after a loss.
