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FINALBenchmark International Arena · Mar 1

6@2

Game analysis

Sabres beat Lightning 6–2

J. Norris scored the game-winner at 8:18 of the first.
The Sabres scored first and led the rest of the way.
U. Luukkonen stopped 36 of 38 shots (.947) for the win.
Power play: BUF 1/5, TBL 0/3.
R. Dahlin led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

1st star
R. Dahlin
BUF · 1G 2A
2nd star
J. Norris
BUF · 2G 0A
3rd star
Z. Metsa
BUF · 1G 1A

Scoring summary

1st

5:25BUFR. DahlinAssists: O. Power1–0
6:15BUFJ. NorrisAssists: J. Doan, Z. Metsa2–0
8:18BUFJ. NorrisAssists: B. Byram, Z. Benson3–0
15:06BUFT. ThompsonAssists: P. Krebs, R. Dahlin4–0

2nd

1:54BUFZ. Metsa5–0
16:03TBLD. JamesAssists: O. Bjorkstrand, V. Hedman5–1

3rd

3:43BUFA. TuchPPAssists: R. Dahlin, J. Quinn6–1
5:27TBLV. HedmanAssists: D. Raddysh6–2

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

BUFTBL

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	16	28
Blocked	14	5
Power Play	1/5	0/3
Faceoff %	48.4	51.6
Corsi %	45.8	54.2
xG	--	--
Giveaways	16	11
Takeaways	2	6

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player statistics for Tampa Bay Lightning
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Victor HedmanD	1	1	2	+1	2	16:53
Dominic JamesC	1	0	1	0	1	13:06
Oliver BjorkstrandRW	0	1	1	-1	4	16:24
Darren RaddyshD	0	1	1	+1	3	21:18
Brayden PointC	0	0	0	0	0	17:52
Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	-1	3	15:03
Pontus HolmbergRW	0	0	0	0	1	13:52
Yanni GourdeC	0	0	0	-1	1	15:59
Brandon HagelLW	0	0	0	-1	8	21:05
Jake GuentzelC	0	0	0	-1	3	13:02
Jonas JohanssonG	--	--	22/28	--	.786	38:06
Andrei VasilevskiyG	--	--	16/22	--	.727	21:54

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Rasmus DahlinD	1	2	3	+2	2	24:32
Josh NorrisC	2	0	2	+2	2	15:03
Zach MetsaD	1	1	2	+2	3	13:08
Zach BensonLW	0	1	1	+1	0	13:39
Peyton KrebsC	0	1	1	-1	0	10:59
Jack QuinnRW	0	1	1	+2	2	14:21
Tage ThompsonC	1	0	1	-1	6	16:00
Alex TuchRW	1	0	1	-1	5	18:15
Josh DoanRW	0	1	1	+2	2	16:08
Bowen ByramD	0	1	1	+2	4	22:45
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	--	--	49/51	--	.961	59:41
Colten EllisG	--	--	36/38	--	.947	00:00

Lineups

BUF

Actual (from shift data)

L1

7:39

12:05

20:21

14:21

L2

7:29

14:46

15:03

16:08

L3

7:42

10:59

16:00

18:15

L4

8:54

13:39

13:04

12:26

D1

10:02

24:32

24:08

D2

6:47

22:45

19:59

D3

0:16

13:08

8:40

59:41

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Jack Rathboneinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body

TBL

Actual (from shift data)

L1

4:02

21:05

13:06

16:24

L2

4:55

8:17

17:52

20:11

L3

8:53

15:03

15:59

13:52

L4

2:28

13:02

14:01

16:53

D1

9:16

21:18

15:46

D2

8:37

16:45

15:50

D3

8:14

16:16

14:39

21:54

Starter

38:06

Backup

Injured / Scratched

None reported

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