Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Where: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Mike Hasenfratz, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Don Henderson, Pierre Racicot
Attendance:
19204
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Sabres 2, Lightning 1: Defenseman Tyler Myers scored the go-ahead goal 52 seconds into the third period and Ryan Miller made 30 saves as visiting Buffalo ended a four-game losing streak.
Myers scored his third goal of the season on a shot from the right point and the Sabres killed off all six Lightning power plays. Cody Hodgson added a goal and an assist and Thomas Vanek contributed a pair of helpers for Buffalo, which gave interim coach Ron Rolston his first victory.
Steven Stamkos scored for Tampa Bay to extend his goal-scoring streak to six games. Mathieu Garon made 19 saves for the Lightning.
Stamkos was first to the rebound of Teddy Purcell’s shot, flipping home his NHL-leading 14th of the season 1:24 into the contest. Hodgson answered by shoveling the puck from behind the net off Tampa Bay defenseman Sami Salo’s skate and into the left corner of the cage at 10:02 to tie it for Buffalo.
The Lightning had six minutes of power-play time - including 46 seconds with a two-man advantage - but came up empty in the middle period and failed on one more chance in the third. Miller, who made 26 of his saves in the final 40 minutes, made a big stop on Stamkos from in close early in the final session.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Salo left the game with a lower-body injury in the second period and did not return. … Miller improved to 19-7-0 all-time versus the Lightning and his teammates blocked 14 shots. … Tampa Bay went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen, scratching RW Adam Hall.
Top Game Performances
Buffalo |
|
Tampa Bay |
Cody Hodgson 2 |
Points |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
Cody Hodgson 1 |
Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
Thomas Vanek 2 |
Assists |
Cory Conacher 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Ryan Miller .968 |
Save Percentage |
Mathieu Garon .905 |
Ryan Miller 30 |
Saves |
Mathieu Garon 19 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Buffalo
|
21 |
2 |
0-1 |
6-6 |
12 |
27 |
Tampa Bay
|
31 |
1 |
0-6 |
1-1 |
2 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Lightning have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Sabres have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .308 after a loss.