Tampa Bay 3, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 18, 2004
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Dan O'Halloran, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen:
Stephane Provost, Pierre Racicot
Attendance:
19946
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Buffalo
|
32-32-4-0 |
18-12-3-0 |
14-20-1-0 |
L1 |
| Tampa Bay
|
42-19-5-0 |
21-9-2-0 |
21-10-3-0 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 21-9-2-0 record at home this season. The Buffalo Sabres have a 14-20-1-0 record on the road.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Lightning have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Buffalo has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Sabres have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Tim Taylor played for 13:28 during 0 shifts and scored 2 points. Tim Taylor had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Jochen Hecht played for 17:22 during 19 shifts and scored 1 point. Jochen Hecht had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Tampa Bay had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
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Buffalo had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Buffalo |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Jochen Hecht 1 |
Points |
Tim Taylor 2 |
|
Jochen Hecht 1 |
Goals |
Tim Taylor 1 |
|
Jeff Jillson 1 |
Assists |
Tim Taylor 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Mika Noronen .920 |
Save Percentage |
Nikolai Khabibulin .962 |
|
Mika Noronen 23 |
Saves |
Nikolai Khabibulin 25 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Buffalo
|
26 |
1 |
0-4 |
5-5 |
24 |
22 |
| Tampa Bay
|
26 |
3 |
0-5 |
4-4 |
24 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Lightning have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .524 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 .414 after a win and .531 after a loss.