National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
 
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Tampa Bay 1135
Buffalo 1001
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
  • 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.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Sabres have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Tyler Ennis played for 18:20 during 21 shifts and scored 1 point. Tyler Ennis had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Ondrej Palat played for 16:13 during 21 shifts and scored 4 points. Ondrej Palat had 1 goal and 3 assists.
  • Buffalo had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.