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21/3/2026
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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 30 - 29
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:61/68=89 %, Challenges:36/49=72 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:25/43=56 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:29 1-0
Vratislav Slegr [2] (Jens Mathisson, Oleg Petrov)
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20:48 2-0
Marten Ricardsson [14] (Jordan Eberle, Mattias Tjarnberg)
25:45 2-1
Nicklas Jensen [11] (Steve Rucchin, Éric Lindros)
34:04 2-2
Tyler Toffoli [24] (Zeb Franklin)
34:59 3-2
Oleg Petrov [10] (Robert Prokop, Jens Mathisson)
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47:45 3-3
Tyler Toffoli [25] (Éric Lindros)
49:22 3-4
Tyler Ennis [37] (Pavol Demitra, Marcus Foligno)
58:48 3-5
Tyler Myers [14] (Tyler Ennis, Jhonas Enroth) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:54
Steve Rucchin (2 min for roughing)
03:54
Robert Prokop (2 min for roughing)
15:44
Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
18:46
Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
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28:38
Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for hooking)
36:22
Dave Hunter (2 min for roughing)
39:08
Jake Muzzin (5 min for fighting)
39:08
Albert Sytsov (5 min for fighting)
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50:11
Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
54:11
Zeb Franklin (2 min for roughing)
54:11
Vratislav Slegr (2 min for roughing)
55:14
Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dave Hunter 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 5.40 4
R Oleg Petrov 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 17.30 8
R Kyle Chapman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
R Mattias Tjarnberg 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 20.10 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 4
C Robert Prokop 0 1 2 2 4 2 2 0 16.30 5
C Jordan Eberle 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Otmar Huener 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.40 4
L Jens Mathisson 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 15.30 6
L Petr Nedved 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.30 5
R Marten Ricardsson 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Vratislav Slegr 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 16.50 7
D Griffin Reinhart 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Albert Sytsov 0 0 2 6 1 3 5 -2 18.40 8
D Steve Duchesne 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 22.30 7
D Martin Wegraeus 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 17.50 7
D Raymond Bourque 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -2 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G John Vanbiesbrouck 5 0 24 0 0 59.00 5
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Éric Hould 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Zack Kassian 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 16.50 6
R Zeb Franklin 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 12.20 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 5 0 0 8 2 19.30 9
C Yaroslav Karenin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 6
L Steve Rucchin 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 16.50 6
C Éric Lindros 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 8
C Tyler Ennis 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 8
L Marcus Foligno 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 -1 11.20 7
L Nicklas Jensen 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 13.00 7
L Tyler Toffoli 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 13.20 8
L Pavol Demitra 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 8
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 6
D Trevor Spilling 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.20 5
D Ken Almström 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 27.10 8
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0 17.30 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 14.10 6
D Tyler Myers 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 3 1 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Julio Ciccarelli 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tyler Ennis
2nd star: Tyler Toffoli
3rd star: Oleg Petrov
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Oleg Petrov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Steven Stamkos had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Steven Stamkos had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Vratislav Slegr finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
-Vratislav Slegr finally ended his 15 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Éric Lindros has marked a new career high in points with 66 points.
-Tyler Toffoli scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Tyler Myers has marked a new career high in goals with 14 tallies.
-Nicklas Jensen ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jake Muzzin beat Albert Sytsov in a fight.
Farm game result:
Jets de Pointe-Aux-Trembles 8( 35) , Le Junior de l'Assomption 6( 28)
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1-0
Alexander Kubarev (Ivan Leshchev)
1-1
Dmitry Schedrov (Steve Mason)
2-1
Jared Tuyet (Patrick Tinordi, Yaroslav Bereznity)
2-2
Kyle Hearn (Lukas Palach)
3-2
Isto Jokela (Ivan Leshchev, Alexander Kubarev)
3-3
David Warrener
4-3
Ivan Leshchev (Yaroslav Bereznity, Norbert Surovik)
5-3
Ivan Leshchev (Yaroslav Bereznity)