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15/4/2026
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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:50/59=84 %, Challenges:34/54=61 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:39 1-0
Edward Graham [1] (Albert Sytsov, Steven Stamkos)
07:01 2-0
Petr Nedved [2] (Griffin Reinhart, Albert Sytsov)
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22:42 3-0
Steve Duchesne [1] (Vratislav Slegr, Robert Prokop)
28:05 3-1
Tyler Toffoli [2] (Trevor Spilling, Ken Almström)
39:14 4-1
Jordan Eberle [3] (Mattias Tjarnberg, Martin Wegraeus)
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48:53 4-2
Tyler Toffoli [3] (Éric Lindros, Bobby Sanguinetti)
49:11 5-2
Marten Ricardsson [1] (Mattias Tjarnberg)
55:38 5-3
Yaroslav Karenin [1] (Marcus Foligno)SH
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Penalty summary:
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02:21
Martin Wegraeus (2 min for boarding)
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20:12
Tyler Toffoli (2 min for slashing)
23:16
Oleg Petrov (2 min for cross-checking)
28:28
Petr Nedved (2 min for cross-checking)
32:21
Yaroslav Karenin (2 min for tripping)
34:35
Steve Rucchin (2 min for tripping)
39:23
Pavol Demitra (2 min for boarding)
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50:24
Zack Kassian (2 min for roughing)
50:24
Martin Wegraeus (2 min for roughing)
51:05
Pavol Demitra (2 min for high-sticking)
53:59
Zack Kassian (2 min for roughing)
53:59
Steve Duchesne (2 min for roughing)
54:51
Zeb Franklin (2 min for high-sticking)
57:35
Oleg Petrov (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 2 0 1 0 0 -1 12.10 6
R Oleg Petrov 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 1 14.00 7
R Kyle Chapman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.10 6
R Mattias Tjarnberg 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 22.10 8
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 4
C Robert Prokop 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 6
C Jordan Eberle 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Otmar Huener 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 4
L Jens Mathisson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 5
L Petr Nedved 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 16.10 5
R Marten Ricardsson 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 22.10 6
D Vratislav Slegr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 7
D Griffin Reinhart 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 -1 21.10 8
D Albert Sytsov 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
D Steve Duchesne 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 22.20 7
D Martin Wegraeus 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 18.10 6
D Edward Graham 1 0 5 0 3 1 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G John Vanbiesbrouck 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
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 3 1 0 0 0 -2 5.40 5
R Zack Kassian 0 0 2 3 0 4 4 0 16.50 9
R Zeb Franklin 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 1 15.10 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 14.10 7
C Yaroslav Karenin 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 13.50 7
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 17.00 7
C Éric Lindros 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.50 6
L Marcus Foligno 0 1 2 6 0 6 0 -1 14.00 10
L Nicklas Jensen 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 7
L Tyler Toffoli 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 14.40 8
L Pavol Demitra 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 -2 14.20 7
D Bretislav Kudlacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Trevor Spilling 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 5
D Ken Almström 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -3 24.00 6
D Jake Muzzin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -4 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Julio Ciccarelli 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tyler Toffoli
2nd star: Mattias Tjarnberg
3rd star: Jordan Eberle
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vratislav Slegr finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Albert Sytsov ended his 9 game point drought.
-Steve Duchesne finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Edward Graham ended his 8 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Yaroslav Karenin ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Pavol Demitra had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes: