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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
13-24-2
, 4-16-2 Away
1
13-24-2
, 4-16-2 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
0
0
1
1
Sabres
BUF
1
1
1
3
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
23-15-1
, 14-5-0 Home
3
23-15-1
, 14-5-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
BUF
Shots
41
31
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
23
6
Faceoff %
40.4
%
59.6
40.4
59.6
%
Game Information
KeyBank Center
12:00 AM, 17 January 2001
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 16,309
Referees:
Brian Murphy
Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll
Steve Miller
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
BUF leads 1-0
Lightning
1
Sabres
3
Game 1
17/1
Sabres
2
Lightning
4
Game 2
2/2
Lightning
4
Sabres
5
Game 3
25/2
Sabres
4
Lightning
2
Game 4
1/4
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