FINAL: Buffalo 1 – 3 Tampa Bay

10:05PM: FINAL

10:04PM: ***St. Louis tough empty netter; Leopold with the pressure…1.6 seconds left in the game.***

10:03PM: Miller pulled, 1 minute left….

10:01PM: Miller with another great save!

9:58PM: 4:22 left in third

9:53PM: Tampa penalty shot….SAVED!

9:48PM: Myers to the bin for tripping

9:46PM: Buffalo to the PP yet again…9:05 left in the 3rd

9:36PM: Miller with a great save on TB’s Shorthanded chance

9:35PM: Buffalo gets a chance on the PP

9:33PM: Leopold with a great stop on TB’s 3v1

9:29PM: Start of the 3rd.

9:11PM: END 2nd

9:05PM: ***POMINVILLE GOAL!***

9:02PM: ***Stamkos goal!***

8:56PM: Derek Roy penalty for hooking

8:54PM: ***Gagne goal. TBL lead 1-0***

8:49PM: Tampa to the Powerplay…Weber goes to the sin bin.

8:40PM: Buffalo goes again to the PP…Gaustad goes after Kubina.

8:36PM: Buffalo back on the Powerplay.

8:32PM: 2nd Period start; Connolly on the bench with full cage, Buffalo has just over a minute on the PP

8:14PM: END PERIOD

8:12PM: Penalty to TB’s Moore…

7:56PM: Sabres getting good looks on Smith, still nothing going in.

7:50PM: Update…Tim Connolly leaves game after getting a cut after his face hit the boards…return is unknown, will update

7:47PM: Tone set early on within the first couple minutes (prior to the penalty). Hard hitting, some blood drawn, could be very physical tonight.

7:45PM: Tampa to go on the Power Play.

7:26PM: Sabres set to take on the Lightning after last nights loss to the Panthers, 6-2

1st Period:

-NONE-

2nd Period:

(TBL)PPG – 12:16 – Simon Gagne(3) [Lecavalier, St. Louis]

(TBL) – 18:10 – Steven Stamkos(25) [St. Louis, Malone]

(BUF) – 19:12 – Jason Pominville(5) [Hecht, Sekera]

3rd Period:

(TBL)EN – 19:58 – Marty St. Louis (12) [Stamkos, Ohlund]

1st Period:

(BUF) – 3:05 – Mike Weber – 2:00 Cross-Checking

(TBL) – 19:06 – Dominic Moore – 2:00 Holding

2nd Period

(TBL) – 2:47 – Ryan Malone – 2:00 Interference

(TBL) – 5:31 – Pavel Kubina – 2:00 Slashing

(BUF) – 10:25 – Mike Weber – 2:00 Tripping

(BUF) – 12:34 – Derek Roy – 2:00 Hooking

3rd Period

(TBL) – 3:47 – Sean Bergenheim – 2:00 High Sticking

(TBL) – 10:55 – Mike Lundin – 2:00 Hooking

(BUF) – 12:38 – Tyler Myers – 2:00 Tripping

(BUF) – 14:15 – Chris Butler – PS; Hooking on Breakaway

TBL: 10-18-8 | 37

BUF: 7-5-11 | 23

Mike Smith: (W) 60:00; 22 Saves | .957%

Ryan Miller: (L) 58:57; 34 Saves | .944%