Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

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Tampa Bay Lightning

39-19-4

Final
7 - 8

Buffalo Sabres

39-19-6

Josh Doan opens and closes scoring in the Sabres' wild and feisty 8-7 victory over the Lightning

Sabres top Lightning in epic 15-goal game with 5 fights

Doan broke a tie with 4:17 left with his 21st goal of the season, helping the Sabres win their seventh straight and move two points ahead of the Lighting.

The teams combined for 100 penalty minutes in a game that included five fights and a postgame scrum. They’ll meet one more time in the regular season on April 6 in Buffalo.

Doan capped a two-goal, third-period comeback for Buffalo in a game the Sabres led by three goals.

Alex Tuch and Jason Zucker also scored twice for the Sabres. Sam Carrick and Rasmus Dahlin added goals, Tage Thompson had four assists and Bo Byram three. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves.

Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist for the Lightning, who have lost five of their last six. J.J. Moser, Corey Perry, Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point, and Zemgus Girgensons also scored, and Jonas Johansson made 34 saves.

Up next Lightning: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.

Sabres: Host San Jose on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 8:26	Josh Doan Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (33), Bowen Byram (23)
Goal	2nd Period 2:15	Jason Zucker Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (43), Tage Thompson (34)
Goal	2nd Period 5:10	Alex Tuch Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (35), Noah Ostlund (14)
Goal	2nd Period 7:55	Corey Perry Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (69), Darren Raddysh (39)
Goal	2nd Period 11:07	Alex Tuch Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Bowen Byram (24)
Goal	2nd Period 12:26	Nikita Kucherov Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (40)
Goal	2nd Period 14:46	Zemgus Girgensons Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (16), J.J. Moser (16)
Goal	2nd Period 17:37	J.J. Moser Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Geekie (2)
Goal	3rd Period 0:59	Nikita Kucherov Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (29), J.J. Moser (17)
Goal	3rd Period 5:46	Brayden Point Goal (16) , assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 6:12	Sam Carrick Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (21), Michael Kesselring (2)
Goal	3rd Period 9:48	Brandon Hagel Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (23), Darren Raddysh (41)
Goal	3rd Period 11:03	Rasmus Dahlin Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (36), Bowen Byram (25)
Goal	3rd Period 14:29	Jason Zucker Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Ryan McLeod (33)
Goal	3rd Period 15:43	Josh Doan Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (15), Rasmus Dahlin (44)

Statistics

TB		BUF
6	Blocked Shots	15
40	Hits	27
2	Takeaways	5
28	Shots	42
1	Power Play Goals	4
2	Power Play Opportunities	7
50.0	Power Play Percentage	57.1
0	Short Handed Goals	1
0	Shootout Goals	0
32	Faceoffs Won	32
50.0	Faceoff Win Percent	50.0
11	Giveaways	17
17	Total Penalties	11
57	Penalty Minutes	45

Buffalo Sabres Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Mattias Samuelsson, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 24
Tanner Pearson, LW	Day-To-Day	Mar 22
Jiri Kulich, C	Injured Reserve	Mar 6
Jordan Greenway, LW	Injured Reserve	Feb 25
Justin Danforth, RW	Injured Reserve	Jan 26