The Tampa Bay Lightning were easily defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 7 to 3, on February 2, 1998.

1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning

Final

BUF

Sabres

21-21-10

7

TBL

3

1

3

0

2

3

2

3

1

1

Total

7

3

1st period

BUF

TBL

Sabres

Richard Smehlik (SH) unassisted

1

0

Sabres

Brian Holzinger (EV) assisted by Miroslav Satan and Donald Audette

2

0

Sabres

Donald Audette (EV) assisted by Brian Holzinger and Alexei Zhitnik

3

0

2nd period

BUF

TBL

Sabres

Dixon Ward (EV) assisted by Richard Smehlik and Alexei Zhitnik

4

0

Lightning

Rob Zamuner (EV) assisted by Mikael Renberg and Paul Ysebaert

4

1

Sabres

Jason Dawe (EV) assisted by Dixon Ward and Michael Peca

5

1

Lightning

Cory Cross (SH) assisted by Darcy Tucker and Stephane Richer

5

2

Sabres

Mike Wilson (EV) assisted by Brian Holzinger and Jay McKee

6

2

3rd period

BUF

TBL

Sabres

Donald Audette (EV) assisted by Brian Holzinger and Alexei Zhitnik

7

2

Lightning

Brent Peterson (EV) assisted by Jason Wiemer and Jason Bonsignore

7

3

Sabres

Lightning

Goals

7

3

Shots

32

38

Penalty Minutes

36

12

Power-Play Goals

0

0

Power-Play Opportunities

4

6

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Steve Shields (W) 1 38 3 35 .921 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Donald Audette 2 1 +1 0 3
Matthew Barnaby 0 0 0 14 1
Bob Boughner 0 0 -1 0 0
Jason Dawe 1 0 +1 2 3
Michal Grosek 0 0 -1 0 3
Brian Holzinger 1 3 +4 0 3
Brad May 0 0 0 2 3
Jay McKee 0 1 +1 4 1
Michael Peca 0 1 +2 0 3
Derek Plante 0 0 -1 0 1
Rob Ray 0 0 0 4 1
Miroslav Satan 0 1 +1 0 2
Richard Smehlik 1 1 +6 0 2
Dixon Ward 1 1 +2 0 2
Mike Wilson 1 0 +1 0 1
Jason Woolley 0 0 -3 0 1
Alexei Zhitnik 0 3 +4 0 2

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Mark Fitzpatrick (L) 1 22 6 16 .727 38:55
Zac Bierk 0 10 1 9 .900 21:05

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Jason Bonsignore 0 1 0 0 1
Cory Cross 1 0 -1 0 2
Karl Dykhuis 0 0 0 0 3
Steve Kelly 0 0 0 0 2
Bryan Marchment 0 0 -1 4 1
Mike McBain 0 0 -3 0 2
Brent Peterson 1 0 0 0 2
Mikael Renberg 0 1 -1 2 4
Stephane Richer 0 1 -2 2 4
Alexander Selivanov 0 0 -4 0 4
Darcy Tucker 0 1 -1 2 1
Jason Wiemer 0 1 0 0 2
David Wilkie 0 0 -2 0 2
Paul Ysebaert 0 1 -1 2 2
Rob Zamuner 1 0 -3 0 6

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More Lightning Stats

Team Leaders

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G

46

Point

Brayden Point

A

100

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+/-

+18

Hedman

Victor Hedman

Team Rankings

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G/GP

3.51

5th

GA/GP

3.26

22nd

PP%

28.6

1st

PK%

83.3

5th

2023-24 Division Standings

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TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
52 24 6 110 68
Bruins Bruins
47 20 15 109 43
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
46 26 10 102 40
Lightning Lightning
45 29 8 98 23
Red Wings Red Wings
41 32 9 91 4
Sabres Sabres
39 37 6 84 2
Senators Senators
37 41 4 78 -26
Canadiens Canadiens
30 36 16 76 -53

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
5:00 PM
Mon
4/29
TBL TBL
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Wed
5/1
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
1:00 PM
Sat
5/4
TBL TBL
@
FLA FLA
1:00 PM

Last Game

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TBL Lightning

0-3-0

3

Final

5

FLA Panthers

3-0-0

Thu 25 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff Goals Rankings

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Avalanche

5.50

Oilers

5.50

Jets

4.50

Playoff Goals Against Rankings

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Rangers

1.67

Golden Knights

2.00

Hurricanes

2.00

Playoff Power Play Rankings

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Golden Knights

66.7

Oilers

57.1

Bruins

50.0

Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings

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Oilers

100.0

Canucks

92.3

Bruins

90.9

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Rangers Rangers
55 23 4 114 53
2
Hurricanes Hurricanes
52 23 7 111 63
3
Islanders Islanders
39 27 16 94 -17
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Panthers Panthers
52 24 6 110 68
2
Bruins Bruins
47 20 15 109 43
3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
46 26 10 102 40
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Stars Stars
52 21 9 113 64
2
Jets Jets
52 24 6 110 60
3
Avalanche Avalanche
50 25 7 107 50
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Canucks Canucks
50 23 9 109 56
2
Oilers Oilers
49 27 6 104 57
3
Kings Kings
44 27 11 99 41

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/25
VAN VAN
@
NSH NSH
2-1
Thu
4/25
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
3-1
Wed
4/24
CAR CAR
@
NYI NYI
3-2
Wed
4/24
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
5-3
Tue
4/23
LAK LAK
@
EDM EDM
5-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
CAR CAR
@
NYI NYI
2:00 PM
Sat
4/27
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
5:00 PM
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
8:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DAL DAL
@
VGK VGK
10:30 PM
Sun
4/28
WPG WPG
@
COL COL
2:30 PM