The Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2) square off against the Buffalo Sabres (0-2) at KeyBank Center on Tuesday, October 17 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Lightning fell to the Ottawa Senators 5-2 in their most recent game, while the Sabres are coming off a 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders.
Lightning vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
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Lightning and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 280 total goals (3.4 per game) made them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
- The Lightning gave up 252 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 14th in NHL play in goals against.
- Their +28 goal differential ranked 11th in the league.
- The 71 power-play goals the Lightning put up last season (third-most in the NHL) came via 280 power-play chances.
- The Lightning’s 25.36% power-play conversion rate was third-best in the league.
- The Lightning scored seven shorthanded goals last season (16th among NHL squads).
- The Lightning had the league’s 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.69%).
- The Lightning won 51.6% of their faceoffs (11th in the NHL)
- The Lightning shot 10.7% as a team (seventh in the league).
- The Lightning secured six shutouts last season. Their skaters averaged 24.7 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov, a productive offensive player a season ago for Tampa Bay, registered 113 points on the season.
- Brayden Point was another of Tampa Bay’s key contributors last season, tallying 95 total points (51 goals and 44 assists).
- With 84 points in 81 games last season (34 goals and 50 assists), Steven Stamkos was a key cog in the Tampa Bay’s offensive efforts.
- In three games played last season, Jonas Johansson (2-0-0) yielded five goals.
Lightning Injuries
Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back (Out), Tyler Motte: Upper Body (Out)
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres’ 293 goals last season (3.6 per game) ranked them third in the NHL.
- The Sabres allowed 297 total goals (3.6 per game), 26th in the NHL.
- They had the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -4.
- The Sabres had 63 power-play goals (on 269 chances), eighth in the NHL.
- The Sabres scored on 23.42% of their power plays, No. 9 in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres had nine.
- The Sabres’ had the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (73.01%).
- The Sabres won 45.1% of faceoffs, 32nd in the NHL.
- The 11% shooting percentage of the Sabres was sixth in the league.
- The Sabres held their opponents scoreless two times.
Sabres Key Players
- Tage Thompson recorded 47 goals and 47 assists in 78 games for Buffalo last season, resulting in 94 points.
- Jeff Skinner helped lead the attack for Buffalo last season with 35 goals and 47 assists.
- Alex Tuch had 79 points, including 36 goals and 43 assists.
- Eric Comrie was 9-9-1 in 19 games last season, conceding 68 goals (1.1 goals against average) with an 88.552 save percentage (59th in the league).
Sabres Injuries
Jack Quinn: Achilles (Out), Matthew Savoie: Shoulder (Out)
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