Lightning 4 at Sabres 3
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Final 1 2 3
Lightning  2 1 1
4
Sabres 2 0 1
3
First Niagara Center - Buffalo, New York
Three Stars
1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star
Lightning
Mathieu Garon
SV SV% GA
36 .923 3
Sabres
Thomas Vanek
G A PTS SOG
1 0 1 4
Lightning
Steven Stamkos
G A PTS SOG
1 0 1 4


Lightning 4, Sabres 3
Mathieu Garon didn't panic when he surrendered a pair of goals on the first three shots he faced. He just took a step back, refocused, and watched his teammates climb out of an early hole. Garon made 36 saves to help lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a sweep of their home-and-home series with the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-3 comeback win on Tuesday night. ''You have to forget about the goals because if you give up another one it's probably over,'' Garon...
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Scoring Summary
1st Period Scoring Summary Score
1:56 Thomas Vanek (7)
Assisted by Jason Pominville (8) and Luke Adam (4)
Buf 1-0
2:31 Brad Boyes (1)
Assisted by Cody McCormick (1) and Matt Ellis (1)
Buf 2-0
13:03 Vincent Lecavalier (4)
Assisted by Martin St. Louis (5)
Buf 2-1
19:00 Nate Thompson (2)
Assisted by Tom Pyatt (1) and Dominic Moore (3)
Tied 2-2
2nd Period Scoring Summary Score
4:42 Steven Stamkos (4)
Assisted by Matt Gilroy (3) and Marc-Andre Bergeron (8)
TB 3-2
3rd Period Scoring Summary Score
18:37 Ryan Malone (3)
Assisted by Brett Clark (2)
TB 4-2
19:10 Nathan Gerbe (2)
Assisted by Brad Boyes (2) and Paul Gaustad (1)
TB 4-3

Season Series
Date Home Score Goalies
Tue 2/26 TB Buf 2 - 1 W:
Tue 3/26 TB TB 1 - 2 W:
Sun 4/14 Buf Buf 1 - 3 W:
Game Stats
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
V. Lecavalier 1 0 4 1 2
R. Malone 1 0 3 0 2
S. Stamkos 1 0 4 1 0
N. Thompson 1 0 2 0 2
T. Pyatt 0 1 1 0 0
M. St. Louis 0 1 2 1 0
B. Connolly 0 0 0 1 0
S. Downie 0 0 0 -1 5
A. Hall 0 0 1 1 0
B. Jones 0 0 0 -1 0
T. Purcell 0 0 3 -1 0
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
B. Boyes 1 1 1 2 0
N. Gerbe 1 0 6 1 0
T. Vanek 1 0 4 0 2
L. Adam 0 1 4 -1 0
M. Ellis 0 1 1 1 0
P. Gaustad 0 1 3 0 0
C. McCormick 0 1 2 1 2
J. Pominville 0 1 4 -1 0
P. Kaleta 0 0 3 0 5
V. Leino 0 0 0 -2 0
D. Roy 0 0 3 -1 0
D. Stafford 0 0 1 -1 2
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
M. Bergeron 0 1 0 1 0
B. Clark 0 1 0 0 0
M. Gilroy 0 1 0 1 0
E. Brewer 0 0 1 0 0
V. Hedman 0 0 0 0 2
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
C. Ehrhoff 0 0 1 -1 0
M. Gragnani 0 0 0 2 0
J. Leopold 0 0 3 0 0
T. Myers 0 0 2 -2 0
R. Regehr 0 0 0 -1 2
A. Sekera 0 0 1 0 0
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
M. Garon(W, 3-1) 39 36 3 .923
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
R. Miller(L, 4-3) 23 19 4 .826
Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS
Lightning
Martin St. Louis (TB - Right Wing)

News: St. Louis has been named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy, given each year to the player who has best exhibited the combination of sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and skill. He is up against Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks and Matt Moulson of the Islanders. [+]
Steven Stamkos (TB - Center)

News: Stamkos has three goals and four assists, as of Thursday, at the World Hockey Championships. He's tied for the tournament lead in points with seven. [+]
Martin St. Louis (TB - Right Wing)

News: St. Louis has been named one of the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award which is presented annually to the most outstanding NHLer as voted by the members of the Players' Association. [+]
Sabres
John Scott (BUF - Left Wing)

News: The Sabres re-signed Scott to a one-year deal on Monday, the Associated Press reports. [+]
John Scott (BUF - Left Wing)

News: The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed rugged fourth-line forward John Scott to a one-year contract. The team announced the signing on Monday morning. [+]

Injury Report
Lightning
Player Injury Status
M. Ohlund Knee IR
Sabres
No injuries to report.

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