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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
16-38-3
, 4-24-3 Away
4
16-38-3
, 4-24-3 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Lightning
TB
1
0
3
4
Sabres
BUF
2
2
1
5
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
33-23-1
, 20-9-0 Home
5
33-23-1
, 20-9-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
TB
BUF
Shots
26
37
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
33
10
Faceoff %
31.0
%
69.0
31.0
69.0
%
Game Information
KeyBank Center
12:30 AM, 26 February 2001
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 18,690
Referees:
Dan O'Halloran
Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron
Thor Nelson
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
BUF leads 2-1
Lightning
1
Sabres
3
Game 1
17/1
Sabres
2
Lightning
4
Game 2
2/2
Lightning
4
Sabres
5
Game 3
26/2
Sabres
4
Lightning
2
Game 4
2/4
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