The Tampa Bay Lightning (23-17-5) hit the road to play the Buffalo Sabres (20-21-4) at KeyBank Center on Saturday, January 20 at 12:30 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG-B, and BSSUN. The Lightning have won four games in a row.
Lightning vs. Sabres Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, January 20, 2024
- Game Time: 12:30 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 152 total goals (3.4 per game) make them the fifth-best scoring team in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Lightning are giving up 152 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 28th in NHL play.
- Their 0 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
- The 44 power-play goals the Lightning have scored this season (on 142 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
- The Lightning’s 30.99% power-play conversion rate leads the league.
- The Lightning have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Lightning kill 80.65% of opponent power plays, the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning win the eighth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 51.5%.
- The Lightning make 11.2% of their shots (fifth in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents three times this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.7 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- With 28 goals and 47 assists this season, Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors (75 points).
- Brayden Point has 47 points (21 goals, 26 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- On 89 shots (for eight goals) and 36 assists, Victor Hedman has recorded 44 points this season.
- In the 22 games Andrei Vasilevskiy has played this season, his save percentage is .899, 45th in the league.
Lightning Injuries
Tanner Jeannot: Lower Body (Out),
Erik Cernak: Upper Body (Questionable),
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out),
Haydn Fleury: Hand (Out)
Sabres Insights
- The Sabres’ 133 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank them 19th in the NHL.
- The Sabres’ total of 142 goals allowed (3.2 per game) is 20th in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of -9, they are 22nd in the league.
- With 19 power-play goals (on 131 chances), the Sabres are 26th in the NHL.
- The Sabres’ power-play percentage (14.50) puts them 27th in the league.
- This season, the Sabres have three shorthanded goals (18th in NHL).
- At 79.71, the Sabres have the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- At 46.6%, the Sabres have the NHL’s 29th-ranked faceoff win rate.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.5%, the Sabres are 20th in the league.
- The Sabres have held their opponents scoreless three times.
Sabres Key Players
- Casey Mittelstadt’s 12 goals and 28 assists in 45 games for Buffalo add up to 40 total points on the season.
- Rasmus Dahlin has racked up 36 points this season, with 13 goals and 23 assists.
- Jeff Skinner is a top contributor on offense for Buffalo with 17 goals and 16 assists.
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 11-9-2 in 23 games this season, conceding 56 goals (2.6 goals against average) with 558 saves and a .909 save percentage (29th in the league).
Sabres Injuries
Jeff Skinner: Upper Body (Out),
Mattias Samuelsson: Upper Body (Questionable),
Henri Jokiharju: Soreness (Questionable),
Erik Johnson: Upper Body (Questionable),
Dylan Cozens: Undisclosed (Questionable)
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