#Box Score
[Full stats at NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-buf/2024/01/20/2023020706)
##Scoreboard – Final!!!!
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total
—|—|—-|—-|—-
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
BUF [](/r/sabres) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
##Scoring
Team | Goal Scorer | Description | Assist 1 | Assist 2 | Period | Time
—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | PAUL!!! (12) | EV, nice pass and shot | Hagel (24) | Cirelli (11) | 1st | 6:14
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | MOTTE!!!! (4) | SH, stole the puck | | | 1st | 7:06
BUF [](/r/sabres) | Cozens (8) | EV, bleh | Peterka (18) | Dahlin (24) | 2nd | 13:52
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | de HAAN!!!! (3) | EN | Hagel (25) | Paul (13) | 3rd | 18:44
##Penalties
Team | Player | PIM | Infraction | Period | Time | Goal Scored During PP?
—-|—-|—-|—|—|—|—-
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Raddysh | 2 | Weak Crosschecking | 1st | 6:31 | No
BUF [](/r/sabres) | Johnson | 2 | Holding | 2nd | 7:28 | No
BUF [](/r/sabres) | Tuch | 2 | Hooking | 2nd | 16:18 | No
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Eyssimont | 2 | Tripping | 3rd | 11:56 | No
BUF [](/r/sabres) | Benson | 2 | Slashing | 3rd | 12:40 | No
##Shots On Goal
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total
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TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16
BUF [](/r/sabres) | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28
#Next Games
Date | Time | Opponent | TV
—-|—-|——–|–
1/21/24 | 7:00 PM | @ DET [](/r/detroitredwings) | SUN
1/23/24 | 7:00 PM | @ PHI [](/r/flyers) | SUN
1/25/24 | 7:00 PM | vs. ARI [](/r/coyotes) | SUN
1/27/24 | 7:00 PM | vs. NJ [](/r/devils) | SUN
2/7/24 | 7:00 PM | @ NYR [](/r/rangers) | TNT :(((
#Notes
* Really solid defensive effort, exactly what we needed
* GO BOLTS!!!
by RandomBoltsFan
29 Comments
Lackluster performance as to be expected with the early game, but grinding out a win is all that matters. JoJo played well today after a long time away, can’t complain.
Stealing wins with depth scoring is how we make the playoffs. Good game.
Jojo unironically first star of the game
Watch out NHL, Lightning are actually playing defense and getting secondary scoring!
Nice win, but I don’t put too much stock into it since Buffalo sucks. Good game from Johansson and the team. Also, Sheary is still worthless and continues his fraud run of stealing 2 million a season from us to skate around for 30 seconds and then go for a change.
Five in a row let’s fucking gooo!!!! JoJo really said “I’m not fucking losing to the Sabres” and carried the team over the finish line. Time to cush the spirit of Detroit twice in one day!
Good win despite letting off the gas as normal in second and start of the third. Buffalos fans now crying about the refs and can’t just see their team is dogshit. Good for Johansson to get a win against a team/market that snubbed him!
Good game from us all around but man that game felt like a chore to watch
Hopefully we can play a more complete game tomorrow. 3rd was a rough watch
pretty solid defensive effort married to a pretty rough offensive effort
onto the red wings!
Great first period. Great defensive shutdown the final 5-10 mins. Meh for the rest. A win is a win I guess
These early games always suck
Are we back???I pray so. This has been a great streak! Keep it going!!! Tomorrow’s game is def a big one for standings.
JoJo was really good, good job shutting things down at the end. Not their best game but I’ll take that for an afternoon road game to start a back to back!
Another good team win. JoJo has done what he’s needed to do this year
Honestly hated the approach to the last two periods. That’ll 100% get us beat against playoff teams. But 2 points with Jojo in net is a win. Hopefully can make up some ground today
Watched on NHL66 and was the Buffalo stream.
Whenever there were the back-to-back penalties in the 3rd (tripping and then slash?), the announced were like “ehh sometimes, calls just go your way, haha, no big deal” and then 30 seconds later “that was such a cheap call, terrible officiating” and wouldn’t stop talking about it (“hmmm well that’s also a slash according to these refs…”).
Can we just keep the January roster and ride it? 5 in a row and 6/8 in January? Sorry Serg and Cernak…
Tampa phoned that one in, but Buffalo is a bad team. Nice to see the Lightning back in the division #3 spot, even if the Leafs have three in hand.
Was at Busch gardens and I got to watch the ending of the game and we were hemmed in our own zone for at least half of the third but the D looked solid!
Buffalo outplayed us for most of the game. The two early goals saved us.
They actually gave the first star to Motte over Jojo wow
Let’s fucking goo!! Jojo with some clutch saves. Not the best but way better defense. The forwards playing some great d is what really stood out to me. This was a great win! Going to Detroit with the right momentum!
5 in a row? Is that even allowed this year?
This is the team we need to be right now, keep this momentum going and we’re gonna be real good
Glad to get the 2 pts on a dreaded morning/afternoon game 🤢
Damn I slept right through it
Bolts game against the Red Wings tomorrow should be starting right about the time the Bucs game against the Lions (a few blocks away) ends.
Tampa Bay sweep of Detroit incoming!
Keep winning bolts. Winning is fun. LGB.