The Lightning continue to be the antithesis of clutch.
BUF-4
TB-3
Mike Smith [9] allowed 4 goals on 27 shots in the loss.
First Period
10:02 BUF Stafford (4), (Gaustad)
13:05 TB St. Louis (7), (Lecavalier, Krajicek)
Second Period
09:46 BUF Vanek (19), (Roy, Stafford)
10:21 TB Ranger (2), (Lecavalier, Prospal)
14:41 BUF Hecht (3), (Mair, Lydman)
15:20 TB Prospal (6), (Malik, St. Louis)
Third Period
10:03 BUF Roy (7), (Numminen, Stafford)
Vets played better. The effort was there. The results weren't.
Steve Downie [10] was -1 with 4 hits in 9:24, and lost a fight to Adam Mair.
Matt Smaby [11] had 1 hit in 8:32, and was caught in no man's land on Buffalo's second goal. Tonight was the kind of night that gets you reassigned to the minors, in my opinion.
Paul Szczechura [12] was -1 with 1 hit and 1 blocked shot in 15:21. He was also 71% on draws, and was the best among the recent callups tonight.
Steven Stamkos [13] had 4 shots and was 67% on draws in 19:28. The Lightning look like they're starting to work the puck more to him on the power play, and the kid has a great shot. Frustratingly, it's still not finding twine yet.
Box score [14] and extended statistics [15] from NHL.com.