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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

NHLApril 13, 2025Benchmark International Arena

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Sabres 4, Lightning 7

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Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  3. 0:35Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  4. 0:40Mattias Samuelsson hit Jake Guentzel
  5. 1:25Nick Perbix Wrist Shot Wide Left
  6. 1:33Icing
  7. 1:33Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  8. 1:34Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Nick Paul
  9. 1:35Nick Paul Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  10. 1:40Conor Geekie hit Peyton Krebs
  11. 1:41Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  12. 1:46Bowen Byram hit Conor Geekie
  13. 2:00Gage Goncalves hit Peyton Krebs
  14. 2:54Takeaway by Victor Hedman
  15. 2:56Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  16. 3:11Darren Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Right
  17. 3:14Goalie Stopped
  18. 3:14Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Brayden Point
  19. 3:26Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Jonas Johansson
  20. 3:51Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
  21. 4:11Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  22. 4:52Jack Quinn Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  23. 4:54Puck in Crowd
  24. 4:54Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  25. 5:03Conor Geekie Tip-In Wide Left
  26. 5:12Conor Geekie Snap Shot Wide Left
  27. 5:42Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  28. 5:55Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Jonas Johansson
  29. 6:01Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  30. 6:09Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  31. 6:35Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  32. 6:38Goalie Stopped
  33. 6:38Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
  34. 7:00Mitchell Chaffee Snap Shot Short
  35. 7:18Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  36. 7:22Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  37. 7:51Puck in Benches
  38. 7:51Tage Thompson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  39. 8:36Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Left
  40. 8:50Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  41. 8:52Goalie Stopped
  42. 8:52Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Nick Paul
  43. 9:01Beck Malenstyn Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  44. 9:06Conor Geekie hit Connor Clifton
  45. 9:11Beck Malenstyn Between Legs saved by Jonas Johansson
  46. 9:12Goalie Stopped
  47. 9:12Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  48. 9:34Nick Perbix shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
  49. 9:50Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  50. 10:15Icing
  51. 10:15Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  52. 10:28Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  53. 10:34Puck Frozen - Goalie
  54. 10:34Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Brayden Point
  55. 10:36Erik Cernak Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
  56. 10:38Goalie Stopped
  57. 10:38Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Brayden Point
  58. 11:00Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  59. 11:02Puck in Netting
  60. 11:02Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  61. 11:13Off-side
  62. 11:13Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Point
  63. 11:20Takeaway by Emil Lilleberg
  64. 11:33Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  65. 11:43Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  66. 11:49Icing
  67. 11:49Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  68. 12:26Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
  69. 12:41Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  70. 12:44Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot Wide Left
  71. 12:51Icing
  72. 12:51Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  73. 12:54Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker
  74. 12:58Beck Malenstyn hit Erik Cernak
  75. 13:02Brayden Point Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  76. 13:09Takeaway by Erik Cernak
  77. 13:17Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  78. 13:21Brayden Point Snap Shot Wide Left
  79. 13:52Connor Clifton shot blocked by Brayden Point
  80. 14:17Conor Geekie Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  81. 14:20Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  82. 14:20Gage Goncalves hit Peyton Krebs
  83. 14:32Nick Paul Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  84. 14:34Goalie Stopped
  85. 14:34Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  86. 15:09Icing
  87. 15:09Brayden Point faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  88. 15:29Brayden Point shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  89. 15:32Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Right
  90. 15:53Off-side
  91. 15:53Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  92. 15:58Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  93. 16:02Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  94. 16:05Jake Guentzel hit Jiri Kulich
  95. 16:12Zach Benson hit Ryan McDonagh
  96. 16:14Jacob Bryson hit Jake Guentzel
  97. 16:33Brandon Hagel Tip-In Wide Right
  98. 16:35Jake Guentzel Goal (39) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (53), Anthony Cirelli (30)
  99. 16:35Conor Geekie faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  100. 16:49Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
  101. 16:52Gage Goncalves Snap Shot Wide Left
  102. 17:03Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  103. 17:49JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Right
  104. 18:10Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  105. 18:11Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  106. 18:36Beck Malenstyn hit Victor Hedman
  107. 18:58Nikita Kucherov Tip-In Wide Left
  108. 19:01Puck Frozen - Goalie
  109. 19:01Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  110. 19:03Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot Wide Right
  111. 19:10Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  112. 19:35Tage Thompson shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  113. 19:37Jiri Kulich Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (28)
  114. 19:37Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Paul
  115. 19:52Connor Clifton Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (18), Jack Quinn (23)
  116. 19:52Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  117. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  3. 0:25Brandon Hagel Backhand Hit Right Post
  4. 0:35Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  5. 0:55Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  6. 1:12JJ Peterka shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  7. 1:33Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  8. 1:40Off-side
  9. 1:40Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  10. 1:47Gage Goncalves hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
  11. 2:00Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  12. 2:20Giveaway by Nick Perbix
  13. 2:26Conor Geekie hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
  14. 2:35Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  15. 2:37Goalie Stopped
  16. 2:37Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  17. 2:45Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  18. 3:02Ryan McDonagh Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (54), Anthony Cirelli (31)
  19. 3:02Timeout - Visitor
  20. 3:02Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  21. 3:05Sam Lafferty hit J.J. Moser
  22. 3:50JJ Peterka shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  23. 3:55Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  24. 4:12Yanni Gourde Snap Shot Short
  25. 4:21JJ Peterka Wrist Shot Wide Right
  26. 5:06Yanni Gourde Tip-In saved by James Reimer
  27. 5:27Off-side
  28. 5:27Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  29. 5:41Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  30. 6:13Alex Tuch hit Brandon Hagel
  31. 6:31Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  32. 6:34Nikita Kucherov Goal (35) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (49), Yanni Gourde (22)
  33. 6:34Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  34. 6:46Puck in Benches
  35. 6:46Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  36. 7:12Off-side
  37. 7:12Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Paul
  38. 7:16Conor Geekie hit Connor Clifton
  39. 7:26Nikita Kucherov Backhand saved by James Reimer
  40. 7:28Nick Paul Poke saved by James Reimer
  41. 7:41Conor Geekie Tip-In Wide Right
  42. 7:54Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  43. 7:59Icing
  44. 7:59On-Ice Official Video Review
  45. 7:59Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  46. 8:06Erik Cernak Snap Shot Wide Left
  47. 8:10Connor Clifton hit Jake Guentzel
  48. 8:23Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
  49. 8:25Puck Frozen - Goalie
  50. 8:25Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  51. 8:50Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Wide Left
  52. 9:06Yanni Gourde Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  53. 9:29Icing
  54. 9:29Brayden Point faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  55. 9:34Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  56. 9:35Sam Lafferty Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  57. 9:45Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  58. 9:47Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  59. 9:49Goalie Stopped
  60. 9:49Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Paul
  61. 10:15Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  62. 10:22Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
  63. 11:14Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  64. 11:21Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Wide Left
  65. 11:53Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  66. 12:01Icing
  67. 12:01Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Point
  68. 12:33Brayden Point Backhand Wide Right
  69. 12:43Icing
  70. 12:43Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  71. 13:34Emil Lilleberg hit Beck Malenstyn
  72. 13:59Sam Lafferty Snap Shot Wide Left
  73. 14:11Puck Frozen - Goalie
  74. 14:11Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  75. 14:13Conor Geekie Deflected saved by James Reimer
  76. 14:18Conor Geekie Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  77. 14:21Conor Geekie Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (11), Nick Paul (19)
  78. 14:21Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  79. 14:41Off-side
  80. 14:41Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  81. 14:54Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot Wide Left
  82. 15:04Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  83. 15:08Takeaway by Anthony Cirelli
  84. 15:11Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  85. 16:02Alex Tuch Tip-In Wide Right
  86. 16:08Jacob Bernard-Docker Slap Shot Wide Right
  87. 16:24Off-side
  88. 16:24Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  89. 16:30Beck Malenstyn hit Nick Perbix
  90. 16:32Zemgus Girgensons hit Beck Malenstyn
  91. 16:33Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
  92. 16:45Emil Lilleberg Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mitchell Chaffee (6), Gage Goncalves (12)
  93. 16:45Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  94. 17:26Off-side
  95. 17:26Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  96. 17:32Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  97. 17:37Jiri Kulich Slap Shot Wide Right
  98. 17:40Puck in Netting
  99. 17:40Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  100. 17:51Erik Cernak shot blocked by Zach Benson
  101. 17:53Puck in Netting
  102. 17:53Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Point
  103. 18:07J.J. Moser shot blocked by JJ Peterka
  104. 18:22Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  105. 18:41Jacob Bernard-Docker Interference against Nikita Kucherov
  106. 18:41Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  107. 19:22Gage Goncalves Tip-In saved by James Reimer
  108. 19:26Puck in Netting
  109. 19:26Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  110. 19:27Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot Wide Right
  111. 19:54Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
  112. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  3. 0:36Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
  4. 0:40Puck in Crowd
  5. 0:40Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Brayden Point
  6. 0:49Icing
  7. 0:49Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  8. 0:56Icing
  9. 0:56Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  10. 1:09Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  11. 1:27Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  12. 1:29Goalie Stopped
  13. 1:29Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Paul
  14. 1:35Icing
  15. 1:35Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  16. 1:50Victor Hedman Wrist Shot Wide Left
  17. 2:21Icing
  18. 2:21Brayden Point faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  19. 2:25Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  20. 2:31Goalie Stopped
  21. 2:31Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Point
  22. 2:37Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  23. 2:39Nikita Kucherov Goal (36) Snap Shot, assists: none
  24. 2:39Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
  25. 2:52Emil Lilleberg Snap Shot Wide Left
  26. 2:58Giveaway by Sam Lafferty
  27. 3:03Nick Perbix Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  28. 3:12Zemgus Girgensons hit Noah Ostlund
  29. 3:46Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  30. 3:48Goalie Stopped
  31. 3:48Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  32. 3:49Victor Hedman Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  33. 4:09Takeaway by J.J. Moser
  34. 4:30Giveaway by Nick Paul
  35. 4:50Noah Ostlund shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
  36. 4:56Giveaway by Brayden Point
  37. 4:58Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Brayden Point
  38. 5:01Yanni Gourde hit Noah Ostlund
  39. 5:31Rasmus Dahlin hit Yanni Gourde
  40. 5:40Sam Lafferty Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  41. 5:42Goalie Stopped
  42. 5:42Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  43. 5:56Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  44. 5:58Goalie Stopped
  45. 5:58Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  46. 6:22Brandon Hagel hit Jacob Bryson
  47. 6:24Peyton Krebs hit Brandon Hagel
  48. 6:34Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  49. 6:46Mattias Samuelsson Slap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
  50. 6:49Goalie Stopped
  51. 6:49Nick Paul faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  52. 6:58Emil Lilleberg Tripping against Jason Zucker
  53. 6:58Jason Zucker faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  54. 7:00Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  55. 7:12Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  56. 7:40Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  57. 7:45Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  58. 7:47Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  59. 8:08Zemgus Girgensons Holding against JJ Peterka
  60. 8:08Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  61. 8:28Jason Zucker Deflected saved by Jonas Johansson
  62. 8:39Alex Tuch Goal (35) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (50), JJ Peterka (40)
  63. 8:39Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  64. 10:58Peyton Krebs hit Gage Goncalves
  65. 11:05Emil Lilleberg Snap Shot Wide Left
  66. 12:16Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by James Reimer
  67. 12:18Goalie Stopped
  68. 12:18Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  69. 12:26JJ Peterka Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  70. 12:26Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Point
  71. 13:12Jake Guentzel Goal (40) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (83), Brandon Hagel (55)
  72. 13:12Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Paul
  73. 13:25Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker
  74. 13:31Off-side
  75. 13:31Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Conor Geekie
  76. 14:12Connor Clifton hit Zemgus Girgensons
  77. 14:19Victor Hedman Snap Shot Wide Right
  78. 14:26Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  79. 14:42Yanni Gourde Snap Shot Wide Right
  80. 14:43Mitchell Chaffee Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
  81. 14:45Zemgus Girgensons Backhand High and Wide Left
  82. 15:02Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
  83. 15:55Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
  84. 16:08Puck Frozen - Goalie
  85. 16:08Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  86. 16:10Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  87. 16:13Giveaway by Jiri Kulich
  88. 16:34Bowen Byram hit Brandon Hagel
  89. 16:43Connor Clifton hit Brandon Hagel
  90. 16:50Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  91. 18:07Jack Quinn Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  92. 18:23Sam Lafferty Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (51)
  93. 18:23Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  94. 18:41Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Conor Geekie
  95. 18:43Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Conor Geekie
  96. 18:52Icing
  97. 18:52Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  98. 19:01Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
  99. 19:20Zach Benson Deflected Wide Left
  100. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  101. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 16:35BUF 0, TB 1Jake Guentzel Goal (39) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (53), Anthony Cirelli (30)
  2. 19:37BUF 1, TB 1Jiri Kulich Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (28)
  3. 19:52BUF 2, TB 1Connor Clifton Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (18), Jack Quinn (23)

2nd

  1. 3:02BUF 2, TB 2Ryan McDonagh Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (54), Anthony Cirelli (31)
  2. 6:34BUF 2, TB 3Nikita Kucherov Goal (35) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (49), Yanni Gourde (22)
  3. 14:21BUF 2, TB 4Conor Geekie Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (11), Nick Paul (19)
  4. 16:45BUF 2, TB 5Emil Lilleberg Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mitchell Chaffee (6), Gage Goncalves (12)

3rd

  1. 2:39BUF 2, TB 6Nikita Kucherov Goal (36) Snap Shot, assists: none
  2. 8:39BUF 3, TB 6Alex Tuch Goal (35) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (50), JJ Peterka (40)
  3. 13:12BUF 3, TB 7Jake Guentzel Goal (40) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (83), Brandon Hagel (55)
  4. 18:23BUF 4, TB 7Sam Lafferty Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (51)

Game leaders

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LightningTampa Bay

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Alex Tuch RW10-2011019:040.01001020253515:152:121:37
Jiri Kulich C100000012:5650.01771020211512:000:550:01
Sam Lafferty C100010011:3433.3321101017411:340:000:00
Beck Malenstyn LW000030011:450.0200001119410:370:001:08
Jack Quinn RW010001014:410.00001020201413:391:020:00
Jason Zucker LW000000016:2250.02110000202114:082:140:00
JJ Peterka RW01-1001216:370.00005120222614:222:150:00
Noah Ostlund C00-1001012:4437.5153102018011:460:580:00
Peyton Krebs C01-1020017:4831.60136300021917:030:000:45
Ryan McLeod C00-1000015:4768.805111001231913:140:561:37
Tage Thompson C01-1000015:4357.13340010224413:342:080:01
Zach Benson LW00-2011015:220.00000010211014:590:000:23
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Connor Clifton D10-1030019:0720000010.026116:560:002:11
Bowen Byram D000022021:5910000000.028720:051:190:35
Jacob Bernard-Docker D00-2001214:0840021100.020214:080:000:00
Jacob Bryson D00-2010015:4000000000.020015:400:000:00
Mattias Samuelsson D00-1011021:4610000000.027419:350:002:11
Rasmus Dahlin D020010024:1140010100.0281721:451:510:35
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
James Reimer G31724.77460:0000203100

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