BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning's offense looks fine so far minus captain Steven Stamkos.
A few acrobatic saves by goalie Ben Bishop didn't hurt either.
Nikita Kucherov scored to increase his team-leading point total to 22, and Alex Killorn snapped a 10-game goal drought in leading a the Lightning to a 4-1 victory over the injury-depleted and scoring challenged Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
Tampa Bay won its third straight, and improved to 6-2-1 in its past nine in its first game since Stamkos was sidelined by a torn ligament in his right knee.
"Obviously, we're going to miss him. He's a great leader. It's just one of those things where you've got to step up," said Bishop, who stopped 32 shots. "You've got to go more as a team effort because you can't rely on your big dog to come through. ... But we've got a lot of big dogs here."
The Lightning were certainly barking with a spread-out attack that also included goals from Nikita Nesterov and Brayden Point, while Valtteri Filppula set up two goals with no-look passes.
It's a necessary approach for a team that will be missing its two-time NHL scoring champion, who is expected to be sidelined for four months after having surgery earlier in the day.
"We know the drill and it's going to be up to certain guys to kind of fill it up," said Killorn, who also had an assist. "That's 40 goals a year, and we've got to kind of make up for it."
It's a different story for Buffalo, which continues to struggle to overcome its growing number of injuries.
The Sabres are winless in their past six (0-4-2), a stretch in which they've managed just six goals.
"It must be a joke right now: If you score two goals against the Buffalo Sabres you're going to win the game," forward Evander Kane said. "We've got to end that."
Buffalo is playing without two top-line forwards, Ryan O'Reilly (mid-section) and Jack Eichel (left ankle), and two regular defensemen, Zach Bogosian (knee) and Dmitry Kulikov (lower back).
Except for defenseman Cody Franson scoring on the power play, the Sabres couldn't buy a goal against Bishop.
The most telling moment came a little over three minutes into the second period, when Bishop played the puck behind his own net and inexplicably sent a pass through the middle. The puck landed directly on the stick of Sabres forward Kyle Okposo, who snapped a shot at the wide-open net.
Bishop, however, scrambled back and dived across the crease to glove the shot.
"It's a 1-0 game at that point and I just though he was completely out of it and wanted to make sure I settled it for a half second and shot it," Okposo said, before letting out a sigh. "He made a heck of a save."
Phew, said Bishop.
"I dove and I felt it hit my glove and I was kind of like, `Are you kidding me?" Bishop said. "Sometimes it's good to be a little lucky, I guess."
He was fortunate again in the second period when defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen slipped a shot through his legs only to have the puck dribble wide of the left post. Bishop did make several big stops on forward Sam Reinhart parked in front.
Kucherov's goal with 18 seconds remaining in the second period proved to be a backbreaker for Buffalo. It allowed the Lightning to reclaim a two-goal lead after Franson had cut the margin seven minutes earlier.
Killorn pounced on a turnover in Buffalo's zone and fed Kucherov, who drove to left circle. Kucherov then snapped a shot that beat goalie Robin Lehner, who was screened by Tampa Bay forward Tyler Johnson.
Game notes
Lightning LW Jonathan Drouin returned after missing seven games with an upper body injury. ... The Sabres' Dan Bylsma became the NHL's 66th coach to reach 500 games. ... Franson became Buffalo's first defenseman to score a goal this season. ... D Anton Stralman (upper body) missed his third straight game and is not expected to miss the final two games of Lighting's five-game road trip.
UP NEXT
Lightning: At Philadelphia on Saturday.
Sabres: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
A. Killorn (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
N. Nesterov (Lightning - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
T. Johnson (Lightning - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
A few acrobatic saves by goalie Ben Bishop didn't hurt either.
Nikita Kucherov scored to increase his team-leading point total to 22, and Alex Killorn snapped a 10-game goal drought in leading a the Lightning to a 4-1 victory over the injury-depleted and scoring challenged Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
Tampa Bay won its third straight, and improved to 6-2-1 in its past nine in its first game since Stamkos was sidelined by a torn ligament in his right knee.
"Obviously, we're going to miss him. He's a great leader. It's just one of those things where you've got to step up," said Bishop, who stopped 32 shots. "You've got to go more as a team effort because you can't rely on your big dog to come through. ... But we've got a lot of big dogs here."
The Lightning were certainly barking with a spread-out attack that also included goals from Nikita Nesterov and Brayden Point, while Valtteri Filppula set up two goals with no-look passes.
It's a necessary approach for a team that will be missing its two-time NHL scoring champion, who is expected to be sidelined for four months after having surgery earlier in the day.
"We know the drill and it's going to be up to certain guys to kind of fill it up," said Killorn, who also had an assist. "That's 40 goals a year, and we've got to kind of make up for it."
It's a different story for Buffalo, which continues to struggle to overcome its growing number of injuries.
The Sabres are winless in their past six (0-4-2), a stretch in which they've managed just six goals.
"It must be a joke right now: If you score two goals against the Buffalo Sabres you're going to win the game," forward Evander Kane said. "We've got to end that."
Buffalo is playing without two top-line forwards, Ryan O'Reilly (mid-section) and Jack Eichel (left ankle), and two regular defensemen, Zach Bogosian (knee) and Dmitry Kulikov (lower back).
Except for defenseman Cody Franson scoring on the power play, the Sabres couldn't buy a goal against Bishop.
The most telling moment came a little over three minutes into the second period, when Bishop played the puck behind his own net and inexplicably sent a pass through the middle. The puck landed directly on the stick of Sabres forward Kyle Okposo, who snapped a shot at the wide-open net.
Bishop, however, scrambled back and dived across the crease to glove the shot.
"It's a 1-0 game at that point and I just though he was completely out of it and wanted to make sure I settled it for a half second and shot it," Okposo said, before letting out a sigh. "He made a heck of a save."
Phew, said Bishop.
"I dove and I felt it hit my glove and I was kind of like, `Are you kidding me?" Bishop said. "Sometimes it's good to be a little lucky, I guess."
He was fortunate again in the second period when defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen slipped a shot through his legs only to have the puck dribble wide of the left post. Bishop did make several big stops on forward Sam Reinhart parked in front.
Kucherov's goal with 18 seconds remaining in the second period proved to be a backbreaker for Buffalo. It allowed the Lightning to reclaim a two-goal lead after Franson had cut the margin seven minutes earlier.
Killorn pounced on a turnover in Buffalo's zone and fed Kucherov, who drove to left circle. Kucherov then snapped a shot that beat goalie Robin Lehner, who was screened by Tampa Bay forward Tyler Johnson.
Game notes
Lightning LW Jonathan Drouin returned after missing seven games with an upper body injury. ... The Sabres' Dan Bylsma became the NHL's 66th coach to reach 500 games. ... Franson became Buffalo's first defenseman to score a goal this season. ... D Anton Stralman (upper body) missed his third straight game and is not expected to miss the final two games of Lighting's five-game road trip.
UP NEXT
Lightning: At Philadelphia on Saturday.
Sabres: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
7:00PM,EST,November 17,2016
KeyBank Center, Buffalo,New York
KeyBank Center, Buffalo,New York
A. Killorn (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1N. Nesterov (Lightning - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0T. Johnson (Lightning - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st period | |
| 0:00 | Tampa Bay | Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:06 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 0:06 | Tampa Bay | Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:21 | Tampa Bay | J.T. Brown credited with hit on Cody Franson in offensive zone |
| 0:29 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Ben Bishop |
| 0:31 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 0:31 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 1:26 | Tampa Bay | Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone |
| 1:28 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Robin Lehner |
| 2:31 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop |
| 2:36 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Ben Bishop |
| 2:36 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Ben Bishop |
| 2:45 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Robin Lehner |
| 2:55 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:55 | Buffalo | Derek Grant won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 3:05 | Tampa Bay | J.T. Brown credited with hit on Taylor Fedun in offensive zone |
| 3:19 | Buffalo | Nicholas Baptiste credited with hit on Nikita Nesterov in offensive zone |
| 3:28 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 3:28 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 3:38 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 3:38 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 3:59 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Ben Bishop |
| 4:04 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone |
| 4:10 | Tampa Bay | Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 4:16 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Ben Bishop |
| 4:16 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:16 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 4:20 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jake McCabe saved by Ben Bishop |
| 4:21 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:21 | Tampa Bay | Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 4:38 | Tampa Bay | Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 4:48 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Victor Hedman in defensive zone |
| 4:54 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone |
| 4:58 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Kyle Okposo in offensive zone |
| 5:02 | Buffalo | Justin Falk shot blocked by Victor Hedman |
| 5:09 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop |
| 5:28 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Ben Bishop |
| 5:35 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone |
| 5:47 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Ben Bishop |
| 6:19 | Tampa Bay | Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Jake McCabe |
| 6:37 | Buffalo | Jake McCabe credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone |
| 6:37 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Jake McCabe in defensive zone |
| 6:40 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Robin Lehner |
| 6:45 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Robin Lehner |
| 6:52 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Jake McCabe |
| 6:53 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 6:53 | Tampa Bay | Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 7:03 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner |
| 7:11 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner |
| 7:20 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Andrej Sustr saved by Robin Lehner |
| 7:38 | Buffalo | Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone |
| 7:42 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner |
| 7:49 | Tampa Bay | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Derek Grant in offensive zone |
| 7:54 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 7:54 | Buffalo | Sam Reinhart won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:59 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Taylor Fedun saved by Ben Bishop |
| 8:06 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Sam Reinhart in offensive zone |
| 8:15 | Tampa Bay | Goal scored by Nikita Nesterov assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Jonathan Drouin |
| 8:15 | Tampa Bay | Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 8:32 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone |
| 8:35 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Johan Larsson saved by Ben Bishop |
| 8:46 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson shot blocked by Jason Garrison |
| 8:57 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 8:57 | Buffalo | Evan Rodrigues won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 9:05 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 9:05 | Tampa Bay | Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 9:35 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone |
| 9:36 | Buffalo | Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Slater Koekkoek |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Ben Bishop |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Ben Bishop |
| 10:18 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Slater Koekkoek 2 minutes for Holding the stick William Carrier |
| 10:18 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Power play - Kyle Okposo won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 10:40 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Victor Hedman credited with hit on Sam Reinhart in defensive zone |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Ben Bishop |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Power play - Kyle Okposo won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Power play - Giveaway by Brian Gionta in offensive zone |
| 12:08 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Robin Lehner |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | Josh Gorges credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in defensive zone |
| 12:39 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 12:55 | Tampa Bay | Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 12:56 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 12:56 | Tampa Bay | Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone |
| 13:32 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Sam Reinhart won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 13:44 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Andrej Sustr 2 minutes for Interference Evander Kane |
| 13:44 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 13:50 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | Power play - Kyle Okposo won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Power play - Matt Moulson credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone |
| 15:40 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Cedric Paquette in offensive zone |
| 16:13 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Ondrej Palat |
| 16:14 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout | |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 16:44 | Tampa Bay | Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Josh Gorges in offensive zone |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Penalty to Derek Grant 2 minutes for Hooking Ondrej Palat |
| 17:05 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:32 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Johan Larsson |
| 18:13 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 18:13 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Jonathan Drouin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 18:46 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Josh Gorges |
| 18:47 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Johan Larsson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Derek Grant in defensive zone |
| 19:59 | Buffalo | Cody Franson credited with hit on Brian Boyle in defensive zone |
| 19:59 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Robin Lehner |
| 20:00 | End of 1st period | |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 2nd period | |
| 0:00 | Tampa Bay | Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:06 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Robin Lehner |
| 0:09 | Tampa Bay | Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Jake McCabe in offensive zone |
| 0:31 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop |
| 0:33 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 0:33 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 0:44 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 0:44 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 1:21 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Nikita Nesterov |
| 1:33 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Ben Bishop in defensive zone |
| 1:39 | Tampa Bay | Nikita Nesterov shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 1:57 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Johan Larsson in offensive zone |
| 2:01 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen in defensive zone |
| 2:15 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone |
| 2:19 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Robin Lehner |
| 2:21 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:21 | Tampa Bay | Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:23 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Robin Lehner |
| 2:38 | Buffalo | Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Brayden Point |
| 2:38 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 2:38 | Tampa Bay | Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 2:48 | Buffalo | Josh Gorges shot blocked by Tyler Johnson |
| 3:17 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 3:19 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop |
| 3:20 | Tampa Bay | Brian Boyle won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 3:35 | Tampa Bay | J.T. Brown credited with hit on Taylor Fedun in offensive zone |
| 4:20 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Robin Lehner |
| 4:21 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:21 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:04 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Andrej Sustr saved by Robin Lehner |
| 5:05 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 5:05 | Tampa Bay | Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 5:30 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 5:30 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:57 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Robin Lehner |
| 5:58 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 5:58 | Tampa Bay | Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 6:05 | Buffalo | Penalty to Kyle Okposo 2 minutes for Holding Nikita Nesterov |
| 6:05 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 6:05 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Johan Larsson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 6:26 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Johan Larsson in defensive zone |
| 6:50 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Robin Lehner |
| 6:55 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone |
| 7:22 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner |
| 7:39 | Tampa Bay | Power Play Goal Scored by Alex Killorn assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Brayden Point |
| 7:39 | Tampa Bay | Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 7:55 | Buffalo | Justin Falk credited with hit on Brian Boyle in defensive zone |
| 8:09 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Derek Grant saved by Ben Bishop |
| 9:14 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Robin Lehner |
| 9:46 | Tampa Bay | Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jake McCabe |
| 10:30 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Robin Lehner |
| 10:31 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Johan Larsson |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Ben Bishop |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Ben Bishop |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 11:00 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Brayden Point 2 minutes for Hooking Johan Larsson |
| 11:00 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Victor Hedman 2 minutes for Roughing Johan Larsson |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Penalty to Johan Larsson 2 minutes for Roughing Victor Hedman |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Power play - Kyle Okposo won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Ben Bishop |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Power play - Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Slater Koekkoek |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Jake McCabe |
| 12:38 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Power play - Evander Kane won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Power play - Evander Kane shot blocked by J.T. Brown |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Power Play Goal Scored by Cody Franson assisted by Taylor Fedun and Evander Kane |
| 12:50 | Tampa Bay | Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 13:37 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Ondrej Palat |
| 14:10 | Tampa Bay | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Cody Franson in offensive zone |
| 14:37 | Buffalo | Evander Kane credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Evander Kane credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in neutral zone |
| 15:13 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Robin Lehner |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Jason Garrison |
| 15:21 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout | |
| 15:21 | Tampa Bay | Cedric Paquette won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 15:46 | Tampa Bay | Andrej Sustr credited with hit on William Carrier in defensive zone |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Josh Gorges |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in offensive zone |
| 16:08 | Tampa Bay | Brian Boyle credited with hit on William Carrier in offensive zone |
| 16:20 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Robin Lehner |
| 16:29 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Robin Lehner |
| 16:35 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Alex Killorn |
| 16:42 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 16:42 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Jason Garrison |
| 16:42 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 16:56 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 17:13 | Tampa Bay | Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Jake McCabe |
| 17:21 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Cody Franson shot blocked by Slater Koekkoek |
| 17:27 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Kyle Okposo won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Justin Falk shot blocked by Ryan Callahan |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Ben Bishop |
| 18:54 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Victor Hedman in defensive zone |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Ben Bishop |
| 19:14 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Derek Grant won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:22 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Derek Grant won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 19:42 | Tampa Bay | Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Alex Killorn |
| 19:42 | Tampa Bay | Brian Boyle won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 19:54 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Robin Lehner |
| 20:00 | End of 2nd period | |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Evander Kane won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 1:08 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Robin Lehner |
| 1:44 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 1:44 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 2:09 | Tampa Bay | Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone |
| 2:15 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Robin Lehner |
| 2:53 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop |
| 2:55 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Andrej Sustr 2 minutes for Tripping Kyle Okposo |
| 2:55 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 3:21 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop |
| 4:19 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Ben Bishop |
| 7:12 | Buffalo | William Carrier credited with hit on J.T. Brown in defensive zone |
| 7:23 | Buffalo | Justin Falk credited with hit on Brayden Point in defensive zone |
| 7:30 | Buffalo | Justin Falk credited with hit on Brayden Point in defensive zone |
| 7:46 | Tampa Bay | Penalty to Jason Garrison 2 minutes for High-sticking Evan Rodrigues |
| 7:46 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 7:46 | Buffalo | Power play - Kyle Okposo won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:57 | Buffalo | Power play - Giveaway by Kyle Okposo in offensive zone |
| 8:05 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Rasmus Ristolainen in offensive zone |
| 8:13 | Buffalo | Power play - Giveaway by Sam Reinhart in offensive zone |
| 8:29 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop |
| 8:46 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Ben Bishop |
| 9:01 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop |
| 9:02 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 9:02 | Tampa Bay | Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:58 | Tampa Bay | Takeaway by Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone |
| 11:08 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Robin Lehner |
| 11:27 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues in offensive zone |
| 11:30 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Ryan Callahan saved by Robin Lehner |
| 11:36 | Tampa Bay | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Jake McCabe in offensive zone |
| 12:05 | Tampa Bay | Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Evander Kane |
| 12:20 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Robin Lehner |
| 12:21 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 12:21 | Tampa Bay | Brian Boyle won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:51 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Johan Larsson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 13:21 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Robin Lehner |
| 13:28 | Buffalo | Brian Gionta credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Ben Bishop |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Jake McCabe credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone |
| 14:11 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout | |
| 14:11 | Tampa Bay | Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:15 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Robin Lehner |
| 14:30 | Tampa Bay | Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 14:30 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Evander Kane in defensive zone |
| 14:54 | Tampa Bay | Victor Hedman shot blocked by Evander Kane |
| 16:58 | Tampa Bay | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Cody Franson in offensive zone |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Penalty to Cody Franson 2 minutes for Delaying the game |
| 16:59 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:11 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Josh Gorges |
| 17:18 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Tyler Johnson shot blocked by Josh Gorges |
| 17:19 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 17:19 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:26 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner |
| 17:30 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Robin Lehner |
| 17:35 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Robin Lehner |
| 18:00 | Tampa Bay | Power Play Goal Scored by Brayden Point assisted by Tyler Johnson |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Nicholas Baptiste saved by Ben Bishop |
| 18:24 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Derek Grant won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Evander Kane credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone |
| 19:19 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | End of 3rd period | |
| 20:00 | End of Game | |
Team Statistical Comparison
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1st Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | TB | BUF |
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| 8:15 |  | Nikita Nesterov (2) Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Jonathan Drouin | 1 | 0 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 10:18 | | Slater Koekkoek: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick | ||
| 13:44 | | Andrej Sustr: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 17:05 |  | Derek Grant: 2 Minutes for Hooking | ||
2nd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | TB | BUF |
| 7:39 | | Alex Killorn (7) (Power Play) Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Brayden Point | 2 | 0 |
| 12:50 | | Cody Franson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Evander Kane, Taylor Fedun | 2 | 1 |
| 19:42 | | Nikita Kucherov (9) Assist: Alex Killorn | 3 | 1 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 6:05 | | Kyle Okposo: 2 Minutes for Holding | ||
| 11:00 | | Brayden Point: 2 Minutes for Hooking | ||
| 11:00 | | Johan Larsson: 2 Minutes for Roughing | ||
| 11:00 | | Victor Hedman: 2 Minutes for Roughing | ||
3rd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | TB | BUF |
| 18:00 | | Brayden Point (2) (Power Play) Assist: Tyler Johnson | 4 | 1 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 2:55 | | Andrej Sustr: 2 Minutes for Tripping | ||
| 7:46 | | Jason Garrison: 2 Minutes for High-sticking | ||
| 16:59 | | Cody Franson: 2 Minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass | ||
Player Summary
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Goaltending Summary
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
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