BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning had seen Nikita Kucherov try the move in practice before, but never in an NHL game.
They expect to see it several times over on replay now.
Kucherov's slick stickhandling led the Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in a shootout Saturday night. He scored the deciding goal in the second round of the shootout when he slid the puck between the pads of Buffalo's Robin Lehner while faking a move from left to right in front of the crease.
"That's going to be a goal that's going to be on YouTube forever, so I can't wait to see it," Lightning center Tyler Johnson said. "He does it in practice all the time. I think a lot of people mess around doing that, but you would never think you would do that in an NHL game."
Despite seeing the move before, Kucherov's teammates were still stunned.
"Wow!!" Lightning captain Steven Stamkos wrote on Twitter . "He did that twice this week in practice."
Added Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper: "He brought the schoolyard to the big state. A special player can do special things. But I'll tell ya, you better score on that. And he did."
Brayden Point also beat Lehner with a wrister over the goaltender's glove in the shootout, and Tyler Johnson had the tying goal for the Lightning in regulation.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves and stopped Buffalo's Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart in the skills competition.
Tampa Bay bounced back on the second night of a back-to-back after losing 5-2 in Pittsburgh on Friday.
Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and Lehner made 31 saves for Buffalo, which has lost four of five -- and all three meetings with Tampa Bay this season.
The Sabres were without leading scorer Kyle Okposo. The left wing injured his ribs in Thursday's win over Arizona and will be out at least a week, coach Dan Bylsma said. Okposo has 19 goals and 24 assists in his first season with Buffalo.
The Sabres (27-26-12) could have moved past the Lightning (30-26-8) for sixth place in the Atlantic Division standings with a regulation win.
Lehner continued his struggles in shootouts. He has yet to save a shot in eight opportunities this season. Buffalo is 1-6 in games that have been decided by the skills competition.
"It's no secret I'm not the best at shootouts," Lehner said. "I'm working on it. It's different. It's not hockey."
Bylsma said Lehner was "outstanding" before the shootout.
"He got us the point in the game," Bylsma said. "He's a bit of a riddle, mystery about him in a shootout."
Both teams had 4-on-3 power plays during overtime. Buffalo played the first 1:16 with a man-advantage after Anton Stralman's interference penalty in the final minute of regulation. Marcus Foligno received a penalty after knocking Johnson's stick out of his hands at 1:47.
"Last couple of overtimes we've lost is because we haven't been able to kill off a 4-on-3," Cooper said. "For us to get through that was huge. . We kind of built momentum off that."
O'Reilly scored on a power play to give Buffalo a 1-0 lead with 11 seconds left in the third period. Rasmus Ristolainen faked a shot from the point and fed O'Reilly for a one-timer from the right circle just 9 seconds after Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov was penalized for hooking.
Johnson got the tying goal for Tampa Bay 2:37 into the second period. Victor Hedman sent a long pass to the right slot, where Johnson tapped the puck past Lehner for his 19th of the season.
Game notes
Eichel had an assist on O'Reilly's goal, extending his point streak to nine games. ... Kucherov has 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) on a six-game streak, and Hedman has 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in his last nine games. ... Sabres D Dmitry Kulikov left in the first period with an upper body injury and did not return. Bylsma did not have an update on Kulikov's condition after the game. ... The Lightning had seven active defensemen with D Luke Witkowski entering the lineup in place of C Greg McKegg. Witkowski had been a healthy scratch the past nine games. . The Lightning have won five straight in Buffalo and are 11-1-1 in their last 13 meetings with the Sabres.
UP NEXT
Lightning: Host New York Rangers on Monday.
Sabres: At Pittsburgh on Sunday.




Final SO
Series (Game 3 of 4)

Lightning 2

(30-26-8, 68 pts)

Sabres 1

(27-26-12, 66 pts)








7:00PM,EST,March 4,2017
KeyBank Center, Buffalo,New York

1 2 3 SO T
TB 0 1 0 12
BUF 1 0 0 01
A. Vasilevskiy (Lightning - G): Saves: 31, Save Pct.: .969
T. Johnson (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
R. O'Reilly (Sabres - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0





Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO

1st Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 1st period
0:00 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
0:17
Stoppage - Offside
0:17 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in neutral zone
1:41 Buffalo Shot on goal by Jake McCabe saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
1:41
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:41 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone
1:48
Stoppage - Icing
1:48 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
1:50 Buffalo Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
1:51
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:51 Buffalo Evan Rodrigues won faceoff in offensive zone
2:01 Buffalo Giveaway by Matt Moulson in offensive zone
2:16 Buffalo Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
2:49 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Brayden Point
2:58 Buffalo Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Jake Dotchin in offensive zone
2:58
Stoppage - Net Off
2:58 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in neutral zone
3:09 Buffalo Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Luke Witkowski in offensive zone
3:25 Tampa Bay Brayden Point shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
3:32 Tampa Bay Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
3:37 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Braydon Coburn saved by Robin Lehner
3:51 Buffalo Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Alex Killorn in neutral zone
4:04 Buffalo Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Gabriel Dumont in offensive zone
4:10 Tampa Bay Giveaway by J.T. Brown in defensive zone
4:43 Buffalo Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
4:50 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Robin Lehner
4:57 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner
5:14 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Robin Lehner
5:29 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Tyler Johnson
5:38 Buffalo Evander Kane credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
5:49 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Alex Killorn
5:55 Buffalo Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
6:13 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
6:24 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
6:30
Stoppage - Hand Pass - TV timeout
6:30 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone
6:43 Buffalo Tyler Ennis credited with hit on Jake Dotchin in neutral zone
6:58 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Jake Dotchin in neutral zone
7:32 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Robin Lehner
7:43 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner
7:56 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
8:01 Buffalo Justin Bailey credited with hit on Anton Stralman in defensive zone
8:30 Buffalo Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov in defensive zone
8:38 Tampa Bay Luke Witkowski credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in neutral zone
9:02 Tampa Bay Luke Witkowski credited with hit on Jack Eichel in defensive zone
9:06 Buffalo Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
9:06
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:06 Tampa Bay Gabriel Dumont won faceoff in defensive zone
9:26 Buffalo Josh Gorges credited with hit on Gabriel Dumont in defensive zone
9:49 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
9:50 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Gabriel Dumont saved by Robin Lehner
9:55 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Jake Dotchin saved by Robin Lehner
9:56
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:56 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in defensive zone
10:18 Tampa Bay Adam Erne credited with hit on Rasmus Ristolainen in offensive zone
11:01
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
11:01 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
11:05 Buffalo Brian Gionta shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
11:46 Buffalo Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
11:58 Buffalo Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:19 Buffalo Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:41 Tampa Bay Gabriel Dumont credited with hit on Dmitry Kulikov in defensive zone
13:12 Tampa Bay Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
13:56 Tampa Bay Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Cody Franson
14:04 Buffalo Takeaway by Tyler Ennis in neutral zone
14:12 Buffalo Giveaway by Tyler Ennis in offensive zone
14:22 Tampa Bay Jake Dotchin credited with hit on Dmitry Kulikov in offensive zone
14:23 Buffalo Cody Franson credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
14:27 Buffalo Cody Franson credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
14:35 Buffalo Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:36 Buffalo Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:37
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
14:37 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone
14:41 Buffalo Shot on goal by Josh Gorges saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:41
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:41 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone
14:47 Buffalo Justin Bailey credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
14:53 Tampa Bay Gabriel Dumont credited with hit on Josh Gorges in neutral zone
14:54
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
14:54 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in neutral zone
15:42 Buffalo Shot on goal by Nicolas Deslauriers saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
16:31 Buffalo Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
17:04 Buffalo Shot missed by Cody Franson
17:04
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:04 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
18:10 Buffalo Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in offensive zone
19:30 Buffalo Shot on goal by Jake McCabe saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
19:39 Tampa Bay Penalty to Nikita Kucherov 2 minutes for Hooking Jake McCabe
19:39 Buffalo Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
19:48 Buffalo Power Play Goal Scored by Ryan O'Reilly assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen and Jack Eichel
19:48 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in neutral zone
20:00
End of 1st period

2nd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 2nd period
0:00 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
0:08
Stoppage - Icing
0:08 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
0:14 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman shot blocked by Evander Kane
0:32 Buffalo Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
0:46 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
1:04
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
1:04 Buffalo Jack Eichel won faceoff in neutral zone
1:13 Buffalo Giveaway by Marcus Foligno in offensive zone
1:28 Tampa Bay Vladislav Namestnikov credited with hit on Josh Gorges in offensive zone
1:44 Buffalo Cody Franson shot blocked by Vladislav Namestnikov
2:33
Stoppage - Icing
2:33 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
2:37 Tampa Bay Goal scored by Tyler Johnson assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman
2:37 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
2:41 Tampa Bay Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Rasmus Ristolainen in neutral zone
2:57 Buffalo Shot missed by Evander Kane
3:19 Buffalo Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
3:24 Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jake McCabe
3:32 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Robin Lehner
3:50 Tampa Bay Gabriel Dumont shot blocked by Cody Franson
3:51 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by J.T. Brown saved by Robin Lehner
3:53 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Braydon Coburn saved by Robin Lehner
3:53
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:53 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in offensive zone
4:03 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Andrej Sustr
4:07 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Robin Lehner
4:09
Stoppage - Offside
4:09 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in neutral zone
5:16
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:16 Tampa Bay Ondrej Palat won faceoff in offensive zone
5:50 Buffalo Evander Kane shot blocked by Tyler Johnson
6:11 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Andrej Sustr saved by Robin Lehner
6:14 Buffalo Takeaway by Brian Gionta in defensive zone
6:16
Stoppage - Hand Pass - TV timeout
6:16
Stoppage - Rink Repair
6:16 Buffalo Matt Moulson won faceoff in neutral zone
6:34 Buffalo Shot missed by Zemgus Girgensons
6:44 Tampa Bay Penalty to Alex Killorn 2 minutes for Holding Zemgus Girgensons
6:44 Buffalo Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
6:49 Buffalo Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
7:12 Buffalo Power play - Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
7:13
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:13 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in defensive zone
8:07 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Anton Stralman credited with hit on Brian Gionta in neutral zone
8:22 Buffalo Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
8:52 Buffalo Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
8:57 Buffalo Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
9:18 Buffalo Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
9:24
Stoppage - Offside
9:24 Tampa Bay Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in neutral zone
10:23
Stoppage - Icing
10:23 Tampa Bay Gabriel Dumont won faceoff in offensive zone
10:28 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Anton Stralman
10:39 Buffalo Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
11:03 Tampa Bay Luke Witkowski credited with hit on Cody Franson in offensive zone
11:17 Buffalo Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen in defensive zone
11:25 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Adam Erne
12:33 Buffalo Brian Gionta shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
13:49 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Robin Lehner
14:11 Tampa Bay J.T. Brown shot blocked by Jake McCabe
14:11
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
14:11 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
14:19 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner
14:20
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:20 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
14:30 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Robin Lehner
15:26 Buffalo Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Adam Erne in offensive zone
15:37 Buffalo Cody Franson credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
15:42 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Adam Erne
15:51 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Braydon Coburn
15:58 Buffalo Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
16:22 Buffalo Giveaway by Tyler Ennis in offensive zone
16:32 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Jason Garrison
16:36 Buffalo Matt Moulson credited with hit on Anton Stralman in defensive zone
16:52 Buffalo Shot missed by Tyler Ennis
17:16 Buffalo Josh Gorges credited with hit on Anton Stralman in neutral zone
17:31 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
18:17
Stoppage - Icing
18:17 Buffalo Jack Eichel won faceoff in offensive zone
18:23 Buffalo Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
18:39 Buffalo Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in neutral zone
18:53 Buffalo Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Adam Erne in neutral zone
18:58 Buffalo Shot on goal by Sam Reinhart saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
18:59
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
18:59 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
19:06 Buffalo Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen in defensive zone
19:09 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner
19:20 Buffalo Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
19:54 Buffalo Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
20:00
End of 2nd period

3rd Period Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of 3rd period
0:00 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff in neutral zone
0:25 Buffalo Shot missed by Evander Kane
0:25
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
0:25 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in defensive zone
0:35 Buffalo Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
1:17 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Robin Lehner
2:53 Buffalo Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
2:53
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:53 Tampa Bay J.T. Brown won faceoff in defensive zone
3:21 Buffalo Josh Gorges credited with hit on Gabriel Dumont in offensive zone
3:35 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Robin Lehner
3:38 Buffalo Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Victor Hedman in defensive zone
3:52
Stoppage - Hand Pass
3:52 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette won faceoff in defensive zone
4:26
Stoppage - Icing
4:26 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette won faceoff in defensive zone
4:52 Buffalo Shot on goal by Evan Rodrigues saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
5:34 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Alex Killorn in offensive zone
5:40 Tampa Bay Jake Dotchin credited with hit on Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
5:47 Tampa Bay Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
5:55 Tampa Bay Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
6:03 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Robin Lehner
6:04 Buffalo Penalty to Josh Gorges 2 minutes for Tripping Ondrej Palat
6:04
Stoppage - TV timeout
6:04 Buffalo Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
7:07 Tampa Bay Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
7:23 Tampa Bay Power play - Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
7:50 Tampa Bay Power play - Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
8:23 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Robin Lehner
8:54 Buffalo Shot missed by Brian Gionta
9:00 Buffalo Giveaway by Evander Kane in offensive zone
9:02 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Robin Lehner
9:15
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:15 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
9:26
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
9:26 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in defensive zone
10:17
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
10:41
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
10:41 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
11:05 Buffalo Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
11:06 Buffalo Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
11:07
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:07 Tampa Bay Cedric Paquette won faceoff in defensive zone
11:34 Tampa Bay Anton Stralman credited with hit on Justin Bailey in defensive zone
11:53 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in neutral zone
11:59 Tampa Bay Gabriel Dumont credited with hit on Jake McCabe in offensive zone
12:18 Tampa Bay Gabriel Dumont credited with hit on Evan Rodrigues in defensive zone
12:35
Stoppage - Icing
12:35 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in offensive zone
13:17 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Robin Lehner
13:22 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Robin Lehner
13:43 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Robin Lehner
13:44 Buffalo Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Brayden Point in defensive zone
13:45
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:45 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
14:08 Buffalo Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
14:18 Buffalo Shot missed by Evander Kane
14:25
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
14:25 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone
14:52
Stoppage - Icing
14:52 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
15:01 Buffalo Cody Franson credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
15:08 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman credited with hit on Nicolas Deslauriers in defensive zone
15:17 Tampa Bay Jake Dotchin credited with hit on Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
15:19 Buffalo Shot on goal by Nicolas Deslauriers saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
16:09 Buffalo Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
16:09
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:09 Tampa Bay Brayden Point won faceoff in defensive zone
17:01 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Robin Lehner
17:06
Stoppage - Offside
17:06 Buffalo Evan Rodrigues won faceoff in neutral zone
17:41
Stoppage - Icing
17:41 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
17:49 Tampa Bay Victor Hedman shot blocked by Matt Moulson
18:02 Tampa Bay Tyler Johnson shot blocked by Cody Franson
18:39 Buffalo Ryan O'Reilly credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
18:45 Tampa Bay Shot missed by Brayden Point
19:00
Stoppage - Offside
19:00 Buffalo Jack Eichel won faceoff in neutral zone
19:15
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
19:15 Tampa Bay Penalty to Anton Stralman 2 minutes for Interference Marcus Foligno
19:15 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone
19:37 Buffalo Power play - Shot missed by Jack Eichel
20:00
End of 3rd period

OT Summary

Time Team Detail
0:00
Start of Overtime period
0:00 Tampa Bay Shorthanded - Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone
0:11 Buffalo Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
0:42 Buffalo Power play - Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Braydon Coburn
1:10 Buffalo Power play - Ryan O'Reilly shot blocked by Braydon Coburn
1:19 Buffalo Jack Eichel shot blocked by Cedric Paquette
1:41 Buffalo Evander Kane shot blocked by Braydon Coburn
1:41
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
1:41 Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone
1:47 Buffalo Penalty to Zemgus Girgensons 2 minutes for Interference Tyler Johnson
1:47 Tampa Bay Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
2:17 Tampa Bay Power play - Shot missed by Tyler Johnson
2:40 Tampa Bay Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Robin Lehner
2:53 Tampa Bay Power play - Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
3:12 Tampa Bay Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Robin Lehner
3:13
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - Visitor Timeout
3:13 Buffalo Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
3:42 Tampa Bay Power play - Shot on goal by Jake Dotchin saved by Robin Lehner
3:53 Buffalo Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
4:00 Buffalo Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
4:13 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Robin Lehner
4:13
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:13 Buffalo Jack Eichel won faceoff in defensive zone
4:29 Tampa Bay Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Robin Lehner
4:29
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:29 Buffalo Jack Eichel won faceoff in defensive zone
5:00
End of Overtime period

Shootout Summary

Team Detail

Start of Shootout period
Buffalo Shootout attempt by Sam Reinhart saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Buffalo Shootout attempt by Jack Eichel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Tampa Bay Shootout GOAL scored by Brayden Point on Robin Lehner
Tampa Bay Shootout GOAL scored by Nikita Kucherov on Robin Lehner

End of Shootout

End of Game




Player Summary

Tampa Bay LightningTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
J. Brown RW00010000001148:120:000:487:2410100.0
B. Coburn D 000213000002216:480:001:5114:570000.0
J. Dotchin D 001200003102318:180:340:0017:440000.0
J. Drouin LW000121000012424:223:510:0020:310100.0
G. Dumont C 00010000400138:030:000:008:032528.6
A. Erne LW000020001001711:320:090:0011:230000.0
J. Garrison D 000210000002725:020:093:3321:200000.0
V. Hedman D 011300002002623:151:511:2120:030000.0
T. Johnson C 101621000002723:473:512:0617:5081534.8
A. Killorn C 000110120012218:070:000:0018:070000.0
N. Kucherov RW011120120002521:373:510:0017:460000.0
V. Namestnikov C 000101001002014:060:090:3613:212166.7
O. Palat LW001501001202622:073:172:0016:5010100.0
C. Paquette C 000001000002013:420:091:2412:095645.5
B. Point C 000311000002219:530:000:0919:448372.7
A. Stralman D 000210122002923:360:091:3321:540000.0
A. Sustr D 000110000002012:400:000:0012:400000.0
L. Witkowski D 00000000300159:510:000:009:510000.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PlayerDetail
G. MckeggScratched
Buffalo SabresTime On IceFaceoffs
Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
J. Bailey RW00000000200127:110:000:007:110000.0
Z. Bogosian D 00-1100000002722:360:000:1122:250000.0
N. Deslauriers LW00020000300118:500:000:008:500000.0
J. Eichel C 010210000002223:103:180:0019:525741.7
T. Ennis LW00-1310001121412:320:340:0011:580000.0
M. Foligno LW000100007011916:040:510:3114:420000.0
C. Franson D 000213004002119:360:510:1118:340000.0
B. Gionta RW000210000102216:360:170:1116:080000.0
Z. Girgensons C 000012122001711:200:001:239:577370.0
J. Gorges D 000100123002720:320:002:0018:320000.0
E. Kane LW000331001012722:312:030:1120:170000.0
D. Kulikov D 0000020000175:390:000:005:390000.0
J. McCabe D 000202000002924:080:341:4921:450000.0
M. Moulson LW00-1201001011512:370:510:0011:4610100.0
R. O'Reilly C 100500001312723:083:182:2617:24161159.3
S. Reinhart C 000311000002121:223:180:0018:040000.0
R. Ristolainen D 01-1101004023433:133:353:4925:490000.0
E. Rodrigues RW00-1200000001514:030:001:1812:452625.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PlayerDetail
J. FalkScratched
K. OkposoUpper Body

Goaltending Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
A. Vasilevskiy32131.96965:000
Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
R. Lehner32131.96964:590

* - 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.