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Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Buffalo Sabres 8 β Recap
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Game Summary
Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Buffalo Sabres 8. Shots on goal: TBL 28, BUF 42. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 0-1 BUF; P2 TBL 4-3 BUF; P3 TBL 3-4 BUF.
Scoring plays: P1 08:26 Josh Doan (assists: Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram) to make it TBL 0-1 BUF; P2 02:15 Jason Zucker (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) to make it TBL 0-2 BUF; P2 05:10 Alex Tuch (assists: Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlund) to make it TBL 0-3 BUF; P2 07:55 Corey Perry (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 1-3 BUF; P2 11:07 Alex Tuch (assists: Bowen Byram) to make it TBL 1-4 BUF; P2 12:26 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 2-4 BUF; P2 14:46 Zemgus Girgensons (assists: Yanni Gourde, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 3-4 BUF; P2 17:37 J.J. Moser (assists: Conor Geekie) to make it TBL 4-4 BUF; P3 00:59 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Brandon Hagel, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 5-4 BUF; P3 05:46 Brayden Point to make it TBL 6-4 BUF; P3 06:12 Sam Carrick (assists: Zach Benson, Michael Kesselring) to make it TBL 6-5 BUF; P3 09:48 Brandon Hagel (assists: Anthony Cirelli, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 7-5 BUF; P3 11:03 Rasmus Dahlin (assists: Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram) to make it TBL 7-6 BUF; P3 14:29 Jason Zucker (assists: Ryan McLeod) to make it TBL 7-7 BUF; P3 15:43 Josh Doan (assists: Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it TBL 7-8 BUF. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 0 G, 4 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 2 G, 1 A; Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 2 G, 1 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 1 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jonas Johansson (TBL) 34 saves on 42, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 22 saves on 28, decision W.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
π Game Flow
- P1 8:26 Josh Doan (Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram) BUF Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 0, BUF 1
- P2 2:15 Jason Zucker (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) BUF Β· Power play Β· snap shot Β· TBL 0, BUF 2
- P2 5:10 Alex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlund) BUF Β· Power play Β· tip-in shot Β· TBL 0, BUF 3
- P2 7:55 Corey Perry (Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh) TBL Β· backhand shot Β· TBL 1, BUF 3
- P2 11:07 Alex Tuch (Bowen Byram) BUF Β· Shorthanded Β· backhand shot Β· TBL 1, BUF 4
- P2 12:26 Nikita Kucherov (Darren Raddysh) TBL Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 2, BUF 4
- P2 14:46 Zemgus Girgensons (Yanni Gourde, J.J. Moser) TBL Β· snap shot Β· TBL 3, BUF 4
- P2 17:37 J.J. Moser (Conor Geekie) TBL Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 4, BUF 4
- P3 0:59 Nikita Kucherov (Brandon Hagel, J.J. Moser) TBL Β· snap shot Β· TBL 5, BUF 4
- P3 5:46 Brayden Point TBL Β· TBL 6, BUF 4
- P3 6:12 Sam Carrick (Zach Benson, Michael Kesselring) BUF Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 6, BUF 5
- P3 9:48 Brandon Hagel (Anthony Cirelli, Darren Raddysh) TBL Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 7, BUF 5
- P3 11:03 Rasmus Dahlin (Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram) BUF Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 7, BUF 6
- P3 14:29 Jason Zucker (Ryan McLeod) BUF Β· backhand shot Β· TBL 7, BUF 7
- P3 15:43 Josh Doan (Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· TBL 7, BUF 8
π Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| BUF | 10 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
π― Shot Map
- 7Goals16% of attempts
- 22Saved49% of attempts
- 16Missed the net36% of attempts
- 8Goals15% of attempts
- 34Saved64% of attempts
- 11Missed the net21% of attempts
β goal (large) Β· β saved Β· β missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
π Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19:15 |
| J.J. Moser | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26:17 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23:13 |
| Brandon Hagel | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 |
| Brayden Point | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:13 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15:48 |
| Corey Perry | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:54 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18:55 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:39 |
| Conor Geekie | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 07:33 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:41 |
| Victor Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:07 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:37 |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:02 |
| Pontus Holmberg | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13:17 |
| Erik Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06:47 |
| Scott Sabourin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 04:17 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Johansson | L | 34 | 42 | 81.0 | 8 | 58:54 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19:39 |
| Jason Zucker | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26:16 |
| Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20:12 |
| Alex Tuch | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18:54 |
| Josh Doan | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18:25 |
| Sam Carrick | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 06:03 |
| Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:03 |
| Noah Ostlund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:34 |
| Zach Benson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:15 |
| Michael Kesselring | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 06:03 |
| Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:08 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24:57 |
| Josh Norris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:55 |
| Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15:19 |
| Zach Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:55 |
| Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:46 |
| Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 06:03 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | W | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 7 | 59:21 |
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