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Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Buffalo Sabres 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Buffalo Sabres 4. Shots on goal: TBL 25, BUF 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 1-2 BUF; P2 TBL 1-1 BUF; P3 TBL 0-1 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 05:42 Alex Tuch (assists: Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod) to make it TBL 0-1 BUF; P1 11:45 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 1-1 BUF; P1 14:04 Josh Norris (assists: Josh Doan, Zach Benson) to make it TBL 1-2 BUF; P2 03:56 Jake Guentzel (assists: Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 2-2 BUF; P2 07:38 Jason Zucker (assists: Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin) to make it TBL 2-3 BUF; P3 18:06 Jack Quinn (assists: Jason Zucker, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen) to make it TBL 2-4 BUF. Top skaters: Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Jake Guentzel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Darren Raddysh (TBL) 0 G, 2 A; Bowen Byram (BUF) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 25 saves on 28, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 23 saves on 25, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 24:54 TOI
Goals · BUF
Jason Zucker
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 13:44 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
23 saves on 25 shots (.920) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TBL 0 largest lead Never led
BUF 2 largest lead P3 18:06 (TBL 2, BUF 4) · 2-0 run, P2 7:38–P3 18:06
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:42 Alex Tuch (Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod) BUF · snap shot · TBL 0, BUF 1
  • P1 11:45 Nikita Kucherov (Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh) TBL · Power play · snap shot · TBL 1, BUF 1
  • P1 14:04 Josh Norris (Josh Doan, Zach Benson) BUF · wrist shot · TBL 1, BUF 2
  • P2 3:56 Jake Guentzel (Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 2, BUF 2
  • P2 7:38 Jason Zucker (Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin) BUF · tip-in shot · TBL 2, BUF 3
  • P3 18:06 Jack Quinn (Jason Zucker, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · TBL 2, BUF 4

Linescore

123 T
TBL 110 2
BUF 211 4

Shots on goal: TBL 25, BUF 29

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLBUF
25Shots on goal30
51Shot attempts54
31Faceoff wins28
28Hits22
10Blocked shots10
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
17Giveaways11
12Penalty minutes14
89.3%Save %92.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL88925
BUF1114530

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning2 G · 41 attempts
Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: goal (snap)Brayden Point: saved (backhand)Nick Paul: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Erik Cernak: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: goal (wrist)Brayden Point: saved (tip-in)Nick Paul: saved (backhand)Gage Goncalves: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (tip-in)J.J. Moser: saved (slap)J.J. Moser: saved (slap)Ryan McDonagh: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netNikita Kucherov: missed the netGage Goncalves: missed the netErik Cernak: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netBrayden Point: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Corey Perry: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Emil Lilleberg: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netRyan McDonagh: missed the netNick Paul: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 23Saved56% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net39% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres4 G · 43 attempts
Josh Norris: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: goal (snap)Alex Tuch: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Luke Schenn: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (snap)Josh Norris: goal (wrist)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (tip-in)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Josh Dunne: missed the netZach Benson: saved (snap)Logan Stanley: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: goal (tip-in)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Josh Dunne: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (tip-in)Owen Power: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 26Saved60% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net30% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jake Guentzel C 112-161024:54
Darren Raddysh D 022-240025:45
Nikita Kucherov R 101-130023:30
Brayden Point C 011021020:01
J.J. Moser D 000-120019:54
Gage Goncalves C 000003019:17
Nick Paul L 000023018:05
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000-132018:02
Emil Lilleberg D 000-102216:58
Ryan McDonagh D 000-100216:44
Yanni Gourde C 000-300115:03
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000015114:57
Erik Cernak D 000011213:58
Corey Perry R 000-210112:36
Zemgus Girgensons C 000002011:29
Pontus Holmberg R 000-201108:21
Mitchell Chaffee R 000-102006:23
Scott Sabourin R 000005005:58
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy L 252889.3358:05
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jason Zucker L 112+240013:44
Bowen Byram D 022+210021:16
Alex Tuch R 101062017:59
Josh Norris C 101+122117:10
Jack Quinn R 101+240014:24
Rasmus Dahlin D 011+211023:01
Zach Benson L 011+121017:44
Ryan McLeod C 011+300017:31
Josh Doan R 011+102014:40
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+212122:44
Owen Power D 000020019:48
Tage Thompson C 000-113017:56
Luke Schenn D 000002112:54
Beck Malenstyn L 000015212:53
Logan Stanley D 000010212:40
Peyton Krebs C 000012112:37
Jordan Greenway L 000010011:19
Josh Dunne C 000010207:58
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 232592.0260:00

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