| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 TB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Game Leaders
Jake Guentzel
· C
Brandon Hagel
· LW
Rasmus Dahlin
· D
Zach Benson
· LW
Team Stats
10Blocked Shots12
23Hits19
6Takeaways1
33Shots26
1Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities3
25.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
30Faceoffs Won36
45.5Faceoff Win Percent54.5
14Giveaways13
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:55
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Erik Cernak
19:46
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Luke Glendening
19:43
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Luke Glendening
19:43
Ryan McDonagh High-sticking against Ryan McLeod
19:25
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
19:14
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Wide Left
19:12
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Luke Glendening
19:12
Puck in Netting
19:11
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Erik Cernak
18:25
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
18:07
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
18:06
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
18:06
Timeout - Visitor
18:06
Brandon Hagel Tripping against Tage Thompson
18:04
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
17:47
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
17:47
Puck in Netting
17:44
Tage Thompson hit J.J. Moser
17:14
Giveaway by Zach Benson
16:20
Dylan Cozens hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
16:05
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
16:05
Icing
15:52
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
15:35
Yanni Gourde hit Mattias Samuelsson
15:33
Yanni Gourde Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
15:18
Giveaway by Brayden Point
15:15
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
15:08
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
15:08
Puck in Crowd
14:57
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Brayden Point
14:57
Goalie Stopped
14:55
Luke Glendening Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
14:11
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Brayden Point
14:00
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
13:55
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Point
13:55
Icing
13:36
J.J. Moser hit Peyton Krebs
13:28
Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
13:22
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Brayden Point
13:22
Off-side
13:05
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
12:50
Erik Cernak hit Rasmus Dahlin
12:40
Takeaway by Jiri Kulich
12:33
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Tage Thompson
12:33
Goalie Stopped
12:30
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:11
Yanni Gourde Tip-In Wide Left
11:38
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Guentzel has hat trick, Bjorkstrand scores go-ahead goal and Lightning rally past Sabres 6-5
— Jake Guentzel had a hat trick, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
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