| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 TB | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Game Leaders
Nikita Kucherov
· RW
Brandon Hagel
· LW
Jiri Kulich
· C
Rasmus Dahlin
· D
Team Stats
9Blocked Shots12
16Hits13
3Takeaways8
25Shots31
1Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities2
50.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
33Faceoffs Won36
47.8Faceoff Win Percent52.2
17Giveaways14
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:20
Zach Benson Deflected Wide Left
19:01
Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
18:52
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
18:52
Icing
18:43
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Conor Geekie
18:41
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Conor Geekie
18:23
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
18:23
Sam Lafferty Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (51)
18:07
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
16:50
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
16:43
Connor Clifton hit Brandon Hagel
16:34
Bowen Byram hit Brandon Hagel
16:13
Giveaway by Jiri Kulich
16:10
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
16:08
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
16:08
Puck Frozen - Goalie
15:55
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
15:02
Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
14:45
Zemgus Girgensons Backhand High and Wide Left
14:43
Mitchell Chaffee Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
14:42
Yanni Gourde Snap Shot Wide Right
14:26
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Bowen Byram
14:19
Victor Hedman Snap Shot Wide Right
14:12
Connor Clifton hit Zemgus Girgensons
13:31
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Conor Geekie
13:31
Off-side
13:25
Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker
13:12
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Nick Paul
13:12
Jake Guentzel Goal (40) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (83), Brandon Hagel (55)
12:26
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Brayden Point
12:26
JJ Peterka Delaying Game - Puck over glass
12:18
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tage Thompson
12:18
Goalie Stopped
12:16
Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by James Reimer
11:05
Emil Lilleberg Snap Shot Wide Left
10:58
Peyton Krebs hit Gage Goncalves
8:39
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
8:39
Alex Tuch Goal (35) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (50), JJ Peterka (40)
8:28
Jason Zucker Deflected saved by Jonas Johansson
8:08
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jason Zucker
8:08
Zemgus Girgensons Holding against JJ Peterka
7:47
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alex Tuch
7:45
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
7:40
Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
7:12
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Erik Cernak
7:00
Giveaway by Alex Tuch
6:58
Jason Zucker faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
6:58
Emil Lilleberg Tripping against Jason Zucker
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— Jake Guentzel scored twice to reach the 40-goal mark, NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Sunday.
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