
Game No: 1254
Started: 2018-04-06 20:43:00
Ended: 2018-04-06 23:09:00
Attendance: 19,092
Three Stars by: Attending media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0:30 | TBL | Anthony Cirelli | Wrist | 18 | Yanni Gourde | ||
| 1 | 2:57 | BUF | Casey Mittelstadt | Wrist | 44 | Marco Scandella | Evan Rodrigues | |
| 1 | 4:35 | TBL | Nikita Kucherov | Wrist | 26 | |||
| 1 | 6:32 | BUF | Alexander Nylander | Tip-In | 26 | Brendan Guhle | Rasmus Ristolainen | |
| 1 | 9:40 | TBL | Yanni Gourde | Wrist | 21 | Alex Killorn | ||
| 2 | 1:04 | TBL | Dan Girardi | Slap | 33 | Nikita Kucherov | Ondrej Palat | |
| 2 | 8:59 | BUF | Jason Pominville | Wrist | 55 | Brendan Guhle | Evan Rodrigues | |
| 2 | 15:58 | BUF | Jordan Nolan | Wrap-around | 13 | Johan Larsson | ||
| 2 | 18:45 | BUF | Kyle Okposo | Wrist | 34 | Jack Eichel | Ryan O'Reilly | |
| 3 | 6:15 | TBL | Anthony Cirelli | Tip-In | 18 | Alex Killorn | Mikhail Sergachev | |
| 3 | 7:02 | TBL | Brayden Point | Slap | 28 | Alex Killorn | Yanni Gourde | |
| 3 | 18:34 | TBL | Victor Hedman | Wrist | 153 | Andrei Vasilevskiy |
#30 Kendrick Nicholson
#17 Frederick L'Ecuyer
#77 Tim Nowak
#53 Bevan Mills
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:16 | TBL | Victor Hedman | Delaying Game-Puck over glass | 2 | |
| 1 | 17:22 | TBL | Cory Conacher | Hi-sticking | 2 | Evan Rodrigues |
| 2 | 4:24 | BUF | Marco Scandella | Roughing | 2 | Yanni Gourde |
| 2 | 4:24 | BUF | Marco Scandella | Roughing | 2 | Yanni Gourde |
| 2 | 9:55 | TBL | J.T. Miller | Hi-sticking | 2 | Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 2 | 17:46 | TBL | Alex Killorn | Hooking | 2 | Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 2 | 19:50 | BUF | Marco Scandella | Hi-sticking | 2 | Nikita Kucherov |
| 3 | 8:19 | TBL | Cory Conacher | Tripping | 2 | Evan Rodrigues |
Coach: Phil Housley
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Marco Scandella | D |
| 8 | Casey Nelson | D |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | R |
| 15 | Jack Eichel | C |
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | C |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | C |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | L |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | C |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | R |
| 31 | Chad Johnson | G |
| 32 | Adam Wilcox | G |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | C |
| 41 | Justin Falk | D |
| 45 | Brendan Guhle | D |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D |
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | C |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | D |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | C |
| 92 | Alexander Nylander | L |
Coach: Jon Cooper
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dan Girardi | D |
| 6 | Anton Stralman | D |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | C |
| 10 | J.T. Miller | C |
| 13 | Cedric Paquette | C |
| 14 | Chris Kunitz | L |
| 17 | Alex Killorn | C |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | L |
| 21 | Brayden Point | C |
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | R |
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | D |
| 37 | Yanni Gourde | C |
| 55 | Braydon Coburn | D |
| 70 | Louis Domingue | G |
| 71 | Anthony Cirelli | C |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | D |
| 86 | Nikita Kucherov | R |
| 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G |
| 89 | Cory Conacher | C |
| 98 | Mikhail Sergachev | D |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Josh Gorges | D |
| 5 | Matt Tennyson | D |
| 10 | Jacob Josefson | C |
| 12 | Kevin Porter | C |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C |
| 35 | Linus Ullmark | G |
| 40 | Robin Lehner | G |
| 67 | Benoit Pouliot | L |
| 93 | Victor Antipin | D |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Slater Koekkoek | D |
| 31 | Peter Budaj | G |
| 59 | Jake Dotchin | D |
| 62 | Andrej Sustr | D |
| 73 | Adam Erne | L |
| 91 | Steven Stamkos | C |
| 5 | Goals | 7 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| -21 | Plus / Minus | 20 |
| 3 | Penalties | 5 |
| 6 | PIM | 10 |
| 41 | Corsi For | 44 |
| 48.24 | Corsi % | 51.76 |
| 32 | Fenwick For | 44 |
| 42.11 | Fenwick % | 57.89 |
| 32 | Shots | 34 |
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 11 |
| 9 | Missed Shots | 10 |
| 28 | Hits | 20 |
| 7 | Giveaways | 8 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Lost | 27 |
| 48% | Faceoff Percentage | 52% |
| Buffalo Sabres | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 2:27 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1:38 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1:57 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3:08 | 4 | |
| 5 | 11:24 | 5 | |
| 6 | 7:55 | 6 | |
| 7 | 6:59 | 7 | |
| 8 | 2:47 | 8 | |
| 9 | 7:30 | 9 | |
| 10 | 0:47 | 10 | |
| 11 | 11:32 | 11 | |
| 12 | 1:26 | 12 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - Tampa Bay Lightning | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 2:27 |
| 2 - 0 | 1:38 |
| 3 - 0 | 1:57 |
| 4 - 0 | 3:08 |
| 5 - 0 | 11:24 |
| 6 - 0 | 7:55 |
| 7 - 0 | 6:59 |
| 8 - 0 | 2:47 |
| 9 - 0 | 7:30 |
| 10 - 0 | 0:47 |
| 11 - 0 | 11:32 |
| 12 - 0 | 1:26 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Casey Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 36 |
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chad Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Adam Wilcox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| 41 | Justin Falk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Brendan Guhle | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 53 |
| 92 | Alexander Nylander | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dan Girardi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Anton Stralman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 10 | J.T. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Cedric Paquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 54 |
| 14 | Chris Kunitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Alex Killorn | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Brayden Point | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Yanni Gourde | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Braydon Coburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Louis Domingue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Anthony Cirelli | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 63 |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Cory Conacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Mikhail Sergachev | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 27 | 00:45 | 20:27 | 02:38 | 00:00 | 17:49 |
| 8 | Casey Nelson | 25 | 00:46 | 19:30 | 00:07 | 02:28 | 16:55 |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 15 | 00:45 | 11:21 | 02:48 | 02:20 | 06:13 |
| 15 | Jack Eichel | 23 | 00:56 | 21:39 | 05:55 | 01:51 | 13:53 |
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | 12 | 00:44 | 08:58 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 08:58 |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 24 | 00:43 | 17:27 | 00:00 | 01:46 | 15:41 |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 20 | 00:56 | 18:40 | 05:55 | 00:00 | 12:45 |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 22 | 00:42 | 15:43 | 00:02 | 03:21 | 12:20 |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | 22 | 00:48 | 17:43 | 05:50 | 00:00 | 11:53 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 20 | 00:45 | 15:10 | 02:50 | 00:00 | 12:20 |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | 19 | 00:42 | 13:32 | 02:43 | 00:00 | 10:49 |
| 41 | Justin Falk | 22 | 00:39 | 14:26 | 00:09 | 03:12 | 11:05 |
| 45 | Brendan Guhle | 24 | 00:48 | 19:15 | 00:00 | 02:11 | 17:04 |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 31 | 00:52 | 26:52 | 05:55 | 04:09 | 16:48 |
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | 19 | 00:45 | 14:17 | 03:44 | 00:43 | 09:50 |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 17 | 00:38 | 11:01 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:01 |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | 31 | 00:37 | 19:36 | 04:44 | 01:59 | 12:53 |
| 92 | Alexander Nylander | 15 | 00:41 | 10:29 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:29 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 5 | Dan Girardi | 25 | 00:47 | 19:54 | 00:00 | 03:17 | 16:37 |
| 6 | Anton Stralman | 25 | 00:52 | 21:49 | 00:19 | 05:21 | 16:09 |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | 22 | 00:47 | 17:25 | 02:46 | 02:03 | 12:36 |
| 10 | J.T. Miller | 22 | 00:49 | 18:08 | 03:58 | 01:51 | 12:19 |
| 13 | Cedric Paquette | 17 | 00:43 | 12:20 | 00:00 | 02:18 | 10:02 |
| 14 | Chris Kunitz | 13 | 00:48 | 10:27 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:27 |
| 17 | Alex Killorn | 20 | 00:50 | 16:47 | 03:14 | 02:46 | 10:47 |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | 21 | 00:44 | 15:40 | 02:02 | 01:05 | 12:33 |
| 21 | Brayden Point | 23 | 00:47 | 18:17 | 03:58 | 01:49 | 12:30 |
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | 18 | 00:41 | 12:31 | 00:00 | 02:02 | 10:29 |
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | 27 | 00:49 | 22:25 | 00:19 | 05:21 | 16:45 |
| 37 | Yanni Gourde | 17 | 00:47 | 13:26 | 01:28 | 00:00 | 11:58 |
| 55 | Braydon Coburn | 15 | 00:45 | 11:16 | 00:00 | 00:53 | 10:23 |
| 71 | Anthony Cirelli | 18 | 00:45 | 13:33 | 00:00 | 03:26 | 10:07 |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | 29 | 00:54 | 26:11 | 04:10 | 02:28 | 19:33 |
| 86 | Nikita Kucherov | 21 | 00:47 | 16:28 | 04:32 | 00:00 | 11:56 |
| 89 | Cory Conacher | 18 | 00:42 | 12:37 | 01:43 | 00:00 | 10:54 |
| 98 | Mikhail Sergachev | 13 | 00:58 | 12:39 | 01:31 | 00:00 | 11:08 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0.769 |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 15 | 0.867 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.778 |
| 2 | 3 | 16 | 0.813 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |