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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 5, 2025
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Francois St. Laurent, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, James Tobias
Attendance: 15982
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Tampa Bay 02002
Buffalo 0111SO3
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
  • SO
1
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 0:00  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Bowen Byram. 0:09  
Erik Cernak blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 0:18  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 0:19  
Brandon Hagel penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bowen Byram. 0:28  
  0:28 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening.
  0:43 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  0:59 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  1:27 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  1:29 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  1:53 Owen Power shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Nick Paul wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 1:54  
  2:36 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 2:59  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 3:15  
Nick Paul hits Owen Power. 3:22  
  3:26 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli.
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Owen Power. 3:43  
  4:19 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  4:42 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Nick Paul wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 4:44  
  4:51 Jason Zucker hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  4:55 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 4:56  
  5:18 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Peyton Krebs. 5:27  
Luke Glendening hits Jason Zucker. 5:39  
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 6:49  
  7:04 Zach Benson blocks shot from Victor Hedman.
Giveaway by Brayden Point. 7:15  
  7:46 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Brandon Hagel.
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 7:48  
Shot by Darren Raddysh misses the net 7:50  
Shot by Darren Raddysh misses the net 8:15  
Giveaway by Victor Hedman. 8:18  
  8:26 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  9:20 Owen Power hits Emil Lilleberg.
  9:35 Owen Power penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  9:35 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net 10:04  
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel. 10:26  
Giveaway by Brayden Point. 10:43  
  11:08 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  11:30 Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Darren Raddysh.
Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 12:03  
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Jacob Bernard-Docker. 12:11  
Oliver Bjorkstrand blocks shot from Owen Power. 12:35  
  12:37 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  12:47 Owen Power shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Yanni Gourde hits Connor Clifton. 13:02  
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by James Reimer. 14:10  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 14:12  
  14:14 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from J.J. Moser.
Shot by Luke Glendening misses the net 14:16  
J.J. Moser blocks shot from Jack Quinn. 14:33  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 14:35  
  15:00 Peyton Krebs hits Nikita Kucherov.
Erik Cernak hits Jiri Kulich. 15:49  
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 15:50  
  16:23 Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net
Emil Lilleberg hits Beck Malenstyn. 16:57  
  17:13 Beck Malenstyn hits Yanni Gourde.
  17:38 Giveaway by Ryan McLeod.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by James Reimer. 17:39  
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 17:41  
  17:58 Peyton Krebs hits Victor Hedman.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 18:36  
Takeaway by Erik Cernak. 18:46  
  18:57 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli.
  19:35 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
Giveaway by J.J. Moser. 19:39  
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 19:47  
2
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 0:00  
  0:08 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Gage Goncalves shoots Saved by James Reimer. 0:10  
Gage Goncalves shoots Saved by James Reimer. 0:17  
  0:44 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  0:47 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
  0:49 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 0:51  
  1:25 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 1:32  
  1:33 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
Brayden Point scores. Assisted by Nikita Kucherov. 1:35  
  1:35 Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  1:50 Shot by Bowen Byram misses the net
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov. 2:10  
Shot by Brayden Point misses the net 2:23  
  2:26 Peyton Krebs hits Brandon Hagel.
  2:59 Jiri Kulich hits J.J. Moser.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 3:07  
Takeaway by Brandon Hagel. 3:18  
Nick Perbix hits Noah Ostlund. 4:13  
  4:19 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 4:21  
  4:40 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  4:47 Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Zach Benson.
  4:47 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  5:04 Jacob Bernard-Docker shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  5:16 Takeaway by Noah Ostlund.
  6:28 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Jake Guentzel hits Jason Zucker. 6:39  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 6:42  
Darren Raddysh shoots misses the net 7:15  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by James Reimer. 7:17  
  7:19 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  8:24 Alex Tuch blocks shot from Gage Goncalves.
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by James Reimer. 8:26  
Yanni Gourde hits Jason Zucker. 8:43  
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Owen Power. 8:51  
Victor Hedman penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jason Zucker. 8:58  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 8:58  
  9:45 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  10:14 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Brandon Hagel shoots Saved by James Reimer. 10:42  
  10:51 Takeaway by JJ Peterka.
  10:55 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Nick Paul wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 10:57  
Erik Cernak blocks shot from Owen Power. 11:01  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by James Reimer. 11:46  
  12:01 Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
  12:25 Mattias Samuelsson hits Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Takeaway by J.J. Moser. 12:31  
  12:39 Takeaway by Ryan McLeod.
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:42  
  12:57 Mattias Samuelsson hits Yanni Gourde.
Gage Goncalves scores. Assisted by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde. 13:01  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 13:01  
  13:07 Tage Thompson hits Nick Paul.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 13:08  
Nick Paul blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 13:30  
Nick Paul blocks shot from Jiri Kulich. 13:47  
  14:03 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
  14:17 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  14:34 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  14:43 Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
  14:46 Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Brayden Point.
Brayden Point shoots Saved by James Reimer. 14:52  
  15:17 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
  15:34 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Noah Ostlund. 15:36  
  16:02 Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn.
  16:36 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
  16:36 Noah Ostlund penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Hagel.
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by James Reimer. 17:00  
Oliver Bjorkstrand blocks shot from Victor Hedman. 17:14  
  17:37 Mattias Samuelsson hits Jake Guentzel.
Victor Hedman shoots Saved by James Reimer. 17:51  
  18:06 Takeaway by Zach Benson.
  18:25 Zach Benson blocks shot from Darren Raddysh.
Brandon Hagel shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:42  
  18:44 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net 19:45  
Giveaway by Victor Hedman. 19:57  
  19:59 Team penalty for Buffalo too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Jack Quinn.
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 19:59  
3
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  0:03 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Victor Hedman shoots Saved by James Reimer. 0:25  
  0:51 Connor Clifton hits Brayden Point.
Shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand misses the net 1:48  
  1:59 Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn.
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by James Reimer. 2:06  
  2:35 Giveaway by Connor Clifton.
Shot by Anthony Cirelli misses the net 2:36  
  2:38 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  3:43 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 3:45  
Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Jack Quinn. 3:55  
Shot by Gage Goncalves misses the net 4:21  
Gage Goncalves penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka. 4:34  
  4:34 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  4:37 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
Erik Cernak hits Tage Thompson. 4:50  
Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 4:59  
  5:04 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  5:06 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  5:07 Jason Zucker scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin.
  5:07 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  5:20 Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Darren Raddysh.
  5:28 Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Darren Raddysh.
Darren Raddysh hits Peyton Krebs. 5:41  
  5:46 Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn.
J.J. Moser blocks shot from JJ Peterka. 6:08  
  6:16 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 6:21  
Giveaway by Gage Goncalves. 6:26  
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Owen Power. 6:39  
Gage Goncalves hits Jacob Bernard-Docker. 6:44  
  6:54 Jacob Bernard-Docker shoots misses the net
Giveaway by Gage Goncalves. 6:58  
  7:03 Owen Power shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  7:49 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Victor Hedman.
  7:50 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 7:56  
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by James Reimer. 8:23  
  8:33 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 8:35  
Shot by Erik Cernak misses the net 9:12  
  9:16 Giveaway by Zach Benson.
Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 9:17  
Luke Glendening hits Connor Clifton. 9:18  
  9:30 Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 9:31  
  9:35 Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn.
  9:36 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Giveaway by Nick Perbix. 9:51  
Giveaway by Nick Perbix. 10:03  
Shot by Emil Lilleberg misses the net 11:23  
  11:25 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Gage Goncalves.
  11:51 Connor Clifton hits Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Giveaway by Nick Paul. 12:28  
J.J. Moser blocks shot from Owen Power. 12:40  
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov. 13:39  
  13:59 Mattias Samuelsson hits Luke Glendening.
Nick Paul shoots Saved by James Reimer. 14:33  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Bowen Byram. 14:37  
Giveaway by Victor Hedman. 14:58  
  15:06 Takeaway by Ryan McLeod.
Victor Hedman hits Ryan McLeod. 15:16  
  15:23 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  15:43 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Nick Paul.
  15:53 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 15:56  
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh. 15:56  
  15:57 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  15:59 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  16:03 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov. 16:13  
  16:24 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  16:28 Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net
  16:55 Giveaway by Ryan McLeod.
Gage Goncalves shoots Saved by James Reimer. 16:58  
Shot by Erik Cernak misses the net 17:03  
  17:11 Giveaway by JJ Peterka.
  17:29 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  17:33 Giveaway by Jacob Bernard-Docker.
  17:37 Peyton Krebs hits Nick Paul.
J.J. Moser blocks shot from Jason Zucker. 17:52  
  17:55 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  18:03 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 18:09  
  18:19 Bowen Byram blocks shot Jake Guentzel shoots
  18:56 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  19:03 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
1 OT
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
  0:00 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 0:17  
  1:10 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  1:29 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 1:31  
Victor Hedman shoots Saved by James Reimer. 1:57  
  2:08 Owen Power blocks shot from Brayden Point.
  2:26 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
  2:32 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Jonas Johansson.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by James Reimer. 2:44  
Nick Paul shoots Saved by James Reimer. 3:11  
Shot by Yanni Gourde misses the net 3:42  
  4:04 Bowen Byram hits Gage Goncalves.
Victor Hedman shoots Saved by James Reimer. 4:27  
  4:39 Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net
Shootout
Round 1
BUF Shootout attempt by Tage Thompson. Saved by Jonas Johansson.
TB Shootout attempt by Jake Guentzel. Saved by James Reimer.
Round 2
BUF Jack Quinn scores on shootout attempt.
TB Shootout attempt by Brayden Point. Saved by James Reimer.
Round 3
BUF Alex Tuch scores on shootout attempt.