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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Tampa Bay 6, Buffalo 5
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 6, 2025
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 3205
Tampa Bay 2316
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
  0:00 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 0:24  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from J.J. Moser. 0:41  
  1:25 Anthony Cirelli shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:07 Emil Lilleberg shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:09 Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Brayden Point. 2:11  
  2:28 Brayden Point shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 2:29  
  2:33 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  2:51 Giveaway by Darren Raddysh.
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 2:57  
  3:00 Darren Raddysh hits Beck Malenstyn.
  3:07 Emil Lilleberg blocks shot from Peyton Krebs.
  3:39 J.J. Moser shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 3:50  
  3:58 Giveaway by Victor Hedman.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 4:03  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 4:49  
  5:01 Nick Paul scores. Assisted by Ryan McDonagh and Brandon Hagel.
  5:01 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Rasmus Dahlin scores. Assisted by Ryan McLeod and Zach Benson. 5:17  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 5:17  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 5:27  
  5:46 Mitchell Chaffee hits Bowen Byram.
Giveaway by Bowen Byram. 5:47  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Oliver Bjorkstrand. 5:53  
  5:53 Darren Raddysh scores. Assisted by Zemgus Girgensons.
  6:02 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  6:35 Erik Cernak hits Alex Tuch.
  6:36 Takeaway by Erik Cernak.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 6:54  
  7:14 J.J. Moser shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 7:16  
  7:26 Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 7:55  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 7:57  
Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 7:59  
  8:10 Gage Goncalves hits Bowen Byram.
  8:11 Yanni Gourde hits Owen Power.
  8:20 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Alex Tuch scores. 8:20  
Tage Thompson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Hagel. 8:23  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 8:23  
  9:49 Nick Paul wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli. 9:50  
Alex Tuch hits Ryan McDonagh. 10:25  
  10:31 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  10:39 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
  10:51 Giveaway by Brayden Point.
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 10:53  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 11:01  
Zach Benson hits Oliver Bjorkstrand. 11:26  
  11:28 Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Bowen Byram.
  12:02 Gage Goncalves hits Zach Benson.
  12:04 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  12:54 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Sam Lafferty hits Emil Lilleberg. 12:57  
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. 13:08  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 13:26  
  13:29 Luke Glendening hits Peyton Krebs.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 13:33  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 14:13  
  14:15 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  14:54 Emil Lilleberg blocks shot from Ryan McLeod.
Alex Tuch wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 14:55  
  14:57 Brandon Hagel blocks shot from Bowen Byram.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 15:26  
  15:30 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
Peyton Krebs hits Ryan McDonagh. 16:47  
  16:48 Shot by Gage Goncalves misses the net
Peyton Krebs scores. Assisted by Ryan McLeod and Zach Benson. 17:09  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 17:09  
  17:19 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  17:39 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  17:44 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli. 17:54  
  18:06 Erik Cernak blocks shot from Jiri Kulich.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 18:08  
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 18:13  
  18:20 Darren Raddysh blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
Peyton Krebs hits Darren Raddysh. 18:28  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 18:40  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 18:43  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 18:46  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 19:50  
2
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
  0:00 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 0:07  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 0:41  
  0:43 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  0:58 Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Erik Cernak and Nikita Kucherov.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Oliver Bjorkstrand. 0:58  
Connor Clifton hits Yanni Gourde. 1:10  
  1:27 Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg.
  1:40 Shot by Gage Goncalves misses the net
Jordan Greenway hits Oliver Bjorkstrand. 1:48  
  1:57 Erik Cernak penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
  1:57 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Brandon Hagel. 2:18  
  2:28 Shot by Brandon Hagel misses the net
Alex Tuch hits Brandon Hagel. 2:37  
Zach Benson blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. 3:20  
  4:29 J.J. Moser blocks shot from Connor Clifton.
Sam Lafferty hits Ryan McDonagh. 4:33  
  5:30 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 5:41  
  5:48 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jordan Greenway.
  5:58 J.J. Moser shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 6:00  
  6:30 Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg.
  7:39 Zemgus Girgensons hits Connor Clifton.
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. 7:40  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 7:44  
  8:10 Nick Paul shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:11 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  8:13 Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net 8:21  
  9:15 Gage Goncalves penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson.
  9:15 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka. 9:35  
  9:35 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  9:56 Darren Raddysh shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:07 Zemgus Girgensons hits Zach Benson.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Mitchell Chaffee. 10:34  
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway. 10:54  
  10:59 Brandon Hagel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:01 Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:09 Erik Cernak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:11 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  11:20 Shot by Yanni Gourde misses the net
  11:27 Shot by Yanni Gourde misses the net
  11:42 Yanni Gourde hits Peyton Krebs.
  12:05 Giveaway by Darren Raddysh.
  12:19 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
  12:20 Erik Cernak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  12:22 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Takeaway by JJ Peterka. 12:38  
JJ Peterka scores. 12:40  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 12:40  
Connor Clifton hits Brandon Hagel. 12:52  
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 13:11  
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Brandon Hagel. 13:21  
  13:25 Yanni Gourde wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  13:38 Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Peyton Krebs.
  13:41 Yanni Gourde hits Ryan McLeod.
  13:45 Giveaway by Gage Goncalves.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 13:49  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 13:51  
Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net 13:52  
  14:28 Anthony Cirelli hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Tage Thompson hits J.J. Moser. 14:48  
Sam Lafferty hits Brandon Hagel. 14:56  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Mitchell Chaffee. 15:04  
  15:05 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 15:40  
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 15:58  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from J.J. Moser. 16:29  
  16:35 Mitchell Chaffee shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 16:37  
  16:56 Giveaway by Darren Raddysh.
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 17:00  
  17:19 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich.
Jiri Kulich hits Nick Paul. 17:40  
  17:43 Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Brayden Point and Nick Paul.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 17:43  
  18:08 Anthony Cirelli shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:10 Anthony Cirelli penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 18:10  
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Cirelli. 18:10  
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for removing helmet - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Cirelli. 18:10  
  18:46 Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brandon Hagel and Darren Raddysh.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Nick Paul. 18:46  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 18:47  
  19:08 Yanni Gourde blocks shot from Erik Cernak.
Takeaway by JJ Peterka. 19:24  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 19:29  
Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net 19:32  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 19:46  
  19:48 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Alex Tuch hits J.J. Moser. 19:55  
3
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
  0:00 Nick Paul wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:23 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 0:29  
  0:47 Darren Raddysh shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 1:09  
Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Erik Cernak. 1:31  
  1:37 Yanni Gourde shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 1:40  
  1:40 Oliver Bjorkstrand scores. Assisted by Yanni Gourde and Nikita Kucherov.
Sam Lafferty hits Erik Cernak. 3:19  
Beck Malenstyn hits Jake Guentzel. 3:25  
  3:26 Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov.
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 3:38  
Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net 3:44  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 4:15  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Brandon Hagel. 4:29  
  5:03 Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Jiri Kulich.
  5:22 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 6:47  
  6:58 Shot by Brayden Point misses the net
  7:02 Emil Lilleberg shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:04 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh. 7:12  
  7:25 Nikita Kucherov shoots misses the net
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 7:34  
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 7:52  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Gage Goncalves. 8:19  
  8:29 Erik Cernak hits Ryan McLeod.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 8:57  
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 9:15  
Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 9:43  
Bowen Byram hits J.J. Moser. 10:03  
  10:25 Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
JJ Peterka penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nikita Kucherov. 10:25  
  10:33 Brandon Hagel blocks shot from Ryan McLeod.
  10:35 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 10:50  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Brandon Hagel. 11:31  
  11:38 Giveaway by Brandon Hagel.
  12:11 Shot by Yanni Gourde misses the net
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 12:30  
  12:33 Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Jiri Kulich. 12:40  
  12:50 Erik Cernak hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  13:05 Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 13:22  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 13:28  
  13:36 J.J. Moser hits Peyton Krebs.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 13:55  
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 14:00  
  14:11 Brayden Point blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  14:55 Luke Glendening shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 14:57  
Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Brayden Point. 15:08  
Giveaway by JJ Peterka. 15:15  
  15:18 Giveaway by Brayden Point.
  15:33 Yanni Gourde shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:35 Yanni Gourde hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 15:52  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Yanni Gourde. 16:05  
Dylan Cozens hits Oliver Bjorkstrand. 16:20  
Giveaway by Zach Benson. 17:14  
Tage Thompson hits J.J. Moser. 17:44  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli. 17:47  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 18:04  
  18:06 Brandon Hagel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson.
  18:06 Luke Glendening wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod.
  18:06 Shot by Erik Cernak misses the net
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 18:25  
  19:11 Erik Cernak blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 19:12  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 19:14  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 19:25  
Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Luke Glendening. 19:43  
  19:43 Ryan McDonagh penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan McLeod.
  19:46 Luke Glendening blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  19:55 Erik Cernak blocks shot from Tage Thompson.