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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 4, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Beau Halkidis, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 1023
Buffalo 1315
Periods:
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1
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
Anthony Cirelli hits Mattias Samuelsson. 0:09  
Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net 0:16  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 0:26  
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:27  
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 0:32  
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 1:00  
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 1:01  
  1:12 Riley Stillman hits Corey Perry.
Tanner Jeannot hits Riley Stillman. 1:27  
  1:31 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Nicholas Paul hits Tyson Jost. 1:37  
  2:25 Mattias Samuelsson hits Pat Maroon.
  2:49 Takeaway by Jack Quinn.
  3:37 Rasmus Dahlin hits Brayden Point.
  3:42 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
  4:26 Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul.
  4:48 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Tanner Jeannot hits Kyle Okposo. 4:58  
  5:10 Henri Jokiharju hits Tanner Jeannot.
  5:22 Henri Jokiharju hits Pat Maroon.
Michael Eyssimont hits Tyson Jost. 5:33  
  5:44 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Ross Colton blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 5:49  
Pat Maroon blocks shot from Riley Stillman. 6:00  
Zach Bogosian hits Peyton Krebs. 6:10  
  6:16 Ilya Lyubushkin shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  6:16 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Alex Killorn hits Rasmus Dahlin. 6:33  
Giveaway by Nick Perbix. 6:49  
  7:01 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  7:13 Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
  7:35 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 7:36  
Nicholas Paul hits Owen Power. 7:45  
Nicholas Paul shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 8:02  
  8:03 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul.
Tanner Jeannot hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 8:09  
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 8:18  
  8:40 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 8:42  
  8:53 Giveaway by Peyton Krebs.
  9:00 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Anthony Cirelli.
  9:03 Mattias Samuelsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Cirelli.
  9:03 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Giveaway by Brayden Point. 9:20  
  9:39 Tyson Jost hits Alex Killorn.
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 9:43  
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 9:43  
  10:02 Owen Power blocks shot from Steven Stamkos.
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 10:35  
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 10:48  
Shot by Victor Hedman misses the net 10:53  
  11:07 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul.
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 11:10  
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 11:11  
Shot by Alex Killorn misses the net 11:22  
Giveaway by Steven Stamkos. 11:35  
  11:37 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Killorn.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 11:37  
Shot by Mikhail Sergachev misses the net 12:24  
Shot by Brayden Point misses the net 12:25  
Mikhail Sergachev shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 12:31  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 12:32  
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 12:36  
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 12:51  
  12:57 Mattias Samuelsson hits Nikita Kucherov.
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 13:00  
  13:21 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
Brayden Point scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. 13:28  
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 13:28  
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 13:47  
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against JJ Peterka. 13:48  
Zach Bogosian hits Peyton Krebs. 14:06  
  14:16 Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
  14:21 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Victor Hedman blocks shot from JJ Peterka. 14:22  
Nicholas Paul penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 15:04  
  15:04 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  15:14 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
Takeaway by Anthony Cirelli. 15:24  
  16:03 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
  16:11 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 16:15  
  16:15 Tage Thompson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin.
  16:29 Giveaway by Tyson Jost.
Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 16:32  
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 16:34  
  16:38 Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
  16:54 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Darren Raddysh.
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 16:55  
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 17:29  
  17:30 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Nick Perbix hits JJ Peterka. 17:39  
  17:53 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  17:54 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ross Colton.
  17:59 Shot by Riley Stillman misses the net
Giveaway by Michael Eyssimont. 18:04  
  18:05 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  18:06 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Mikhail Sergachev hits Dylan Cozens. 18:20  
  18:41 Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  18:51 Giveaway by Owen Power.
Giveaway by Ian Cole. 18:58  
  19:36 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
Tanner Jeannot blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 19:38  
  19:49 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
2
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
  0:35 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel. 1:15  
  1:21 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  1:26 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 2:02  
  2:07 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  2:14 Henri Jokiharju hits Michael Eyssimont.
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:45  
  2:51 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  2:53 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Tanner Jeannot wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 2:54  
  3:14 Zemgus Girgensons hits Ian Cole.
  3:30 Riley Stillman hits Ian Cole.
  3:41 Kyle Okposo hits Darren Raddysh.
  3:45 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Nicholas Paul hits Jeff Skinner. 3:55  
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 4:11  
  4:55 Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Victor Hedman hits Dylan Cozens. 5:28  
  5:35 Vinnie Hinostroza scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Dylan Cozens.
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 5:35  
Zach Bogosian hits Peyton Krebs. 5:58  
  6:12 Giveaway by Owen Power.
  6:21 Riley Stillman penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Eyssimont.
  6:21 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:05  
  7:27 Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
Ross Colton shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:55  
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 8:00  
  8:12 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Steven Stamkos.
  8:58 Takeaway by Vinnie Hinostroza.
  9:20 Owen Power shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  9:20 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Tanner Jeannot shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 9:59  
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 10:00  
Ross Colton hits Riley Stillman. 10:23  
Darren Raddysh shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 10:29  
Pat Maroon penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Riley Stillman. 10:30  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 10:30  
Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 10:52  
  10:54 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Anthony Cirelli penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 11:02  
  11:02 Jeff Skinner penalty for kneeing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Cirelli.
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 11:02  
  11:02 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for kneeing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Cirelli.
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 11:04  
  11:46 Takeaway by Owen Power.
  12:08 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Victor Hedman shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 12:17  
  12:17 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  12:30 Tyson Jost scores.
  12:30 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  12:37 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  13:03 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Steven Stamkos.
  13:32 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
Nicholas Paul hits Owen Power. 13:41  
Ian Cole blocks shot from Riley Stillman. 13:46  
  14:03 Riley Stillman penalty for fighting against Tanner Jeannot - 5 mins (Major).
Tanner Jeannot penalty for fighting against Riley Stillman - 5 mins (Major). 14:03  
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:03  
Ross Colton hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 14:13  
Ross Colton shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 14:16  
Corey Perry shoots misses the net 14:21  
  14:27 Dylan Cozens hits Pat Maroon.
  14:34 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Pat Maroon.
Takeaway by Victor Hedman. 15:22  
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 15:50  
  16:07 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Brandon Hagel.
  16:16 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  16:42 Takeaway by JJ Peterka.
  17:18 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  17:22 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  17:40 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 18:08  
Pat Maroon hits Casey Mittelstadt. 18:26  
  18:36 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Giveaway by Ross Colton. 18:37  
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov. 18:43  
  18:44 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
  19:00 Giveaway by Dylan Cozens.
Steven Stamkos hits Mattias Samuelsson. 19:17  
  19:46 Jack Quinn scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner.
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 19:46  
  19:55 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
3
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:00  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 0:09  
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 0:12  
Michael Eyssimont shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 0:15  
Michael Eyssimont hits Jeff Skinner. 0:18  
  0:21 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Tanner Jeannot.
Michael Eyssimont penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tage Thompson. 0:27  
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:27  
Giveaway by Nicholas Paul. 0:51  
  0:53 Jeff Skinner scores a power play goal.
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:53  
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:58  
  1:18 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Pat Maroon hits Vinnie Hinostroza. 1:32  
  1:37 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
  2:01 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Brandon Hagel hits Zemgus Girgensons. 2:19  
Nicholas Paul shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 2:22  
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 2:22  
Takeaway by Ian Cole. 2:27  
Alex Killorn scores. Assisted by Nick Perbix and Nicholas Paul. 2:55  
  2:55 Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Victor Hedman blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 4:06  
Giveaway by Pat Maroon. 4:18  
  4:18 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Ross Colton.
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 4:43  
Shot by Ian Cole misses the net 4:47  
  4:51 Mattias Samuelsson hits Nicholas Paul.
  5:21 Mattias Samuelsson hits Alex Killorn.
Darren Raddysh blocks shot from JJ Peterka. 6:01  
Michael Eyssimont hits Henri Jokiharju. 6:02  
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli. 6:24  
Anthony Cirelli blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 6:32  
  6:44 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
Takeaway by Zach Bogosian. 7:00  
Ross Colton shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:10  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 7:37  
  8:23 Owen Power penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Killorn.
  8:23 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul.
Brandon Hagel hits Mattias Samuelsson. 8:36  
  8:43 Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net
Corey Perry penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Henri Jokiharju. 8:44  
  8:44 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Nicholas Paul hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 10:12  
  10:17 Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
  10:21 Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
  10:48 Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. 10:49  
Takeaway by Ross Colton. 11:26  
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 11:40  
  11:56 Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Brian Elliott.
Mikhail Sergachev penalty for kneeing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. 12:12  
  12:12 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  12:30 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
Takeaway by Victor Hedman. 13:08  
Alex Killorn scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Tanner Jeannot and Victor Hedman. 13:18  
Nicholas Paul wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 13:18  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 13:32  
Nicholas Paul shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 13:33  
  13:44 Giveaway by Owen Power.
Ian Cole blocks shot from Jack Quinn. 14:06  
  14:06 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Giveaway by Victor Hedman. 14:39  
Shot by Michael Eyssimont misses the net 15:00  
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 15:06  
Michael Eyssimont hits Kyle Okposo. 15:11  
  15:39 Tage Thompson blocks shot from Corey Perry.
Ross Colton hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 15:44  
  15:55 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Corey Perry.
  15:59 Giveaway by Tage Thompson.
  17:02 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot Alex Killorn shoots
Nick Perbix shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 17:05  
Ian Cole shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 17:14  
  17:25 Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Nick Perbix.
Shot by Ross Colton misses the net 17:52  
Ross Colton shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 18:02  
  18:11 Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Victor Hedman.
  18:16 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Nicholas Paul.
Mikhail Sergachev shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 18:26  
Shot by Mikhail Sergachev misses the net 19:13  
Ross Colton wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 19:28  
  19:42 Henri Jokiharju hits Michael Eyssimont.
  19:45 Dylan Cozens hits Michael Eyssimont.
Corey Perry shoots Saved by Eric Comrie. 19:46  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 19:53