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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Tampa Bay 6, Buffalo 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Attendance: 18465
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 0336
Buffalo 1304
Periods:
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1
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:00  
  0:42 Giveaway by Johan Larsson.
Erik Cernak shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:44  
  1:07 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  1:10 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Alex Killorn hits Victor Olofsson. 1:25  
Nikita Kucherov hits Brandon Montour. 2:12  
Cedric Paquette hits Jimmy Vesey. 2:46  
Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy. 2:51  
Pat Maroon hits Curtis Lazar. 3:09  
Steven Stamkos penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel. 4:03  
  4:03 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  4:16 Jack Eichel hits Erik Cernak.
  4:34 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  4:49 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
  5:07 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  5:08 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Erik Cernak blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 5:16  
  5:47 Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net
  5:51 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
  6:23 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  6:24 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
  6:56 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:06  
  7:06 Victor Olofsson blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 7:06  
  7:36 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Yanni Gourde.
  7:49 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 7:50  
Erik Cernak hits Dalton Smith. 8:04  
  8:07 Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net
  9:23 Marco Scandella hits Alex Killorn.
  9:52 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Luke Schenn hits Jake McCabe. 9:54  
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov. 10:06  
  10:22 Giveaway by Jack Eichel.
  10:22 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Luke Schenn.
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 10:25  
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 10:27  
  10:29 Henri Jokiharju penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nikita Kucherov.
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 10:29  
  11:02 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nikita Kucherov.
Shot by Alex Killorn misses the net 11:06  
Shot by Brayden Point misses the net 11:18  
  11:43 Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons.
  11:45 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  12:01 Takeaway by Brandon Montour.
  12:04 Giveaway by Brandon Montour.
Shot by Mikhail Sergachev misses the net 12:15  
  12:43 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 12:44  
Steven Stamkos blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:03  
  13:07 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  13:17 Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Alex Killorn blocks shot from Marcus Johansson. 13:29  
  13:47 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
  13:54 Takeaway by Conor Sheary.
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 14:18  
Victor Hedman hits Johan Larsson. 14:22  
  15:03 Brandon Montour hits Mitchell Stephens.
Shot by Cedric Paquette misses the net 15:11  
  15:21 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Mitchell Stephens hits Jake McCabe. 15:30  
  15:36 Curtis Lazar hits Kevin Shattenkirk.
Giveaway by Tyler Johnson. 16:11  
  16:42 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
  16:58 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  17:10 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
  17:25 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  17:44 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Anthony Cirelli.
  17:50 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Anthony Cirelli.
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh. 18:57  
Mikhail Sergachev hits Conor Sheary. 18:59  
  19:03 Conor Sheary scores. Assisted by Curtis Lazar.
  19:03 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
  19:17 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 19:18  
Anthony Cirelli hits Jack Eichel. 19:37  
  19:57 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Alex Killorn.
2
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
  0:00 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Luke Schenn hits Dalton Smith. 0:08  
Luke Schenn penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dalton Smith. 0:08  
  0:08 Dalton Smith penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Luke Schenn.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 0:08  
  0:34 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:35  
  1:01 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Ryan McDonagh.
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 1:09  
Ondrej Palat hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 1:19  
  2:12 Marcus Johansson scores. Assisted by Conor Sheary and Marco Scandella.
  2:12 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
Takeaway by Erik Cernak. 2:25  
  3:21 Kyle Okposo penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cedric Paquette.
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 3:21  
  3:26 Johan Larsson blocks shot from Victor Hedman.
  3:34 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Nikita Kucherov.
Giveaway by Steven Stamkos. 3:45  
  3:55 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  4:13 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  4:48 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:04  
  5:08 Henri Jokiharju penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brayden Point.
  5:08 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Brayden Point.
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:29  
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 5:39  
Ondrej Palat scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tyler Johnson and Mikhail Sergachev. 7:00  
  7:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Pat Maroon hits Sam Reinhart. 7:09  
Erik Cernak shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:19  
  7:38 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  7:39 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Tyler Johnson.
  7:44 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  7:44 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
  7:53 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  8:12 Jimmy Vesey scores. Assisted by Marcus Johansson and Conor Sheary.
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 8:12  
Mikhail Sergachev hits Jack Eichel. 8:29  
Shot by Alex Killorn misses the net 8:34  
Mikhail Sergachev penalty for fighting against Jake McCabe - 5 mins (Major). 8:34  
  8:34 Jake McCabe penalty for fighting against Mikhail Sergachev - 5 mins (Major).
  8:34 Jake McCabe penalty for instigating - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mikhail Sergachev. Served by Kyle Okposo.
  8:34 Jake McCabe penalty for instigator - misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct).
Brayden Point wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 8:34  
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 9:02  
Alex Killorn shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:21  
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 9:22  
Pat Maroon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 9:37  
  9:49 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Kevin Shattenkirk.
  9:56 Jack Eichel scores a short handed goal.
  9:56 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Tyler Johnson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary. 11:06  
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:06  
  11:58 Giveaway by Marcus Johansson.
  12:59 Marcus Johansson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cedric Paquette.
  12:59 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  13:09 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:31  
Alex Killorn scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. 13:57  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 13:57  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:24  
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 14:24  
  14:32 Takeaway by Jimmy Vesey.
Nikita Kucherov shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:37  
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:55  
  15:54 Brandon Montour hits Pat Maroon.
Yanni Gourde hits Marcus Johansson. 16:03  
Tyler Johnson scores. Assisted by Ondrej Palat. and Ryan McDonagh. 16:55  
  16:55 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Erik Cernak hits Kyle Okposo. 17:23  
Mikhail Sergachev shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 17:56  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:30  
Cedric Paquette shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:59  
3
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 0:00  
Steven Stamkos shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 0:58  
Erik Cernak shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:01  
  1:01 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Shot by Nikita Kucherov misses the net 1:19  
  1:22 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Cedric Paquette.
Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 1:40  
Mitchell Stephens shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:02  
  2:03 Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  2:23 Shot by Marcus Johansson misses the net
Brayden Point shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:43  
  3:38 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  3:44 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  3:54 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  4:10 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Cedric Paquette hits Brandon Montour. 4:35  
  4:58 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Mikhail Sergachev.
Alex Killorn shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:15  
  5:45 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  5:47 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Anthony Cirelli shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:00  
  6:01 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Tyler Johnson wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 6:08  
  6:17 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Ondrej Palat.
Kevin Shattenkirk scores. Assisted by Tyler Johnson and Anthony Cirelli. 6:20  
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 6:20  
  6:34 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Brayden Point.
  6:46 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
  6:51 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 6:51  
  6:58 Sam Reinhart hits Brayden Point.
  7:49 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Luke Schenn.
Alex Killorn scores. Assisted by Pat Maroon and Cedric Paquette. 8:08  
  8:08 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.
  8:30 Jake McCabe hits Mitchell Stephens.
  8:37 Johan Larsson hits Carter Verhaeghe.
  9:18 Takeaway by Jimmy Vesey.
Erik Cernak hits Curtis Lazar. 10:02  
Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 10:40  
Anthony Cirelli wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 10:41  
  11:36 Conor Sheary hits Kevin Shattenkirk.
Carter Verhaeghe blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 12:06  
Mikhail Sergachev penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 12:07  
  12:07 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
  12:30 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  12:45 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  13:09 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  13:23 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  13:53 Marcus Johansson shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Cedric Paquette wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 14:09  
  14:29 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Pat Maroon.
  15:22 Rasmus Dahlin hits Brayden Point.
Nikita Kucherov penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 15:42  
  15:42 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Anthony Cirelli.
Erik Cernak hits Marcus Johansson. 16:14  
Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 16:45  
Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 17:03  
Alex Killorn blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 17:34  
Steven Stamkos wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson. 17:35  
  18:00 Jack Eichel hits Erik Cernak.
Shot by Anthony Cirelli misses the net 18:08  
  18:18 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  18:28 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy.
  18:59 Marcus Johansson hits Cedric Paquette.
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 19:34  
Shot by Steven Stamkos misses the net 19:43  
  19:50 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Steven Stamkos.
Anthony Cirelli scores on an empty net. Assisted by Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos. 19:57  
  19:57 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens.