Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningTBL · 28 shots7
Final
Sunday, March 8, 2026
KeyBank Center, Buffalo
MSG-B, The Spot
Buffalo SabresBuffalo SabresBUF · 42 shots8

Scoring

1st period
08:26BUFJDJosh DoanJosh Doan (20)ppTage Thompson (33), Bowen Byram (23) · wrist0–1
2nd period
02:15BUFJZJason ZuckerJason Zucker (18)ppRasmus Dahlin (43), Tage Thompson (34) · snap0–2
05:10BUFATAlex TuchAlex Tuch (26)ppTage Thompson (35), Noah Ostlund (14) · tip-in0–3
07:55TBLCPCorey PerryCorey Perry (13)Nikita Kucherov (69), Darren Raddysh (39) · backhand1–3
11:07BUFATAlex TuchAlex Tuch (27)shBowen Byram (24) · backhand1–4
12:26TBLNKNikita KucherovNikita Kucherov (33)ppDarren Raddysh (40) · wrist2–4
14:46TBLZGZemgus GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons (8)Yanni Gourde (16), J.J. Moser (16) · snap3–4
17:37TBLJMJ.J. MoserJ.J. Moser (6)Conor Geekie (2) · wrist4–4
3rd period
00:59TBLNKNikita KucherovNikita Kucherov (34)Brandon Hagel (29), J.J. Moser (17) · snap5–4
05:46TBLBPBrayden PointBrayden Point (16)own goalUnassisted6–4
06:12BUFSCSam CarrickSam Carrick (5)Zach Benson (21), Michael Kesselring (2) · wrist6–5
09:48TBLBHBrandon HagelBrandon Hagel (30)Anthony Cirelli (23), Darren Raddysh (41) · wrist7–5
11:03BUFRDRasmus DahlinRasmus Dahlin (13)Tage Thompson (36), Bowen Byram (25) · wrist7–6
14:29BUFJZJason ZuckerJason Zucker (19)Ryan McLeod (33) · backhand7–7
15:43BUFJDJosh DoanJosh Doan (21)ppJason Zucker (15), Rasmus Dahlin (44) · wrist7–8

TBL Tampa Bay Lightning

#SkaterPosGAP+/-PIMSHITSBLKGVATKAFO%TOISHF
10C. PerryR101+2510010–08:5413
14C. GeekieC01100160014307:3312
21B. PointC10100111003317:1319
22O. BjorkstrandR0000022010–14:0217
28Z. GirgensonsC10102140006715:4821
29P. HolmbergR0000004000–13:1717
37Y. GourdeC011+10220306018:3925
38B. HagelL112+11120100–16:4223
46S. SabourinR0000504010–04:1710
59J. GuentzelC000-10100102917:4420
71A. CirelliC011+12140205518:5527
86N. KucherovR213+1255010–19:1524
27R. McDonaghD0000200001–20:4126
43D. RaddyshD033+2741110–23:1326
51C. D'AstousD000-11214000–18:3724
77V. HedmanD000+2031000–20:0727
81E. CernakD0000900300–06:4712
90J. MoserD123+2032000–26:1729
#GoalieDecSASVGASV%TOI
31J. JohanssonSTARTL42348.81058:54
88A. Vasilevskiy000–00:00

BUF Buffalo Sabres

#SkaterPosGAP+/-PIMSHITSBLKGVATKAFO%TOISHF
6Z. BensonL011+1012000–14:1522
9J. NorrisC000-10111004017:5523
10S. CarrickC101-25330017806:0310
17J. ZuckerL213+10601202516:4222
19P. KrebsC000-3510010–08:4612
22J. QuinnR0000034010–15:1921
29B. MalenstynL000-1503010–06:0312
71R. McLeodC011+20211206321:0326
72T. ThompsonC044-10341002919:3922
86N. OstlundC011-12210002516:3423
89A. TuchR2020043211–18:5424
91J. DoanR202-2042000–18:2524
4B. ByramD03301271001–20:1225
8M. KesselringD011+1710010–06:0314
23M. SamuelssonD000-3232310–24:5728
25O. PowerD000-4200310–27:0829
26R. DahlinD123+2510122–26:1630
73Z. MetsaD0000000210–08:5513
#GoalieDecSASVGASV%TOI
1U. LuukkonenSTARTW28227.78659:21
92C. Ellis000–00:00