Final
Sunday, March 8, 2026
KeyBank Center, Buffalo
MSG-B, The Spot
Scoring
1st period
2nd period
3rd period

Tampa Bay Lightning
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | HITS | BLK | GVA | TKA | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | C. Perry | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 08:54 | 13 |
| 14 | C. Geekie | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 07:33 | 12 |
| 21 | B. Point | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17:13 | 19 |
| 22 | O. Bjorkstrand | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14:02 | 17 |
| 28 | Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 15:48 | 21 |
| 29 | P. Holmberg | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13:17 | 17 |
| 37 | Y. Gourde | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 18:39 | 25 |
| 38 | B. Hagel | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 16:42 | 23 |
| 46 | S. Sabourin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 04:17 | 10 |
| 59 | J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 17:44 | 20 |
| 71 | A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 18:55 | 27 |
| 86 | N. Kucherov | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19:15 | 24 |
| 27 | R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 20:41 | 26 |
| 43 | D. Raddysh | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 23:13 | 26 |
| 51 | C. D'Astous | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18:37 | 24 |
| 77 | V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20:07 | 27 |
| 81 | E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 06:47 | 12 |
| 90 | J. Moser | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26:17 | 29 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | J. JohanssonSTART | L | 42 | 34 | 8 | .810 | 58:54 |
| 88 | A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |

Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | HITS | BLK | GVA | TKA | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Z. Benson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14:15 | 22 |
| 9 | J. Norris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17:55 | 23 |
| 10 | S. Carrick | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 06:03 | 10 |
| 17 | J. Zucker | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 16:42 | 22 |
| 19 | P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 08:46 | 12 |
| 22 | J. Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15:19 | 21 |
| 29 | B. Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 06:03 | 12 |
| 71 | R. McLeod | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 21:03 | 26 |
| 72 | T. Thompson | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19:39 | 22 |
| 86 | N. Ostlund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16:34 | 23 |
| 89 | A. Tuch | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 18:54 | 24 |
| 91 | J. Doan | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18:25 | 24 |
| 4 | B. Byram | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 20:12 | 25 |
| 8 | M. Kesselring | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 06:03 | 14 |
| 23 | M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 24:57 | 28 |
| 25 | O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 27:08 | 29 |
| 26 | R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 26:16 | 30 |
| 73 | Z. Metsa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 08:55 | 13 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. LuukkonenSTART | W | 28 | 22 | 7 | .786 | 59:21 |
| 92 | C. Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |