Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 0:26 | Tampa Bay - Brayden Point Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson |
| 5:47 | Buffalo - Sam Reinhart Assists: Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin |
| 19:50 | Buffalo - Tage Thompson Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Vladimir Sobotka |
| 2nd Period | |
| 7:50 | Tampa Bay - Ondrej Palat Assists: Mikhail Sergachev, Victor Hedman |
| 3rd Period | |
| 5:54 | Buffalo - Marco Scandella Assists: Jason Pominville, Conor Sheary |
| 6:17 | Tampa Bay - Nikita Kucherov Assists: Steven Stamkos |
| 14:44 | Tampa Bay - Steven Stamkos Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman |
| 18:41 | Tampa Bay - Ryan Callahan Assists: Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn |
| Penalty Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 3:17 | Tampa Bay - Braydon Coburn for Roughing (2:00) |
| 10:57 | Tampa Bay - Steven Stamkos for Tripping (2:00) |
| 12:25 | Tampa Bay - Yanni Gourde for Holding (2:00) |
| 3rd Period | |
| 13:27 | Tampa Bay - Mikhail Sergachev for Hi Stick (4:00) |
| 13:27 | Buffalo - Johan Larsson for Cross Check (2:00) |
| 13:50 | Buffalo - Jack Eichel for Elbowing (2:00) |
| 16:45 | Buffalo - Lawrence Pilut for Holding (2:00) |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 16 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| Power Plays | ||
| Team | Total Power Plays Attempted | Total Power Plays Converted |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 1 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 4 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Louis Domingue | 33 | 30 | Win |
| Buffalo Sabres Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Linus Ullmark | 30 | 25 | Loss |
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Dean Morton
Linesman: Greg Devorski, Ryan Daisy
Attendance: 19,070
Information last updated on 1/25/2019 3:23:14 PM.