Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 9:30 | Buffalo - Sam Reinhart Assists: Marcus Johansson, Brandon Montour |
| 17:02 | Tampa Bay - Pat Maroon Assists: Yanni Gourde, Kevin Shattenkirk |
| 2nd Period | |
| 1:58 | Tampa Bay - Victor Hedman Assists: Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov |
| 19:57 | Tampa Bay - Pat Maroon Assists: Cedric Paquette, Kevin Shattenkirk |
| 3rd Period | |
| 4:14 | Buffalo - Victor Olofsson Assists: Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart |
| 9:48 | Tampa Bay - Yanni Gourde Assists: Cedric Paquette |
| 10:55 | Tampa Bay - Mathieu Joseph Assists: Alex Killorn, Anthony Cirelli |
| 19:22 | Buffalo - Jack Eichel Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Rasmus Dahlin |
| Penalty Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 10:40 | Tampa Bay - Nikita Kucherov for Hooking (2:00) |
| 15:07 | Buffalo - Brandon Montour for Roughing (2:00) |
| 2nd Period | |
| 1:51 | Buffalo - Marcus Johansson for Interference (2:00) |
| 14:43 | Buffalo - Rasmus Ristolainen for Interference (2:00) |
| 3rd Period | |
| 16:14 | Tampa Bay - Cedric Paquette for Roughing (2:00) |
| 16:14 | Tampa Bay - Cedric Paquette for Game Misconduct (10:00) |
| 17:59 | Buffalo - Sam Reinhart for Roughing (2:00) |
| 17:59 | Tampa Bay - Erik Cernak for Roughing (2:00) |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| Buffalo Sabres | 17 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 12 | 18 | 10 | 40 |
| Power Plays | ||
| Team | Total Power Plays Attempted | Total Power Plays Converted |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Carter Hutton | 40 | 35 | Loss |
| Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending | |||
| Player | Shots Faced | Shots Saved | Decision |
| Curtis McElhinney | 43 | 40 | Win |
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Chris Lee
Linesman: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 13,339
Information last updated on 4/20/2020 2:23:24 PM.