- Final0WPG
NYR4
34
3 - Final1CAR
WSH0
30
3 - Final OTOT2DAL
CBJ5
45
4 - Final3BOS
NYI4
14
1 - Final4BUF
TB2
12
1 - Final5PIT
FLA4
64
6 - Final OTOT6CGY
MIN1
21
2 - Final7PHX
VAN4
24
2 - Final SOSO8COL
SJ2
32
3
Final
7:30 PM ET, February 26, 2013
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | T Vanek 41 | T Vanek 20 | T Ennis 21 |
| TB | M St. Louis 60 | S Stamkos 29 | M St. Louis 43 |
R. Miller (Sabres - G): Saves: 30, Save Pct.: .968

T. Vanek (Sabres - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 2


S. Stamkos (Lightning - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Tampa Bay | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in neutral zone |
| 0:23 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Teddy Purcell saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 45 ft) |
| 0:27 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Ryan Miller(Tip-In 14 ft) |
| 0:28 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 0:28 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Tom Pyatt in neutral zone |
| 0:50 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft) |
| 0:52 | Buffalo | Goal scored by Tyler Myers(Wristshot 38 ft) assisted by Thomas Vanek and Cody Hodgson |
| 0:52 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in neutral zone |
| 1:54 | Buffalo | Kevin Porter credited with hit on Brian Lee in offensive zone |
| 2:23 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Cory Conacher saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 2:32 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Patrick Kaleta in offensive zone |
| 2:40 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Patrick Kaleta, Wide of Net(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 3:02 | Tampa Bay | Eric Brewer credited with hit on Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 3:30 | Buffalo | Steve Ott credited with hit on B.J. Crombeen in neutral zone |
| 3:38 | Buffalo | Steve Ott credited with hit on Brian Lee in offensive zone |
| 3:49 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe credited with hit on Tom Pyatt in neutral zone |
| 3:58 | Tampa Bay | Brian Lee credited with hit on Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 4:02 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Robyn Regehr saved by Mathieu Garon(Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 4:10 | Buffalo | Robyn Regehr shot blocked by Vincent Lecavalier |
| 4:19 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier credited with hit on Robyn Regehr in offensive zone |
| 4:33 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Cody Hodgson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 4:54 | Buffalo | penalty to Christian Ehrhoff 2 minutes for Tripping Benoit Pouliot |
| 4:54 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone |
| 5:15 | Buffalo | Shorthanded - Steve Ott credited with hit on Teddy Purcell in defensive zone |
| 5:34 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Giveaway by Cory Conacher in offensive zone |
| 6:02 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Eric Brewer shot blocked by Kevin Porter |
| 6:20 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Matthew Carle shot blocked by Patrick Kaleta |
| 6:46 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 6:46 | Tampa Bay | Power play - Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 7:26 | Tampa Bay | Martin St. Louis credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in offensive zone |
| 7:32 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Ryan Miller(Wrap-around 12 ft) |
| 7:56 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 23 ft) |
| 8:01 | Tampa Bay | Nate Thompson credited with hit on Steve Ott in offensive zone |
| 8:36 | Tampa Bay | Eric Brewer shot blocked by Adam Pardy |
| 9:08 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Drew Stafford in offensive zone |
| 9:13 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout |
| 9:13 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in defensive zone |
| 9:39 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Vincent Lecavalier saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 46 ft) |
| 9:40 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:40 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Christian Ehrhoff credited with hit on Vincent Lecavalier in defensive zone |
| 10:26 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Brian Lee in defensive zone |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Nathan Gerbe shot blocked by Brian Lee |
| 10:34 | Tampa Bay | Takeaway by Martin St. Louis in defensive zone |
| 10:50 | Tampa Bay | B.J. Crombeen credited with hit on Mike Weber in offensive zone |
| 11:12 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Icing |
| 11:12 | Tampa Bay | Nate Thompson won faceoff against Mikhail Grigorenko in defensive zone |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jochen Hecht saved by Mathieu Garon(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 11:31 | Tampa Bay | Giveaway by Brian Lee in defensive zone |
| 11:43 | Tampa Bay | Alex Killorn shot blocked by Patrick Kaleta |
| 11:49 | Tampa Bay | Tom Pyatt shot blocked by Tyler Myers |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Marc-Andre Bergeron in defensive zone |
| 12:04 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Tom Pyatt saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 41 ft) |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Jason Pominville in neutral zone |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Nathan Gerbe in offensive zone |
| 14:28 | Tampa Bay | Shot missed by Benoit Pouliot, Wide of Net(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 14:29 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 14:29 | Tampa Bay | Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Kevin Porter in neutral zone |
| 14:39 | Tampa Bay | Marc-Andre Bergeron credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in defensive zone |
| 14:48 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 14:48 | Tampa Bay | Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 15:00 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 26 ft) |
| 15:07 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Steven Stamkos saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 28 ft) |
| 15:21 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody Hodgson saved by Mathieu Garon(Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 16:15 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Martin St. Louis saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Nathan Gerbe saved by Mathieu Garon(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 16:42 | Tampa Bay | Shot on goal by Benoit Pouliot saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Thomas Vanek in defensive zone |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Robyn Regehr saved by Mathieu Garon(Slapshot 54 ft) |
| 17:49 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 17:49 | Tampa Bay | Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Steve Ott in defensive zone |
| 18:06 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Steve Ott won faceoff against Vincent Lecavalier in neutral zone |
| 18:56 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; Home Timeout |
| 18:56 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 19:17 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Icing |
| 19:17 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 19:50 | Tampa Bay | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 19:50 | Tampa Bay | Vincent Lecavalier won faceoff against Kevin Porter in neutral zone |
| 20:00 | Tampa Bay | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Tampa Bay | game-end |




