Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 2
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 0 | – | 2 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 1 | – | 3 |
First Period_1, Buffalo, Girgensons 1 (Jost, Samuelsson), 8:57. 2, Buffalo, Skinner 1 (Tuch, Power), 15:28. Penalties_Sheary, TB (Holding), 5:33; Tuch, BUF (Hooking), 6:09; Dahlin, BUF (Roughing), 19:08; Girgensons, BUF (Fighting), 19:08; Watson, TB (Fighting), 19:08.
Second Period_3, Tampa Bay, Johansson 1 (Jeannot, Hagel), 17:58. Penalties_Mittelstadt, BUF (Holding), 3:00; Raddysh, TB (Hooking), 7:07; Clifton, BUF (Cross Checking), 14:41.
Third Period_4, Tampa Bay, Hagel 3 (Point, Cirelli), 19:53. Penalties_Barre-Boulet, TB (Hooking), 10:01.
Overtime_5, Buffalo, Cozens 1 (Greenway, Dahlin), 1:46. Penalties_None.
Shots on Goal_Tampa Bay 7-6-10-0_23. Buffalo 11-9-9-2_31.
Power-play opportunities_Tampa Bay 0 of 4; Buffalo 0 of 3.
Goalies_Tampa Bay, Johansson 1-1-0 (31 shots-28 saves). Buffalo, Levi 0-2-0 (23-21).
A_12,598 (19,070). T_2:32.
Referees_Frederick L’Ecuyer, Francois St. Laurent. Linesmen_Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson.