1st	2nd	3rd	TOTAL
Buffalo	0	1	1	2
Tampa Bay	1	3	1	5

First Period: Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, R Petrovicky 1 (Nylander), 3:30. Penalties: Herbers, T.B. (Obstr hooking), 11:56; D Ward, Buf (hooking), 14:49.
Second Period: Scoring: 2, Tampa Bay, Daigle 1 (Walker, Tucker), 8:00. 3, Tampa Bay, Mcbain 1 (R Petrovicky, Stojanov), 12:15. 4, Buffalo, Peca 1 (D Ward, Afinogenov), 14:04. 5, Tampa Bay, Richer 1 (Burr), 19:17. Penalties: Peca, Buf (Obstr holding), 2:18; Kruse, Buf (fighting major), 12:32; Larocque, T.B. (Fighting major), 12:32; D Ward, Buf (roughing), 14:04; D Cloutier, T.B. (Roughing, slashing, game misconduct), 14:04; Afinogenov, Buf (charging), 14:31; Mcbain, T.B. (Fighting major), 18:04; Grosek, Buf (fighting major), 18:04.
Third Period: Scoring: 6, Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 1 (shorthanded) (unassisted), 12:50. 7, Buffalo, Afinogenov 1 (power play) (Peca, D Ward), 13:25. Penalties: Smehlik, Buf (hooking), 2:34; Lecavalier, T.B. (Obstr tripping), 6:06; Zyuzin, T.B. (Slashing), 11:50.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Buffalo		12	18	8	--38
Tampa Bay		5	16	10	--31

Power-play Conversions: Buf - 1 of 4, Tam - 0 of 3. Goalies: Buffalo, Noronen (21 shots, 17 saves; record: 0-1-1), Biron (start of 3rd, 10, 9). Tampa Bay, D Cloutier (21, 20; record: 2-1-0), Hodson (14:04 of 2nd period, 17, 16). A: 6,249. Referee: Ohalloran. Linesmen: D Mccourt, M Pare.