Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning

35-19-6, 18-11-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	4	1	1	6
Lightning TB	0	1	1	2

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

38-16-4, 19-10-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	19	13:39	0:20	0:36	12:43	1	0	100.0
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	16:08	3:42	0:00	12:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	19	13:04	0:07	1:14	11:43	5	8	38.5
0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	18	10:59	0:00	0:10	10:49	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	19	12:26	0:06	2:21	9:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:21	4:05	2:57	13:19	10	11	47.6
2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	15:03	3:32	0:00	11:31	7	9	43.8
0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	20	14:46	3:58	0:00	10:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:21	3:49	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	16:00	4:05	0:00	11:55	6	2	75.0
1	0	-1	5	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	25	18:15	3:57	1:50	12:28	0	1	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	12:05	3:39	0:00	8:26	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	22:45	4:06	3:29	15:10	0	0	0.0
1	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	29	24:32	4:07	0:26	19:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	15	8:40	0:00	0:06	8:34	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	18	13:08	0:00	0:37	12:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	27	19:59	0:22	0:41	18:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	28	24:08	0:00	3:49	20:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	2	36	.947	31	4	1	0	0	59:41	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Dominic JamesD. James#17
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	16:27	3:46	0:00	12:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	22	14:01	0:06	2:03	11:52	10	5	66.7
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	15:07	0:04	4:06	10:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	11	8:17	0:06	0:00	8:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	21	15:59	0:22	4:19	11:18	5	11	31.3
0	0	-1	3	1	0	3	14	0	0	3	16	13:02	2:28	0:40	9:54	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	28	21:03	2:02	3:36	15:25	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	13:48	0:04	0:58	12:46	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:06	0:00	0:00	13:06	8	4	66.7
0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	20:11	4:24	0:00	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	20	17:52	4:06	0:02	13:44	9	7	56.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	22	14:43	0:00	4:42	10:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	18	15:49	0:10	0:08	15:31	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	22	16:53	1:01	2:49	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	22	16:41	0:04	0:20	16:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:16	0:00	5:01	11:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	15:46	0:00	2:56	12:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	22	21:14	4:07	0:00	17:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jonas JohanssonJ. Johansson#31
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	1	20	.952	13	6	1	0	0	38:06	0
14	5	9	.643	9	0	0	0	0	21:54	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	4	1	1	6
	Lightning	0	1	1	2

1st Period		BUF
5:25	Rasmus Dahlin (12) Assists: Owen Power (14)	1
6:15	Josh Norris (7) Assists: Josh Doan (22), Zach Metsa (2)	2
8:18	Josh Norris (8) Assists: Bowen Byram (21), Zach Benson (20)	3
15:06	Tage Thompson (32) Assists: Peyton Krebs (20), Rasmus Dahlin (38)	4

2nd Period			BUF	TB
1:54		Zach Metsa (2) Unassisted	5	0
16:03		Dominic James (7) Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (18), Victor Hedman (14)	5	1

3rd Period			BUF	TB
3:43		Alex Tuch (24) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (39), Jack Quinn (26)	6	1
5:27		Victor Hedman (1) Assists: Darren Raddysh (37)	6	2

Alex Tuch scores power-play goal vs. Lightning

0:38

Victor Hedman lights the lamp

0:48

Dominic James lights the lamp for Lightning

0:37

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Lightning
4

Game 1

4/2

Sabres
6
Lightning
2

Game 2

1/3

Lightning
Sabres

Game 3

8/3

Lightning
Sabres

Game 4

7/4

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 1 March 2026

Tampa, FL

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Furman South

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	38	16	4	80
Buffalo	35	19	6	76
Montreal	33	17	9	75
Detroit	34	20	6	74
Boston	33	21	5	71
Ottawa	29	22	8	66
Florida	30	26	3	63
Toronto	27	24	9	63

Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars: Game Highlights

Caufield scores 2 in the first period as the Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-2

— Cole Caufield scored two first-period goals to help propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Batherson, Cozens each score twice in the Senators' 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs

— Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens each scored twice and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars: Game Highlights

Caufield scores 2 in the first period as the Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-2

Batherson, Cozens each score twice in the Senators' 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs