Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres

48-23-6, 23-10-5 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

47-23-8, 25-10-4 Home

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Mitchell ChaffeeM. Chaffee#41
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Corey PerryC. Perry#10
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Scott SabourinS. Sabourin#46
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
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	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	18	14:57	5:40	0:00	9:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	6:23	0:23	0:00	6:00	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	18	11:29	0:00	3:03	8:26	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	24	19:17	1:33	3:41	14:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	23	14:53	0:17	3:37	10:59	2	7	22.2
1	1	-1	6	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	27	24:54	7:39	4:10	13:05	9	7	56.3
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	15	8:21	1:07	0:00	7:14	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	23:30	8:14	0:00	15:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	25	18:05	3:10	0:40	14:15	13	5	72.2
0	0	-2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	16	12:36	3:14	0:00	9:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	20:11	5:33	0:00	14:38	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	9	5:58	0:00	0:00	5:58	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	20	13:58	0:04	3:08	10:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	3	23	18:02	1:17	0:00	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	16:58	0:00	2:27	14:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:44	0:01	5:09	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:54	0:13	4:08	15:33	0	0	0.0
0	2	-2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	25:45	8:10	0:25	17:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	16	7	2	0	0	58:05	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
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
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Luke SchennL. Schenn#5
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64

											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	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	25	17:44	1:56	2:41	13:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	20	14:40	1:35	0:02	13:03	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	12	7:58	0:00	0:00	7:58	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	11:19	0:00	3:46	7:33	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	20	12:37	0:00	0:04	12:33	5	3	62.5
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	19	12:53	0:00	3:55	8:58	0	1	0.0
0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	17:31	2:57	4:39	9:55	8	5	61.5
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	17:10	4:43	0:00	12:27	6	11	35.3
1	0	2	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	18	14:24	6:04	0:00	8:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	17:56	5:43	0:00	12:13	3	4	42.9
1	0	0	6	3	0	2	4	2	0	2	28	17:59	1:51	3:30	12:38	2	1	66.7
1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:44	5:38	0:00	8:06	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	21:16	2:04	2:31	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	23:01	5:34	1:17	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:48	0:00	1:49	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	26	22:44	0:00	6:54	15:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:54	0:00	3:10	9:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:40	0:00	2:58	9:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	2	23	.920	19	4	0	0	0	60:00	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
	Lightning	1	1	0	2
	Sabres	2	1	1	4

1st Period		TB	BUF
5:42	Alex Tuch (30) Assists: Bowen Byram (29), Ryan McLeod (39)	0	1
11:45	Nikita Kucherov (43) (Power Play) Assists: Jake Guentzel (49), Darren Raddysh (47)	1	1
14:04	Josh Norris (11) Assists: Josh Doan (25), Zach Benson (27)	1	2

2nd Period			TB	BUF
3:56		Jake Guentzel (37) Assists: Brayden Point (30), Darren Raddysh (48)	2	2
7:38		Jason Zucker (23) Assists: Bowen Byram (30), Rasmus Dahlin (52)	2	3

3rd Period			TB	BUF
18:06		Jack Quinn (19) (Empty Net) Assists: Jason Zucker (18), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1)	2	4

Jack Quinn tallies goal vs. Lightning

0:27

Jake Guentzel tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:50

Andrei Vasilevskiy makes big-time save vs. Sabres

0:40

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 3-1

Sabres
3
Lightning
4

Game 1

4/2

Sabres
6
Lightning
2

Game 2

1/3

Lightning
7
Sabres
8

Game 3

8/3

Lightning
2
Sabres
4

Game 4

7/4

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 7 April 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Gord Dwyer

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Scott Cherrey

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	48	23	6	102
Buffalo	47	23	8	102
Montreal	45	22	10	100
Boston	43	26	9	95
Ottawa	40	27	10	90
Detroit	40	29	8	88
Toronto	32	31	14	78
Florida	37	37	3	77

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

BUF wins 3-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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