Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

20-13-3, 10-4-3 Away

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

18-14-4, 11-5-2 Home

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	13	7	2	1	2.32	.915
J. Johansson	7	6	1	0	2.76	.897

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	9	6	3	1	2.87	.907
U. Luukkonen	5	5	1	0	2.73	.892
C. Ellis	4	3	0	0	3.25	.895

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Buffalo, NY

TB

BUF

Points

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Tage ThompsonC #72

Goals

Brandon HagelLW #38

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brandon Hagel LW	IR	27 Dec
Emil Lilleberg D	IR	20 Jan
Erik Cernak D	IR-LT	31 Dec
Victor Hedman D	IR	1 Feb

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Tyson Kozak C	OUT	27 Dec
Conor Timmins D	IR	5 Feb
Colten Ellis G	IR	27 Dec
Jason Zucker LW	IR	27 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
TB	3.25	2.61	27.7	26.6	413	21	18.1	18	84.3	2	0
BUF	3.03	3.25	28.3	29.7	341	22	20.2	16	84.5	3	0

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/23/25	vsSTL	W4-1
12/21/25	vsCAR	W6-4
12/19/25	vsLA	L2-1
12/16/25	vsFLA	L5-2
12/13/25	@NYI	L3-2 SO

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/24/25	@OTT	W3-2 OT
12/22/25	@NJ	W3-1
12/20/25	vsNYI	W3-2 SO
12/19/25	vsPHI	W5-3
12/15/25	@SEA	W3-1

Regular Season Series

Series starts 2/3

Sabres
Lightning

Game 1

4/2

Sabres
Lightning

Game 2

1/3

Lightning
Sabres

Game 3

8/3

Lightning
Sabres

Game 4

7/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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Capitals enter matchup with the Devils on losing streak

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Toronto takes on Ottawa following Nylander's 2-goal game

Toronto takes on Ottawa following Nylander's 2-goal game

Ottawa Senators (18-13-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (16-15-5, in the Atlantic Division)

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