Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning

39-37-6, 18-18-5 Away

Final

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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

44-29-8, 24-11-5 Home


Shots	34	33
Hits	13	18
Faceoffs Won	28	33
Faceoff Win Percent	45.9	54.1
Power Play Opportunities	2	2
Power Play Goals	0	0
Power Play Percentage	0.0	0.0
Short Handed Goals	1	0
Total Penalties	2	2
Penalty Minutes	4	4
Blocked Shots	12	11
Takeaways	7	13
Giveaways	1	9

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 3-1

Lightning
2
Sabres
3

Game 1

18/10

Lightning
3
Sabres
1

Game 2

20/1

Sabres
3
Lightning
2

Game 3

1/3

Sabres
4
Lightning
2

Game 4

16/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	5	43
Boston	20	16	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	18	13	4	40
Buffalo	17	14	4	38
Toronto	15	15	5	35

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Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Dylan CozensC - BUF

Eric ComrieG - BUF

Steven StamkosC - TB

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

BUF wins 3-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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