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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, February 28, 2026

BUF

SabresBuffalo Sabres

35-19-6

BUF 6, TBL 2

Final

Shots 35–38

TBL

LightningTampa Bay Lightning

38-16-4

Scores for February 28, 2026

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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BUFBUF 0, TBL 0TBL1st 14:35

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Dahlin scores, from Power

BUF at TBL, February 28, 2026

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BUFAs the SabresTBLAs the Lightning

Linescore

Goals
Goals123T
BUFBuffalo Sabres4116
TBLTampa Bay Lightning0112
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123T
BUFBuffalo Sabres1020535
TBLTampa Bay Lightning14121238

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: BUFRasmus Dahlin#261 goal, 2 assists, 2 shots
  2. 2nd star: BUFJosh Norris#92 goals, 2 shots
  3. 3rd star: BUFZach Metsa#731 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

BUFTBL
35Shots on goal38
48.4%Faceoffs51.6%
1/6Power play0/3
12Penalty minutes28
16Hits28
14Blocked shots5
16Giveaways11
2Takeaways6

Standings

After the games of February 28, 2026

All standings
Atlantic
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1TBLLightning583816480
2BUFSabres603519676
3MTLCanadiens593317975
4DETRed Wings603420674
5BOSBruins593321571
6OTTSenators592922866
7FLAPanthers593026363
8TORMaple Leafs602724963