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
Box score
BUFBuffalo Sabres
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 71R. McLeodRyan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:21 |
| 89A. TuchAlex Tuch | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:15 |
| 91J. DoanJosh Doan | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:08 |
| 72T. ThompsonTage Thompson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 |
| 9J. NorrisJosh Norris | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 |
| 86N. OstlundNoah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:46 |
| 22J. QuinnJack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 |
| 6Z. BensonZach Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:39 |
| 48T. KozakTyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:04 |
| 29B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12:26 |
| 17J. ZuckerJason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:05 |
| 19P. KrebsPeyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10:59 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 26R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:32 |
| 23M. SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24:08 |
| 4B. ByramBowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:45 |
| 25O. PowerOwen Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 |
| 73Z. MetsaZach Metsa | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:08 |
| 8M. KesselringMichael Kesselring | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:40 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1U. LuukkonenUkko-Pekka Luukkonen | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 59:41 | W |
TBLTampa Bay Lightning
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 38B. HagelBrandon Hagel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:05 |
| 86N. KucherovNikita Kucherov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:11 |
| 21B. PointBrayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:52 |
| 22O. BjorkstrandOliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 |
| 37Y. GourdeYanni Gourde | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 |
| 28Z. GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 |
| 71A. CirelliAnthony Cirelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:01 |
| 29P. HolmbergPontus Holmberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 |
| 17D. JamesDominic James | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 |
| 59J. GuentzelJake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13:02 |
| 93G. GoncalvesGage Goncalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 43D. RaddyshDarren Raddysh | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:18 |
| 77V. HedmanVictor Hedman | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:53 |
| 78E. LillebergEmil Lilleberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 |
| 27R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 |
| 51C. D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15:50 |
| 90J. MoserJ.J. Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:46 |
| 81E. CernakErik Cernak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:39 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88A. VasilevskiyAndrei Vasilevskiy | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 21:54 | L |
| 31J. JohanssonJonas Johansson | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 38:06 |