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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

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Box score

BUFBuffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
SkatersGAP+/-SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
Forwards
71R. McLeodRyan McLeod000+1201020:21
89A. TuchAlex Tuch101-1510218:15
91J. DoanJosh Doan011+2211016:08
72T. ThompsonTage Thompson101-1600016:00
9J. NorrisJosh Norris202+2200015:03
86N. OstlundNoah Ostlund000+1012014:46
22J. QuinnJack Quinn011+2210014:21
6Z. BensonZach Benson011+1020213:39
48T. KozakTyson Kozak000+1001013:04
29B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn0000142012:26
17J. ZuckerJason Zucker000+2101012:05
19P. KrebsPeyton Krebs011-1050010:59
Defense
26R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin123+2200224:32
23M. SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson000-1112224:08
4B. ByramBowen Byram011+2402022:45
25O. PowerOwen Power011+2400019:59
73Z. MetsaZach Metsa112+2302013:08
8M. KesselringMichael Kesselring000-100048:40
Buffalo Sabres goalies
GoaliesSASVGASV%TOIDEC
1U. LuukkonenUkko-Pekka Luukkonen38362.94759:41W

TBLTampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
SkatersGAP+/-SOGHITBLKPIMTOI
Forwards
38B. HagelBrandon Hagel000-1801021:05
86N. KucherovNikita Kucherov000-1400020:11
21B. PointBrayden Point0000001217:52
22O. BjorkstrandOliver Bjorkstrand011-1420016:24
37Y. GourdeYanni Gourde000-1150015:59
28Z. GirgensonsZemgus Girgensons000-1330015:03
71A. CirelliAnthony Cirelli000-2120214:01
29P. HolmbergPontus Holmberg0000110013:52
17D. JamesDominic James1010120013:06
59J. GuentzelJake Guentzel000-13001413:02
93G. GoncalvesGage Goncalves000-123008:17
Defense
43D. RaddyshDarren Raddysh011+1310221:18
77V. HedmanVictor Hedman112+1211216:53
78E. LillebergEmil Lilleberg000-1330216:45
27R. McDonaghRyan McDonagh000-3000016:16
51C. D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous000-2030415:50
90J. MoserJ.J. Moser000-1211015:46
81E. CernakErik Cernak000-1011014:39
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
GoaliesSASVGASV%TOIDEC
88A. VasilevskiyAndrei Vasilevskiy1495.64321:54L
31J. JohanssonJonas Johansson21201.95238:06