Final Jan 28
NYR 2 +125 o6.5
NYI 5 -150 u6.5
Final Jan 28
PHI 3 +100 o6.5
CLB 5 -120 u6.5
Final Jan 28
COL 2 -155 o6.5
OTT 5 +130 u6.5
Buffalo 3rd Atlantic30-17-5-0
Tampa Bay 1st Atlantic33-14-2-2

Sabres vs Lightning Game Overview

BUF vs TBRecords

BUF vs TBRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Buffalo logo BUF 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Tampa Bay logo TB 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
5-4-1
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Apr 13, '25 TB  logo 7 - 4 TB -246 o6.5 31 25 1-2 1-2
Apr 05, '25 BUF  logo 3 - 2 (SO) BUF +182 u6.5 38 24 1-3 0-3
Mar 06, '25 TB  logo 6 - 5 TB -233 o6.5 26 33 1-3 1-4
Apr 15, '24 TB  logo 4 - 2 BUF +151 P6.0 33 34 0-2 0-2
Feb 29, '24 TB  logo 3 - 2 (OT) BUF +132 u6.5 23 23 1-3 2-3
Jan 20, '24 BUF  logo 3 - 1 TB -109 u6.5 27 16 0-2 0-3
Oct 17, '23 BUF  logo 3 - 2 (OT) BUF -117 u7.0 31 25 0-3 0-4
Mar 04, '23 BUF  logo 5 - 3 BUF +137 o7.0 34 36 2-5 1-5
Feb 23, '23 TB  logo 6 - 5 (OT) BUF +190 o7.0 41 23 1-3 1-2
Nov 28, '22 BUF  logo 6 - 5 (OT) TB -141 o6.5 37 25 0-1 3-4

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BUF vs TBInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
J. Greenway LW Day To Day - Lower-body( Jan 27, '26) Jan 27, '26
Greenway did not play on Tuesday's (Jan. 27) game versus the Maple Leafs due to an injury concern related to the sports hernia surgery he had over the summer, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
J. Norris C Day To Day - Ribs( Jan 27, '26) Jan 27, '26
Norris did not play in Tuesday's (Jan. 27) game against the Maple Leafs.
U. Luukkonen G Day To Day - Lower Body( Jan 26, '26) Jan 26, '26
Luukkonen did not return to Tuesday's (Jan. 27) game due to a lower-body injury against Maple Leafs.
J. Danforth RW Out - Lower Body( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.
J. Bryson D Out - Upper-body( Jan 22, '26) Jan 22, '26
The Sabres placed D Jacob Bryson on injured reserve on Friday (Jan. 23).
J. Dunne C Out - Middle-body( Jan 14, '26) Jan 14, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Josh Dunne on injured reserve on Thursday (Jan. 15)
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
J. Kulich C Out - Ear( Nov 09, '25) Nov 09, '25
The Sabres said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Kulich is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Tampa Bay's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
R. McDonagh D Day To Day - Lower-body( Jan 26, '26) Jan 26, '26
McDonagh did not play in Monday's (Jan. 26) game against the Mammoth.
C. D'Astous D Out - Undisclosed( Jan 24, '26) Jan 24, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed D Charle-Edouard D'Astous on injured reserve on Sunday (Jan. 25).
B. Point C Out - Lower Body( Jan 15, '26) Jan 15, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed F Brayden Point on injured reserve on Friday (Jan. 16).
E. Lilleberg D Out - Undisclosed( Dec 14, '25) Dec 14, '25
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed D Emil Lilleberg on injured reserve on Monday (Dec. 15) and is week-to-week.
V. Hedman D Out - Elbow( Dec 11, '25) Dec 11, '25
The Lightning said that Hedman will have an elbow surgery on Monday (Dec. 15) and is expected to be back by Sunday (Feb. 1).

Tampa Bay Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
2.40
Save %
.929
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Lyon Jan 24, 2026 NYI 0 - BUF 5 W 0 26 1.00 - W -114 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 22, 2026 MON 2 - BUF 4 W 2 34 .941 - W +104 u6.5
A.Lyon Jan 20, 2026 NAS 3 - BUF 5 W 3 34 .912 - W +114 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 19, 2026 CAR 2 - BUF 1 L 2 29 .931 - L +158 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 17, 2026 BUF 4 - MIN 5 (OT) - 5 36 .861 - L -120 o6.0
W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
1.80
Save %
.929
Tampa Bay Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Vasilevskiy Jan 26, 2026 TB 2 - UTAH 0 W 0 28 1.00 - W -152 u6.0
J.Johansson Jan 24, 2026 CLB 8 - TB 5 L 6 29 .793 - L -120 o6.5
A.Vasilevskiy Jan 23, 2026 CHI 1 - TB 2 (SO) W 1 19 .947 - W -295 u6.0
A.Vasilevskiy Jan 20, 2026 TB 4 - SJ 1 W 1 23 .957 - W -330 u6.5
A.Vasilevskiy Jan 18, 2026 DAL 1 - TB 4 W 1 20 .950 - W -115 u6.0

BUF vs TBStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
0.00 Total 0.00
0.00 1st Period 0.00
0.00 2nd Period 0.00
0.00 3rd Period 0.00
0.00 OT 0.00

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
0.00 Total 0.00
0.00 1st Period 0.00
0.00 2nd Period 0.00
0.00 3rd Period 0.00
0.00 OT 0.00

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.00 Total 0.00
0.00 1st Period 0.00
0.00 2nd Period 0.00
0.00 3rd Period 0.00
0.00 OT 0.00

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
0 - 0 G/Att vs. GA/Att 0 - 0
0.00 PP % vs. PK % 0.00

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 0 0 0.000 0-0-0
Alex Lyon 0 0 0.000 0-0-0

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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