VEG +101 o6.0
WAS -111 u6.0
BUF +102 o6.5
FLA -112 u6.5
MIN +119 o6.5
UTAH -132 u6.5
WIN +116 o6.0
ANA -129 u6.0
Buffalo 4th Atlantic33-19-6-0
Tampa Bay 1st Atlantic38-15-2-2

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 38-15-4 31-26-0 28-27-2 19-6-4 19-9-0

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
Feb 03, '26 TB logo 4 - 3 (OT) TB -210 o6.0 35 26 1-2 1-3
Apr 13, '25 TB logo 7 - 4 TB -250 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 -250 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

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BUF vs TBInjury report

Buffalo logoBuffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
Z. Benson LW Day To Day - Upper Body( Feb 26, '26) Feb 26, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said that Benson is game-time call for Friday's (Feb. 27) game versus the Panthers.
J. Danforth RW Day To Day - Lower Body( Feb 25, '26) Feb 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Thursday (Feb. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.
J. Greenway LW Out - Abdomen( Feb 24, '26) Feb 24, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Jordan Greenway on injured reserve on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Feb 17, '26) Feb 17, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Wednesday (Feb. 18) that Timmins is now skating but not in day-to-day status.
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
A. Cirelli C Day To Day - Undisclosed( Feb 26, '26) Feb 26, '26
Cirelli did not play in Thursday's (Feb. 26) game versus the Hurricanes.
N. Paul LW Out - Undisclosed( Feb 24, '26) Feb 24, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed F Nick Paul on injured reserve on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
M. Crozier D Out - Abdomen( Feb 20, '26) Feb 20, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning placed D Max Crozier on injured reserve on Saturday (Feb. 21).

Tampa Bay Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
C 17 Dominic James
C 21 Brayden Point
RW 22 Oliver Bjorkstrand
C 28 Zemgus Girgensons
RW 29 Pontus Holmberg
C 37 Yanni Gourde
LW 38 Brandon Hagel
C 42 Curtis Douglas
RW 46 Scott Sabourin
C 59 Jake Guentzel
C 71 Anthony Cirelli
RW 86 Nikita Kucherov
C 93 Gage Goncalves
Defense
POS # Player
D 27 Ryan McDonagh
G 31 Jonas Johansson
D 43 Darren Raddysh
D 51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous
D 67 Declan Carlile
D 77 Victor Hedman
D 78 Emil Lilleberg
D 81 Erik Cernak
G 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy
D 90 J.J. Moser

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
2-2-1-0
GAA
3.00
Save %
.910
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Feb 25, 2026 NJ 1 - BUF 2 W 1 28 .964 - W -110 u6.0
A.Lyon Feb 5, 2026 BUF 2 - PIT 5 L 4 31 .871 - L -125 o6.5
C.Ellis Feb 3, 2026 TB 4 - BUF 3 (OT) - 4 35 .886 - L +172 o6.0
A.Lyon Feb 2, 2026 FLA 3 - BUF 5 W 3 42 .929 - W -108 o6.5
A.Lyon Jan 31, 2026 BUF 2 - MON 4 L 3 30 .900 - L -130 u6.5
W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
3.20
Save %
.900
Tampa Bay Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Johansson Feb 26, 2026 CAR 5 - TB 4 L 5 33 .848 - L +128 o6.0
A.Vasilevskiy Feb 25, 2026 TB 4 - TOR 2 W 2 34 .941 - W -220 p6.0
A.Vasilevskiy Feb 5, 2026 TB 6 - FLA 1 W 1 34 .971 - W -215 o5.5
A.Vasilevskiy Feb 3, 2026 TB 4 - BUF 3 (OT) W 3 26 .885 - W -210 o6.0
A.Vasilevskiy Feb 1, 2026 TB 6 - BOS 5 (SO) W 5 34 .853 - W -215 o6.0

BUF vs TBStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
0.00 Total 2.58
0.00 1st Period 0.89
0.00 2nd Period 0.74
0.00 3rd Period 0.88
0.00 OT 0.04

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
0.00 Total 26.61
0.00 1st Period 8.56
0.00 2nd Period 7.51
0.00 3rd Period 8.00
0.00 OT 0.54

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.00 Total 0.90
0.00 1st Period 0.90
0.00 2nd Period 0.90
0.00 3rd Period 0.89
0.00 OT 0.94

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
0 - 0 G/Att vs. GA/Att 30 - 178
0.00 PP % vs. PK % 83.15

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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