Final Mar 5
BUF 5 -109 o6.5
PIT 1 -102 u6.5
Final Mar 5
FLA 2 -107 o6.5
CLB 4 -103 u6.5
Final Mar 5
UTAH 3 -118 o6.0
PHI 0 +107 u6.0
Final Mar 5
TOR 2 +115 o6.0
NYR 6 -127 u6.0
Final Mar 5
BOS 3 -109 o6.5
NAS 6 -101 u6.5
Final Mar 5
TB 1 -195 o6.0
WIN 4 +174 u6.0
Final Mar 5
OTT 4 -173 o5.5
CAL 1 +155 u5.5
Final Mar 5
NYI 3 +107 o5.5
LA 5 -118 u5.5
Tampa Bay 1st Atlantic38-18-2-2
Buffalo 2nd Atlantic37-19-6-0

Lightning vs Sabres Game Overview

TB vs BUFRecords

TB vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Tampa Bay logo TB 29-13-3 24-21-0 23-22-0 17-4-3 12-9-0
Buffalo logo BUF 26-16-4 25-21-0 22-23-1 10-10-2 16-6-2

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 28, '26 TB logo 6 - 2 BUF +198 o6.5 38 35 0-3 1-5
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

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TB vs BUFInjury report

Tampa Bay logoTampa Bay's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
G. Goncalves C Day To Day - Lower-Body( Mar 04, '26) Mar 04, '26
The Lightning said on Thursday (Mar. 5) that Goncalves is sidelined with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day, per Benjamin Pierce of the team's official site.
D. James C Out - Leg( Mar 04, '26) Mar 04, '26
The Tampa Bay Lightning said on Thursday (Mar. 5) that James will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery, per Benjamin Pierce of the team's official site.
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

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
T. Kozak C Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 04, '26) Mar 04, '26
The Sabres said that Kozak is OUT Thursday's (Mar. 5) game against the Penguins for an undisclosed reason, per Heather Engel of NHL.com.
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. 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. 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

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
1-4-0-0
GAA
3.33
Save %
.848
Tampa Bay Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Vasilevskiy Mar 5, 2026 WIN 4 - TB 1 L 3 29 .897 - L -200 u5.5
A.Vasilevskiy Mar 3, 2026 MIN 5 - TB 1 L 4 21 .810 - L -140 p6.0
A.Vasilevskiy Feb 28, 2026 TB 2 - BUF 6 L 5 14 .643 - L -245 o6.5
J.Johansson Feb 28, 2026 TB 2 - BUF 6 - 1 21 .952 - L -245 o6.5
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
W/L
5-0-0-0
GAA
1.60
Save %
.948
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Mar 5, 2026 PIT 1 - BUF 5 W 1 28 .964 - W -113 u6.5
A.Lyon Mar 3, 2026 BUF 3 - VEG 2 W 2 29 .931 - W -140 u6.0
U.Luukkonen Feb 28, 2026 TB 2 - BUF 6 W 2 38 .947 - W +198 o6.5
A.Lyon Feb 27, 2026 FLA 2 - BUF 3 W 2 29 .931 - W +100 u6.0
U.Luukkonen Feb 25, 2026 NJ 1 - BUF 2 W 1 28 .964 - W -110 u6.0

TB vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.56 Total 3.11
1.20 1st Period 1.04
1.00 2nd Period 0.83
1.22 3rd Period 1.15
0.09 OT 0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
27.33 Total 29.46
8.93 1st Period 9.09
8.40 2nd Period 9.78
7.98 3rd Period 9.63
0.31 OT 0.41

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.13 Total 0.89
0.13 1st Period 0.89
0.12 2nd Period 0.92
0.15 3rd Period 0.88
0.29 OT 0.79

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
29 - 144 G/Att vs. GA/Att 21 - 126
20.14 PP % vs. PK % 83.33

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Tampa Bay Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jonas Johansson 454 407 0.896 10-6-1
Andrei Vasilevskiy 751 686 0.913 20-7-2

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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