Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning — Match Details

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Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 4:2. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by A. Tuch 5′, N. Kucherov 11′, J. Norris 14′, J. Guentzel 3′, J. Zucker 7′, J. Quinn 18′. Score by period: P1: 2–1, P2: 1–1, P3: 1–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning — 6 goals and 13 cards recorded during the match.

Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning

Period 1

1′

P. Holmberg

Holding the stick

A. Tuch

Holding the stick

3′

A. Tuch

R. McLeod

5′

7′

C. D'Astous

Tripping

J. Greenway

Cross-checking

10′

J. Dunne

Roughing

10′

C. Perry

Roughing

11′

N. Kucherov

D. Raddysh

J. Norris

Z. Benson

14′

J. Doan

Tripping

16′

19′

Z. Girgensons

Slashing

Period 2

3′

J. Guentzel

D. Raddysh

J. Quinn

High sticking

4′

J. Zucker

R. Dahlin

7′

10′

E. Cernak

Interference

A. Tuch

Tripping

16′

Period 3

10′

J. Guentzel

Roughing

Z. Benson

Roughing

10′

J. Quinn

U. Luukkonen

18′

Rivalry since 2012

Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head Results· 50

Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 50 times — Buffalo Sabres won 18, Tampa Bay Lightning won 32, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 32 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 310 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.20 per match (138 for the home side, 172 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 46 matches (92%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 49 games (98%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 8–7 in 2026.