Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres — Match Details

After OT

Match Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Buffalo Sabres 4:3 after ot. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by N. Kucherov 10′, M. Samuelsson 16′, M. Samuelsson 4′, O. Bjorkstrand 8′, J. Doan 14′, D. Raddysh 19′, J. Guentzel 4′. Score by period: P1: 1–1, P2: 0–0, P3: 2–2, OT: 1–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres — 7 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres

Period 1

1′

N. Ostlund

Holding

N. Kucherov

10′

G. Goncalves

Holding

10′

J. Moser

Tripping

13′

16′

M. Samuelsson

Period 3

4′

M. Samuelsson

J. Quinn

7′

B. Byram

Hooking

O. Bjorkstrand

N. Kucherov

8′

C. Douglas

Hooking

12′

14′

J. Doan

R. Dahlin

D. Raddysh

B. Hagel

19′

Overtime

J. Guentzel

4′

Rivalry since 2012

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

Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres have met 50 times — Tampa Bay Lightning won 31, Buffalo Sabres won 19, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 31 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 309 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.18 per match (170 for the home side, 139 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. Buffalo Sabres are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 8–7 in 2026.