Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres — Match Details

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Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 6:2. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by R. Dahlin 5′, J. Norris 6′, J. Norris 8′, T. Thompson 15′, Z. Metsa 1′, D. James 16′, A. Tuch 3′, V. Hedman 5′. Score by period: P1: 0–4, P2: 1–1, P3: 1–1.

Match Events

Key match events between Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres — 8 goals and 14 cards recorded during the match.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres

Period 1

5′

R. Dahlin

6′

J. Norris

Z. Metsa

8′

J. Norris

Z. Benson

10′

Z. Benson

Cross-checking

15′

T. Thompson

R. Dahlin

Period 2

1′

Z. Metsa

B. Point

High sticking

5′

R. Dahlin

Cross-checking

E. Lilleberg

Roughing

10′

J. Guentzel

Delay of game

12′

D. James

V. Hedman

16′

M. Samuelsson

Roughing

V. Hedman

Roughing

16′

Period 3

C. D'Astous

Roughing

1′

A. Tuch

Roughing

1′

M. Kesselring

Cross-checking

J. Guentzel

Abuse of officials

2′

3′

A. Tuch

J. Quinn

V. Hedman

5′

D. Raddysh

Cross-checking

6′

A. Cirelli

Interference

12′

17′

M. Kesselring

Cross-checking

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 32, Buffalo Sabres won 18, 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 308 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.16 per match (172 for the home side, 136 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.