Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning — Match Details

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Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 8:7. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by J. Doan 8′, J. Zucker 2′, A. Tuch 5′, C. Perry 7′, A. Tuch 11′, N. Kucherov 12′, Z. Girgensons 14′, J. Moser 17′, N. Kucherov, B. Point 5′, S. Carrick 6′, B. Hagel 9′, R. Dahlin 11′, J. Zucker 14′, J. Doan 15′. Score by period: P1: 1–0, P2: 3–4, P3: 4–3.

Match Events

Key match events between Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning — 15 goals and 24 cards recorded during the match.

Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning

Period 1

4′

D. Raddysh

Slashing

4′

D. Raddysh

Fighting

R. Dahlin

Fighting

4′

B. Hagel

Boarding

8′

E. Cernak

Interference

J. Doan

B. Byram

8′

S. Carrick

Fighting

8′

S. Sabourin

Fighting

B. Byram

Roughing

9′

P. Krebs

Fighting

9′

B. Hagel

Fighting

9′

C. D'Astous

Roughing

10′

N. Kucherov

Slashing

M. Samuelsson

Slashing

10′

M. Kesselring

Unsportsmanlike conduct

14′

E. Cernak

Unsportsmanlike conduct

N. Ostlund

Unsportsmanlike conduct

16′

Period 2

M. Kesselring

Fighting

E. Cernak

Fighting

B. Malenstyn

Fighting

C. Perry

Fighting

1′

R. McDonagh

High sticking

J. Zucker

T. Thompson

2′

3′

B. Hagel

Roughing

A. Tuch

N. Ostlund

5′

7′

C. Perry

D. Raddysh

O. Power

High sticking

10′

A. Tuch

Shorthanded

11′

12′

N. Kucherov

Power-play

14′

Z. Girgensons

J. Moser

17′

J. Moser

Period 3

N. Kucherov

J. Moser

5′

B. Point

S. Carrick

M. Kesselring

6′

9′

B. Hagel

N. Kucherov

R. Dahlin

B. Byram

11′

J. Zucker

14′

15′

Z. Girgensons

Slashing

J. Doan

Power-play

15′

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 301 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.02 per match (134 for the home side, 167 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 7–5 in 2018.