Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning on February 4, 2026

Final (OT)
ESPN+

Scoring

1
2
3
OT
T
BUF
1
0
2
0
3
TBL
1
0
2
1
4

3 Stars

Tampa Bay Lightning
59
Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel
1
G
1
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
26:07
TOI
Tampa Bay Lightning
86
Nikita Kucherov
Nikita Kucherov
1
G
3
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
22:24
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
23
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias Samuelsson
2
G
0
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
24:01
TOI

Goaltending

Buffalo Sabres
92
Colten Ellis
Colten Ellis
35
SA
4
GA
31
SV
.886
SV%
Tampa Bay Lightning
88
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
26
SA
3
GA
23
SV
.885
SV%

Shots on Goal

1
2
3
OT
T
BUF
9
4
8
5
26
TBL
13
10
11
1
35

Scoring Summary

1st Period
Nikita Kucherov
N. Kucherov
(29th) 
Assisted by J. Guentzel
10:24
Mattias Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson
(10th) 
Unassisted
16:53
3rd Period
Mattias Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson
(11th) 
Assisted by R. McLeod and J. Quinn
4:08
Oliver Bjorkstrand
O. Bjorkstrand
(9th) 
(PP)
Assisted by D. Raddysh and N. Kucherov
8:53
Josh Doan
J. Doan
(18th) 
(PP)
Assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin
14:53
Darren Raddysh
D. Raddysh
(17th) 
Assisted by N. Kucherov and B. Hagel
19:34
OT
Jake Guentzel
J. Guentzel
(25th) 
Assisted by J. Moser and N. Kucherov
4:45

Penalty Summary

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1st Period
N O
Noah Ostlund
Minor - Holding - 2 minutes
1:10
Gage Goncalves
Gage Goncalves
Minor - Holding - 2 minutes
10:35

Team Stats

Sabres
Lightning
49.2
Faceoffs (%)
50.8
3
Power Plays
2
13
Hits
26
26
Shots on Goal
35

Game Details

Benchmark International Arena
Tampa, FL, USA
Attendance
19,092
Referees
Brandon Schrader, Chris Rooney
Closing Odds
TBL -200, o/u 6.5
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