Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning on March 1, 2026

Final
The Spot

Scoring

1
2
3
T
BUF
4
1
1
6
TBL
0
1
1
2

3 Stars

Buffalo Sabres
26
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin
1
G
2
A
2
PIM
2
+/-
24:32
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
9
Josh Norris
Josh Norris
2
G
0
A
0
PIM
2
+/-
15:03
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
73
Z M
Zach Metsa
1
G
1
A
0
PIM
2
+/-
13:08
TOI

Goaltending

Buffalo Sabres
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
38
SA
2
GA
36
SV
.947
SV%
Tampa Bay Lightning
88
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
14
SA
5
GA
9
SV
.643
SV%

Shots on Goal

1
2
3
T
BUF
10
20
5
35
TBL
14
12
12
38

Scoring Summary

1st Period
Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
(12th) 
Assisted by O. Power
5:25
Josh Norris
J. Norris
(7th) 
Assisted by Z. Metsa and J. Doan
6:15
Josh Norris
J. Norris
(8th) 
Assisted by B. Byram and Z. Benson
8:18
Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
(32nd) 
Assisted by R. Dahlin and P. Krebs
15:06
2nd Period
Z M
Z. Metsa
(2nd) 
Unassisted
1:54
D J
D. James
(7th) 
Assisted by O. Bjorkstrand and V. Hedman
16:03
3rd Period
Alex Tuch
A. Tuch
(24th) 
(PP)
Assisted by J. Quinn and R. Dahlin
3:43
Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
(1st) 
Assisted by D. Raddysh
5:27

Penalty Summary

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1st Period
Zach Benson
Zach Benson
Minor - Cross Checking - 2 minutes
10:44

Team Stats

Sabres
Lightning
48.4
Faceoffs (%)
51.6
5
Power Plays
3
16
Hits
28
35
Shots on Goal
38

Game Details

Benchmark International Arena
Tampa, FL, USA
Attendance
19,092
Referees
Jean Hebert, Furman South
Closing Odds
TBL -250, o/u 6.5
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