Buffalo SabresvsTampa Bay Lightning — Feb 2, 2026

Feb 2, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
J. Guentzel
TBL logo

J. Guentzel

TBL • #59 • C
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 1
Second Star
N. Kucherov
TBL logo

N. Kucherov

TBL • #86 • R
G 1A 3PTS 4SOG 7
Third Star
M. Samuelsson
BUF logo

M. Samuelsson

BUF • #23 • D
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 3

Linescore

Team123OTTotal
BUF10203
TBL10214

Shots On Goal

Team123OTTotal
BUF948526
TBL131011135

Goals

1st Period

N. Kucherov
TBL

N. Kucherov(29th)

10:24(EV)

Assisted by J. Guentzel

M. Samuelsson
BUF

M. Samuelsson(10th)

16:53(EV)

Unassisted

3rd Period

M. Samuelsson
BUF

M. Samuelsson(11th)

4:08(EV)

Assisted by R. McLeod and J. Quinn

O. Bjorkstrand
TBL

O. Bjorkstrand(9th)

8:53(PP)

Power play goal assisted by D. Raddysh and N. Kucherov

J. Doan
BUF

J. Doan(18th)

14:53(PP)

Power play goal assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin

D. Raddysh
TBL

D. Raddysh(17th)

19:34(EV)

Assisted by N. Kucherov and B. Hagel

OT

J. Guentzel
TBL

J. Guentzel(25th)

4:45(EV)

Assisted by N. Kucherov and J. Moser

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

26

Shots On Goal

35

49.2

Faceoff %

50.8

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(50.0%) 1-2

4

Penalty Minutes

6

13

Hits

26

9

Blocked Shots

10

22

Giveaways

15

9

Takeaways

6

Box Score

86N. Kucherov134+100013170.022:24
59J. Guentzel112+100101010.526:07
22O. Bjorkstrand101+101100020.015:04
38B. Hagel011000102040.025:40
17D. James000000201220.513:02
28Z. Girgensons000000400020.017:07
29P. Holmberg000000301100.016:31
37Y. Gourde000+100100020.620:01
42C. Douglas000020200010.005:45
46S. Sabourin000000410010.006:03
62J. Finley000000100010.507:43
93G. Goncalves000020101010.013:52
43D. Raddysh112-100223030.025:48
90J. Moser011-120030020.023:51
27R. McDonagh000000002120.019:40
67D. Carlile000+100300010.015:08
77V. Hedman000+100000110.017:39
81E. Cernak000000030020.018:04
88A. Vasilevskiy.8852623316/1827/810/0063:33
31J. Johansson-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
8th
BUF
190167+237-2-1W169
4th
TBL
189136+538-1-1W374
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

TBLStatBUF
3.55Goals/Game3.37
2.51Goals Against/Game3.09
28.1Shots/Game27.6
22.4%Power Play %20.1%
83.9%Penalty Kill %82.5%
47.0%Faceoff %44.7%

Goaltenders

TBL

1
Andrei Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

5 GP

Record

27-7-3

GAA

2.11

EV%

.930

PK%

.929

SV%

.920

2
Jonas Johansson

Jonas Johansson

5 GP

Record

10-7-1

GAA

2.91

EV%

.821

PK%

-

SV%

.890

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

14-8-3

GAA

2.72

EV%

.950

PK%

.875

SV%

.913

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

11-7-2

GAA

2.73

EV%

.900

PK%

.833

SV%

.903

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

TBL

1
N. Kucherov

N. Kucherov

R | 5GP

G

4

A

9

P

13

PPP

5

PPG

0

P/G

2.60

2
D. Raddysh

D. Raddysh

D | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

3

PPG

3

P/G

1.40

3
J. Guentzel

J. Guentzel

C | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

4

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

BUF

1
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

4

A

6

P

10

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

2.00

2
A. Tuch

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

G

5

A

2

P

7

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.40

3
R. McLeod

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

G

0

A

7

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.021.13
1.251.11
1.071.11
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
TBL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (6)TBL (4)

Goals / Game

BUF
3.90
TBL
3.80

Goals Against / Game

BUF
3.80
TBL
3.90

Shots / Game

BUF
15.3
TBL
13.7

Power Play %

BUF
35.7%
TBL
23.1%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
76.9%
TBL
64.3%

Face-Off %

BUF
45.3%
TBL
54.7%

Scratches

TBL

1
Nick Paul

Nick Paul

2
Anthony Cirelli

Anthony Cirelli

3
Max Crozier

Max Crozier

BUF

1
Jordan Greenway

Jordan Greenway

2
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

3
Zach Benson

Zach Benson

PIM Leaders (Season)

TBL

1
Curtis Douglas

Curtis Douglas

C

PIM

92

2
Scott Sabourin

Scott Sabourin

R

PIM

63

3
Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Charle-Edouard D'Astous

D

PIM

57

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

51

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

45

Past H2H Results