Tampa Bay LightningvsBuffalo Sabres — Mar 7, 2026

Mar 7, 2026

Final

TBLTampa Bay Lightning

SOG: 28

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 42

Last 5 Games

TBL

@ CAR (4-5) - 2026-02-26

vs BUF (2-6) - 2026-02-28

@ MIN (1-5) - 2026-03-03

@ WPG (1-4) - 2026-03-05

@ TOR (5-2) - 2026-03-07

0.40PPG

Last 5 Games

BUF

PPG2.00

vs NSH (3-2) - 2026-03-07

@ PIT (5-1) - 2026-03-05

vs VGK (3-2) - 2026-03-03

@ TBL (6-2) - 2026-02-28

@ FLA (3-2) - 2026-02-27

2.00PPG

BUF

Three Stars

First Star

J. Doan

BUF • #91 • R

G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 4

Second Star

J. Zucker

BUF • #17 • L

G 2A 1PTS 3SOG 6

Third Star

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C

G 0A 4PTS 4SOG 3

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
TBL	0	4	3	7
BUF	1	3	4	8

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
TBL	6	10	12	28
BUF	10	15	17	42

Goals

1st Period

J. Doan(20th)

8:26(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by T. Thompson and B. Byram

2nd Period

J. Zucker(18th)

2:15(PP)

BUF

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

A. Tuch(26th)

5:10(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by T. Thompson and N. Ostlund

C. Perry(13th)

7:55(EV)

TBL

Assisted by N. Kucherov and D. Raddysh

A. Tuch(27th)

11:07(SH)

BUF

Short-handed goal assisted by B. Byram

N. Kucherov(33rd)

12:26(PP)

TBL

Power play goal assisted by D. Raddysh

Z. Girgensons(8th)

14:46(EV)

TBL

Assisted by Y. Gourde and J. Moser

J. Moser(6th)

17:37(EV)

TBL

Assisted by C. Geekie

3rd Period

N. Kucherov(34th)

0:59(EV)

TBL

Assisted by B. Hagel and J. Moser

B. Point(16th)

5:46(EV)

TBL

Own goal (unassisted)

S. Carrick(5th)

6:12(EV)

BUF

Assisted by Z. Benson and M. Kesselring

B. Hagel(30th)

9:48(EV)

TBL

Assisted by A. Cirelli and D. Raddysh

R. Dahlin(13th)

11:03(EV)

BUF

Assisted by T. Thompson and B. Byram

J. Zucker(19th)

14:29(EV)

BUF

Assisted by R. McLeod

J. Doan(21st)

15:43(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by J. Zucker and R. Dahlin

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

50.0

Faceoff %

50.0

1-2 (50.0%)

Power Play %

(57.1%) 4-7

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


72	T. Thompson	0	4	4	-1	0	0	4	1	0	0	3	0.3	19:39
17	J. Zucker	2	1	3	+1	0	1	0	1	2	0	6	0.3	16:42
89	A. Tuch	2	0	2	0	0	1	3	2	1	1	4	0.0	18:54
91	J. Doan	2	0	2	-2	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	0.0	18:25
6	Z. Benson	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0	14:15
10	S. Carrick	1	0	1	-2	5	0	3	0	0	1	3	0.8	06:03
71	R. McLeod	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	0.6	21:03
86	N. Ostlund	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.3	16:34
9	J. Norris	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.4	17:55
19	P. Krebs	0	0	0	-3	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	08:46
22	J. Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	3	0.0	15:19
29	B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	-1	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	0.0	06:03


4	B. Byram	0	3	3	0	12	1	0	0	1	7	20:12
26	R. Dahlin	1	2	3	+2	5	0	1	2	2	1	26:16
8	M. Kesselring	0	1	1	+1	7	0	0	1	0	1	06:03
23	M. Samuelsson	0	0	0	-3	2	2	3	1	0	3	24:57
25	O. Power	0	0	0	-4	2	0	3	1	0	0	27:08
73	Z. Metsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	08:55


1	U. Luukkonen			.786	28	22	7	20/25	6	2/3	1	0/0	0	59:21
92	C. Ellis			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
5th	TBLTampa Bay Lightning	216	164	+52	6-4-0	W1	82
6th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	217	186	+31	7-2-1	W6	82

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatTBL

3.40Goals/Game3.48

2.95Goals Against/Game2.66

27.9Shots/Game28.4

19.6%Power Play %21.9%

83.1%Penalty Kill %83.4%

44.9%Faceoff %47.1%

Goaltenders

BUF

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

17-8-3

GAA

2.64

EV%

.917

PK%

.926

SV%

.915

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

14-7-2

GAA

2.55

EV%

.940

PK%

.000

SV%

.910

TBL

Andrei Vasilevskiy

5 GP

Record

29-10-3

GAA

2.28

EV%

.833

PK%

.909

SV%

.914

Jonas Johansson

5 GP

Record

10-8-1

GAA

2.98

EV%

.900

PK%

.846

SV%

.890

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

J. Norris

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

TBL

J. Guentzel

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.40

B. Point

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

N. Kucherov

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.131.03

1.101.24

1.111.08

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

TBL

BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

TBL (4)BUF (6)

Goals / Game

TBL

3.30

BUF

3.70

Goals Against / Game

TBL

3.70

BUF

3.30

Shots / Game

TBL

21.0

BUF

21.4

Power Play %

TBL

22.2%

BUF

31.8%

Penalty Kill %

TBL

68.2%

BUF

77.8%

Face-Off %

TBL

53.3%

BUF

46.7%

Scratches

BUF

Luke Schenn

Tanner Pearson

Alex Lyon

Logan Stanley

Josh Dunne

Tyson Kozak

TBL

Gage Goncalves

Emil Lilleberg

Declan Carlile

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

Peyton Krebs

PIM

Rasmus Dahlin

PIM

Alex Tuch

PIM

TBL

Curtis Douglas

PIM

Scott Sabourin

PIM

Charle-Edouard D'Astous

PIM

Tampa Bay LightningvsBuffalo Sabres — Mar 7, 2026

Mar 7, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

J. Doan

J. Zucker

T. Thompson

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Season Stats Comparison

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

Feb 28

Final

BUF

TBL

Feb 3

Final

BUF

TBL

Apr 13

Final

BUF

TBL

Apr 5

Final

TBL

BUF