Buffalo SabresvsTampa Bay Lightning — Feb 27, 2026

Feb 27, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
R. Dahlin
BUF logo

R. Dahlin

BUF • #26 • D
G 1A 2PTS 3SOG 2
Second Star
J. Norris
BUF logo

J. Norris

BUF • #9 • C
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 2
Third Star
Z. Metsa
BUF logo

Z. Metsa

BUF • #73 • D
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF4116
TBL0112

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF1020535
TBL14121238

Goals

1st Period

R. Dahlin
BUF

R. Dahlin(12th)

5:25(EV)

Assisted by O. Power

J. Norris
BUF

J. Norris(7th)

6:15(EV)

Assisted by J. Doan and Z. Metsa

J. Norris
BUF

J. Norris(8th)

8:18(EV)

Assisted by B. Byram and Z. Benson

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(32nd)

15:06(EV)

Assisted by P. Krebs and R. Dahlin

2nd Period

Z. Metsa
BUF

Z. Metsa(2nd)

1:54(EV)

Unassisted

D. James
TBL

D. James(7th)

16:03(EV)

Assisted by O. Bjorkstrand and V. Hedman

3rd Period

A. Tuch
BUF

A. Tuch(24th)

3:43(PP)

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

V. Hedman
TBL

V. Hedman(1st)

5:27(EV)

Assisted by D. Raddysh

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

35

Shots On Goal

38

48.4

Faceoff %

51.6

1-5 (20.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-3

12

Penalty Minutes

28

16

Hits

28

14

Blocked Shots

5

16

Giveaways

11

2

Takeaways

6

Box Score

17D. James101000200010.713:06
22O. Bjorkstrand011-100200140.016:24
21B. Point000020010100.617:52
28Z. Girgensons000-100300030.015:03
29P. Holmberg000000100010.013:52
37Y. Gourde000-100501010.315:59
38B. Hagel000-100014080.021:05
59J. Guentzel000-1140003030.513:02
71A. Cirelli000-220201010.714:01
86N. Kucherov000-100001040.020:11
93G. Goncalves000-100300020.008:17
77V. Hedman112+120110020.016:53
43D. Raddysh011+120100130.021:18
27R. McDonagh000-300000000.016:16
51C. D'Astous000-240300100.015:50
78E. Lilleberg000-120300130.016:45
81E. Cernak000-100110100.014:39
90J. Moser000-100111020.015:46
88A. Vasilevskiy.64314959/1450/000/0021:54
31J. Johansson.9522120113/1306/711/1038:06
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
6th
BUF
200179+217-2-1W274
2nd
TBL
207147+608-2-0L180
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

TBLStatBUF
3.53Goals/Game3.38
2.60Goals Against/Game3.02
28.4Shots/Game28.0
21.9%Power Play %20.0%
83.1%Penalty Kill %82.8%
47.2%Faceoff %44.6%

Goaltenders

TBL

1
Andrei Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

5 GP

Record

28-8-3

GAA

2.22

EV%

.928

PK%

.857

SV%

.917

2
Jonas Johansson

Jonas Johansson

5 GP

Record

10-8-1

GAA

2.98

EV%

.852

PK%

.833

SV%

.890

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

15-8-3

GAA

2.69

EV%

.914

PK%

.933

SV%

.914

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

13-7-2

GAA

2.62

EV%

.910

PK%

.889

SV%

.908

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

TBL

1
N. Kucherov

N. Kucherov

R | 5GP

G

4

A

9

P

13

PPP

4

PPG

0

P/G

2.60

2
J. Guentzel

J. Guentzel

C | 5GP

G

2

A

6

P

8

PPP

4

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

3
B. Hagel

B. Hagel

L | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

BUF

1
P. Krebs

P. Krebs

C | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

3
R. McLeod

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

G

0

A

5

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.001.14
1.191.14
1.101.14
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
3.70
TBL
3.60

Goals Against / Game

BUF
3.60
TBL
3.70

Shots / Game

BUF
17.9
TBL
17.2

Power Play %

BUF
35.3%
TBL
26.7%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
73.3%
TBL
64.7%

Face-Off %

BUF
46.2%
TBL
53.8%

Scratches

TBL

1
Scott Sabourin

Scott Sabourin

2
Curtis Douglas

Curtis Douglas

3
Declan Carlile

Declan Carlile

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

2
Jacob Bryson

Jacob Bryson

3
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

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

61

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

53

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

47

Past H2H Results