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NHL · Season 2025
8 March 2026 at 22:00
P1
1–0
P2
3–4
P3
4–3
Match Events
Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning
Period 1
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4′
D. Raddysh
Slashing
!
4′
D. Raddysh
Fighting
R. Dahlin
4′Fighting
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!
4′
B. Hagel
Boarding
!
8′
E. Cernak
Interference
J. Doan
8′B. Byram
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S. Carrick
8′Fighting
!
!
8′
S. Sabourin
Fighting
B. Byram
9′Roughing
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P. Krebs
9′Fighting
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!
9′
B. Hagel
Fighting
!
9′
C. D'Astous
Roughing
!
10′
N. Kucherov
Slashing
M. Samuelsson
10′Slashing
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M. Kesselring
14′Unsportsmanlike conduct
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!
14′
E. Cernak
Unsportsmanlike conduct
N. Ostlund
16′Unsportsmanlike conduct
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Period 2
M. Kesselring
Fighting
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!
E. Cernak
Fighting
B. Malenstyn
Fighting
!
!
C. Perry
Fighting
!
1′
R. McDonagh
High sticking
J. Zucker
2′T. Thompson
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!
3′
B. Hagel
Roughing
A. Tuch
5′N. Ostlund
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7′
C. Perry
D. Raddysh
O. Power
10′High sticking
!
A. Tuch
11′Shorthanded
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12′
N. Kucherov
Power-play
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14′
Z. Girgensons
J. Moser
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17′
J. Moser
Period 3
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N. Kucherov
J. Moser
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5′
B. Point
S. Carrick
6′M. Kesselring
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9′
B. Hagel
N. Kucherov
R. Dahlin
11′B. Byram
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J. Zucker
14′🏒
!
15′
Z. Girgensons
Slashing
J. Doan
15′Power-play
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Match Summary
Buffalo Sabres defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 8:7. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by J. Doan 8′, J. Zucker 2′, A. Tuch 5′, C. Perry 7′, A. Tuch 11′, N. Kucherov 12′, Z. Girgensons 14′, J. Moser 17′, N. Kucherov , B. Point 5′, S. Carrick 6′, B. Hagel 9′, R. Dahlin 11′, J. Zucker 14′, J. Doan 15′. Score by period: P1: 1–0, P2: 3–4, P3: 4–3.
Rivalry since 2012
Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Head to Head Results
50 stretnutíBuffalo Sabres
18
wins
Drawn
0
Tampa Bay Lightning
32
wins
Total goals
301 · 6.0/match
Both scored
46/50 · 92%
Over 2.5
49/50 · 98%
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API data: 15 May 2026