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Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 47-27-8
at Buffalo Sabres 3 36-39-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 2 0 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 13 5 4 0 24
Buffalo Sabres 9 12 13 4 0 38

Three stars

  1. J. Reimer, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (39) Nikita Kucherov (79) Even strength TBL 1, BUF 0
2nd 04:47 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (40) Zach Benson (16) Even strength TBL 1, BUF 1
2nd 13:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves (6) Oliver Bjorkstrand (24), Yanni Gourde (21) Even strength TBL 2, BUF 1
3rd 05:07 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (20) Alex Tuch (28), Rasmus Dahlin (46) Power play TBL 2, BUF 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Saved
1 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn Goal (winner)
2 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Goal

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 24 38
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 19 16
Blocked shots 14 18
Giveaways 18 13
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 32/55 (58.2%) 23/55 (41.8%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 90% 09:15
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 100% 17:29
21 B. Point C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 22:24
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 1 0 13:50
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 09:52
37 Y. Gourde C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 100% 17:22
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 21:53
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 20% 24:31
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 41.2% 19:27
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 23:25
93 G. Goncalves C 1 0 1 +1 2 4 1 0 0 11:42
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:50
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:41
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 06:36
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 25:28
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:20
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:00
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 4 0 19:23
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 38 36 2 .947 64:59 OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 16:06
17 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 15:47
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 44.4% 15:49
20 J.Kulich C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 33.3% 18:04
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 13:22
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 11:01
36 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 08:37
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 46.2% 18:17
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 63.6% 22:50
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 0 0 19:35
81 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 09:01
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 33.3% 19:54
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 20:18
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 4 0 22:27
24 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:10
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 20:12
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 23:16
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 20:14
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
47 J. Reimer 24 22 2 .917 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel High sticking 2
1st 09:35 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 08:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Tripping 2
2nd 16:36 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund Tripping 2
2nd 19:59 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 04:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves Hooking 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
James Tobias, Tyson Baker
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Cam Atkinson, Mitchell Chaffee
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Tyson Kozak

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 5

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 0 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Utah Hockey Club 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 5 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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