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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–4 on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 36-39-7
at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 47-27-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 0 2 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 4 2 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 11 7 7 25
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 15 11 31

Three stars

  1. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
  3. C. Geekie, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 16:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (39) Brandon Hagel (53), Anthony Cirelli (30) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 1
1st 19:37 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Kulich (15) Tage Thompson (28) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 1
1st 19:52 Buffalo Sabres Connor Clifton (1) Peyton Krebs (18), Jack Quinn (23) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 1
2nd 03:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh (4) Brandon Hagel (54), Anthony Cirelli (31) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 2
2nd 06:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (35) Victor Hedman (49), Yanni Gourde (22) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 3
2nd 14:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Conor Geekie (7) Gage Goncalves (11), Nick Paul (19) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 4
2nd 16:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg (1) Mitchell Chaffee (6), Gage Goncalves (12) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 5
3rd 02:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (36) Unassisted Even strength BUF 2, TBL 6
3rd 08:39 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (35) Rasmus Dahlin (50), JJ Peterka (40) Power play BUF 3, TBL 6
3rd 13:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (40) Nikita Kucherov (83), Brandon Hagel (55) Power play BUF 3, TBL 7
3rd 18:23 Buffalo Sabres Sam Lafferty (4) Rasmus Dahlin (51) Even strength BUF 4, TBL 7

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 25 31
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 16 13
Blocked shots 9 12
Giveaways 17 14
Takeaways 3 8
Faceoffs won 33/69 (47.8%) 36/69 (52.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 15:22
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 16:22
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 0 0 31.6% 17:48
20 J.Kulich C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 12:56
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:41
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 11:45
36 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 37.5% 12:44
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 68.8% 15:47
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 57.1% 15:43
77 J. Peterka R 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 1 0 16:37
81 S. Lafferty C 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 33.3% 11:34
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 1 1 19:04
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 21:59
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 21:46
24 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 1 0 14:08
26 R. Dahlin D 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 24:11
75 C. Clifton D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 0 0 19:07
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 15:40
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
47 J. Reimer 31 24 7 .774 60:00 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
14 C. Geekie C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 4 2 0 50% 12:40
20 N. Paul L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 62.5% 13:16
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 2 0 25% 18:18
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 72.7% 09:25
37 Y. Gourde C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 0 0 18:56
38 B. Hagel L 0 3 3 +1 0 1 1 1 0 20:24
41 M. Chaffee R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:38
59 J. Guentzel C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 1 0 1 18:16
71 A. Cirelli C 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 1 0 58.3% 20:59
86 N. Kucherov R 2 1 3 +2 0 4 0 0 0 19:42
93 G. Goncalves C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 3 0 0 15:51
27 R. McDonagh D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 18:14
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:06
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 17:08
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 21:33
78 E. Lilleberg D 1 0 1 +2 2 1 1 1 0 16:27
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:23
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:03
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 25 21 4 .840 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 18:41 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bernard-Docker Interference 2
3rd 06:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Emil Lilleberg Tripping 2
3rd 08:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons Holding 2
3rd 12:26 Buffalo Sabres JJ Peterka Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Michael Markovic, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Ryan Jackson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Owen Power, Tyson Kozak
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Luke Glendening, Oliver Bjorkstrand

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 13

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 1 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page

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