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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 2 0 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 0 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 9 4 8 5 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 10 11 1 35

Three stars

  1. J. Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 3 assists)
  3. M. Samuelsson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:24 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (29) Jake Guentzel (34) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 1
1st 16:53 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (10) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, TBL 1
3rd 04:08 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (11) Ryan McLeod (29), Jack Quinn (24) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 1
3rd 08:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand (9) Darren Raddysh (34), Nikita Kucherov (59) Power play BUF 2, TBL 2
3rd 14:53 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (18) Tage Thompson (29), Rasmus Dahlin (36) Power play BUF 3, TBL 2
3rd 19:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh (17) Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 3
OT 04:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (25) Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 26 35
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 13 26
Blocked shots 9 10
Giveaways 22 15
Takeaways 9 6
Faceoffs won 30/61 (49.2%) 31/61 (50.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 17:10
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 17:47
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 17:50
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 100% 09:08
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 57.1% 12:25
63 I. Rosen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:17
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 47.4% 19:31
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 50% 22:09
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 50% 14:36
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 50% 22:38
91 J. Doan R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:29
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 50% 13:47
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 23:37
23 M. Samuelsson D 2 0 2 +1 0 3 2 0 0 24:01
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 21:51
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 27:47
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:12
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:01
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
92 C. Ellis 35 31 4 .886 64:24 OT loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 45.5% 13:02
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 1 15:04
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 17:07
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:31
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 61.1% 20:01
38 B. Hagel L 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 25:40
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 05:45
46 S. Sabourin R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 06:03
59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 46.2% 26:07
62 J. Finley C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 07:43
86 N. Kucherov R 1 3 4 +1 0 7 0 1 0 22:24
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 13:52
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:40
43 D. Raddysh D 1 1 2 -1 0 3 2 2 0 25:48
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 15:08
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 17:39
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 18:04
90 J. Moser D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 3 0 23:51
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 26 23 3 .885 63:33 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:10 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund Holding 2
1st 10:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves Holding 2
1st 13:55 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Tripping 2
3rd 07:33 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Hooking 2
3rd 12:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Chris Rooney, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Michael Kesselring, Zach Benson
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Nick Paul, Anthony Cirelli, Max Crozier

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at Buffalo Sabres 8 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 3

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page

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