Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 8–7 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
6 |
10 |
12 |
28 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
15 |
17 |
42 |
Three stars
- J. Doan, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (4 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan (20) |
Tage Thompson (33), Bowen Byram (23) |
Power play |
TBL 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
02:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (18) |
Rasmus Dahlin (43), Tage Thompson (34) |
Power play |
TBL 0, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
05:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (26) |
Tage Thompson (35), Noah Ostlund (14) |
Power play |
TBL 0, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
07:55 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Corey Perry (13) |
Nikita Kucherov (69), Darren Raddysh (39) |
Even strength |
TBL 1, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
11:07 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (27) |
Bowen Byram (24) |
Shorthanded |
TBL 1, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
12:26 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (33) |
Darren Raddysh (40) |
Power play |
TBL 2, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
14:46 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Zemgus Girgensons (8) |
Yanni Gourde (16), J.J. Moser (16) |
Even strength |
TBL 3, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
17:37 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
J.J. Moser (6) |
Conor Geekie (2) |
Even strength |
TBL 4, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
00:59 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (34) |
Brandon Hagel (29), J.J. Moser (17) |
Even strength |
TBL 5, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
05:46 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brayden Point (16) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
TBL 6, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
06:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Carrick (5) |
Zach Benson (21), Michael Kesselring (2) |
Even strength |
TBL 6, BUF 5 |
| 3rd |
09:48 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brandon Hagel (30) |
Anthony Cirelli (23), Darren Raddysh (41) |
Even strength |
TBL 7, BUF 5 |
| 3rd |
11:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (13) |
Tage Thompson (36), Bowen Byram (25) |
Even strength |
TBL 7, BUF 6 |
| 3rd |
14:29 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (19) |
Ryan McLeod (33) |
Even strength |
TBL 7, BUF 7 |
| 3rd |
15:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan (21) |
Jason Zucker (15), Rasmus Dahlin (44) |
Power play |
TBL 7, BUF 8 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
42 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
4 of 7 |
| Penalty minutes |
57 |
45 |
| Hits |
40 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
6 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/64 (50%) |
32/64 (50%) |
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 C. Perry |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:54 |
| Number 14 C. Geekie |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
07:33 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:13 |
| Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:48 |
| Number 29 P. Holmberg |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 37 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
18:39 |
| Number 38 B. Hagel |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:42 |
| Number 46 S. Sabourin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:17 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
17:44 |
| Number 71 A. Cirelli |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
18:55 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:13 |
| Number 51 C. D'Astous |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 81 E. Cernak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
06:47 |
| Number 90 J. Moser |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:17 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 J. Johansson |
42 |
34 |
8 |
.810 |
58:54 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
17:55 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
77.8% |
06:03 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
25% |
16:42 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:46 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:19 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:03 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
21:03 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
4 |
4 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
19:39 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
16:34 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
18:54 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:12 |
| Number 8 M. Kesselring |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:03 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:57 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
27:08 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:16 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:55 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
28 |
22 |
7 |
.786 |
59:21 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:36 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Darren Raddysh |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
04:36 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brandon Hagel |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
04:36 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Darren Raddysh |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
04:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
08:20 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Erik Cernak |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
08:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Carrick |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
08:54 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Scott Sabourin |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
09:13 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
09:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
09:13 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brandon Hagel |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
09:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
09:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 1st |
09:13 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 1st |
10:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
10:40 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
14:59 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Erik Cernak |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
14:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Michael Kesselring |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
16:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Noah Ostlund |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Michael Kesselring |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
00:02 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Erik Cernak |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
00:06 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Corey Perry |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
00:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
01:31 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Ryan McDonagh |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:35 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brandon Hagel |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:35 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brandon Hagel |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:03 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Anthony Cirelli |
Charging |
2 |
Game information
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Ryan Daisy, Jeremy Faucher
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Gage Goncalves, Emil Lilleberg, Declan Carlile
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Alex Lyon, Logan Stanley, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak
2025-2026 season series
Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 3, 2026
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
6
at Tampa Bay Lightning
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 28, 2026
|
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
7
at Buffalo Sabres
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 8, 2026
|
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
2
at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Apr 6, 2026
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Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/SO
|
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4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 8, 2026
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 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Dallas Stars
4
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at New Jersey Devils
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Mar 8, 2026
|
 St. Louis Blues
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
0
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 8, 2026
|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
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