Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Monday, April 6, 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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
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 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
25 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
14 |
5 |
30 |
Three stars
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (30) |
Bowen Byram (29), Ryan McLeod (39) |
Even strength |
TBL 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
11:45 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Kucherov (43) |
Jake Guentzel (49), Darren Raddysh (47) |
Power play |
TBL 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
14:04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris (11) |
Josh Doan (25), Zach Benson (27) |
Even strength |
TBL 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
03:56 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Jake Guentzel (37) |
Brayden Point (30), Darren Raddysh (48) |
Even strength |
TBL 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
07:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (23) |
Bowen Byram (30), Rasmus Dahlin (52) |
Even strength |
TBL 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
18:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (19) |
Jason Zucker (18), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) |
Even strength, Empty net |
TBL 2, BUF 4 |
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 |
25 |
30 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
14 |
| Hits |
28 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/59 (52.5%) |
28/59 (47.5%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:36 |
| Number 20 N. Paul |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
72.2% |
18:05 |
| Number 21 B. Point |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:11 |
| Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:29 |
| Number 29 P. Holmberg |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:21 |
| Number 37 Y. Gourde |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:53 |
| Number 41 M. Chaffee |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
06:23 |
| Number 46 S. Sabourin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:58 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
24:54 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:30 |
| Number 93 G. Goncalves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:17 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 43 D. Raddysh |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:45 |
| Number 51 C. D'Astous |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 78 E. Lilleberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 81 E. Cernak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:58 |
| Number 90 J. Moser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:54 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy |
29 |
26 |
3 |
.897 |
58:05 |
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 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:44 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
35.3% |
17:10 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:19 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
12:37 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:24 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 44 J. Dunne |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
07:58 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
17:31 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
17:56 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:59 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:40 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 5 L. Schenn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:44 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:48 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:01 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:40 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.920 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:56 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Pontus Holmberg |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 1st |
03:33 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 1st |
07:19 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
10:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Greenway |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
10:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Dunne |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
10:03 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Corey Perry |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
16:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
19:25 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:05 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Erik Cernak |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:40 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Jake Guentzel |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Gord Dwyer
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Ryan Gibbons
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Steven Santini, Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Alex Lyon, Conor Timmins, Michael Kesselring, Tyson Kozak, Noah Ostlund, Zach Metsa
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