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Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: game summary

Final · February 29, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres3
Tampa Bay Lightning logoTampa Bay Lightning2

Shots on goal : BUF 23 — TBL 23 · Amalie Arena

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

TBL Tampa Bay Lightning logo
23Shots on goal23
43 %Faceoff win %57 %
2/3Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes6
31Hits28
11Blocked shots20
3Giveaways4
10Takeaways5

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTTotal
BUF579223
TBL887023

Season series BUF 3 – 1 TBL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 3 / 23 / 302 / 23 / 34 TBLTampa Bay Lightning logo →
Missed shot — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P1 04:13 · wristMissed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P1 04:26 · slapMissed shot — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 05:28 · deflectedMissed shot — Steven Stamkos (TBL), P1 09:33 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P1 11:32 · wristMissed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P1 14:26 · wristMissed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P1 19:30 · wristMissed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P2 01:52 · snapMissed shot — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P2 01:57 · slapMissed shot — Zemgus Girgensons (BUF), P2 07:10 · wristMissed shot — Haydn Fleury (TBL), P2 11:42 · wristMissed shot — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P2 13:15 · wristMissed shot — Haydn Fleury (TBL), P2 15:14 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 04:55 · wristMissed shot — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P3 06:46 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 07:02 · wristMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 08:33 · wristMissed shot — Nick Paul (TBL), P3 09:38 · wristShot on goal — Michael Eyssimont (TBL), P1 03:33 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 03:36 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 04:04 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 04:37 · slapShot on goal — Kyle Okposo (BUF), P1 05:20 · deflectedShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 10:02 · snapShot on goal — Tyler Motte (TBL), P1 11:04 · tip-inShot on goal — Connor Clifton (BUF), P1 12:27 · snapShot on goal — Ryan Johnson (BUF), P1 12:34 · snapShot on goal — Victor Hedman (TBL), P1 16:00 · snapShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P1 18:06 · backhandShot on goal — Victor Hedman (TBL), P2 01:14 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 02:15 · wristShot on goal — Nick Paul (TBL), P2 03:57 · wristShot on goal — Luke Glendening (TBL), P2 05:53 · wristShot on goal — Steven Stamkos (TBL), P2 06:33 · slapShot on goal — Erik Cernak (TBL), P2 08:12 · backhandShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P2 09:06 · slapShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 09:09 · wristShot on goal — Calvin de Haan (TBL), P2 10:38 · wristShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P2 10:47 · deflectedShot on goal — Tyler Motte (TBL), P2 11:28 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 14:29 · wristShot on goal — Dylan Cozens (BUF), P2 16:53 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P2 17:50 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 01:26 · wristShot on goal — Luke Glendening (TBL), P3 01:39 · snapShot on goal — Eric Robinson (BUF), P3 02:22 · snapShot on goal — Michael Eyssimont (TBL), P3 03:00 · snapShot on goal — Steven Stamkos (TBL), P3 05:11 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P3 07:31 · snapShot on goal — Conor Sheary (TBL), P3 07:44 · wristShot on goal — Henri Jokiharju (BUF), P3 08:09 · wristShot on goal — Steven Stamkos (TBL), P3 08:59 · wristShot on goal — Eric Robinson (BUF), P3 12:13 · wristShot on goal — Jordan Greenway (BUF), P3 13:28 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 16:32 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 17:12 · slapShot on goal — Jeff Skinner (BUF), P3 17:34 · wristShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P3 19:51 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), OT 01:12 · wristGoal — Brayden Point (TBL), P1 08:12 · wristGoal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 10:59 · wristGoal — Mitchell Chaffee (TBL), P2 17:18 · tip-inGoal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 11:33 · snapGoal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), OT 01:42 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Overtime

Penalties

1st period

  • 07:50BUFJordan Greenway — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Nikita Kucherov

2nd period

  • 12:30BUFCasey Mittelstadt — Elbowing (2 min) · drawn by Tyler Motte

3rd period

  • 10:21TBLBrayden Point — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Alex Tuch
  • 13:10BUFZach Benson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Nikita Kucherov
  • 16:34TBLVictor Hedman — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Alex Tuch

Overtime

  • 01:16TBLNikita Kucherov — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Tage Thompson

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL00-11012:46
J. GreenwayL0114218:15
P. KrebsC0000010:45
K. OkposoR0001413:28
D. CozensC00-12316:57
Z. GirgensonsC0000314:25
C. MittelstadtC0100120:21
E. RobinsonL0002315:28
J. SkinnerL0002013:13
T. ThompsonC1013017:23
J. PeterkaR00-10111:57
A. TuchR1012117:34
H. JokiharjuD0002318:59
O. PowerD0000124:18
R. DahlinD1102227:55
R. JohnsonD0001214:40
C. CliftonD0001516:28
J. BrysonD0000016:18
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
U. Luukkonen(W)21/2391.3 %61:42
E. Comrie0/0—00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
L. GlendeningC0002314:55
N. PaulL0001515:52
B. PointC10-12018:36
M. EyssimontC0012211:16
B. HagelL00-11021:01
M. ChaffeeR1011312:38
T. MotteC0002014:24
A. CirelliC0110120:10
C. ShearyL0001113:29
N. KucherovR01-14123:21
S. StamkosC0003118:50
H. FleuryD0010117:11
D. RaddyshD0000014:52
C. de HaanD0001116:29
N. PerbixD0000113:34
M. CrozierD00-10109:27
V. HedmanD01-12424:11
E. CernakD0111322:11
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Johansson0/0—00:00
A. Vasilevskiy(O)20/2387.0 %61:09

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About this game

Who won Sabres vs Lightning?

Sabres won 3-2 in overtime over Lightning on Thursday, February 29, 2024.

When was Sabres vs Lightning played?

On Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 7:00 PM ET at Amalie Arena.

Where was Sabres vs Lightning played?

At Amalie Arena, in Tampa.

Have the Sabres and Lightning played this season?

Yes: October 17 (Lightning 2, Sabres 3); January 20 (Lightning 3, Sabres 1).