PickALeague.com
FR

Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: game summary

Final · February 3, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo Sabres logoBuffalo Sabres3
Tampa Bay Lightning logoTampa Bay Lightning4

Shots on goal : BUF 26 — TBL 35 · Benchmark International Arena

Three stars

Buffalo Sabres logo BUF

Game stats

TBL Tampa Bay Lightning logo
26Shots on goal35
49 %Faceoff win %51 %
1/3Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes6
13Hits26
9Blocked shots10
22Giveaways15
9Takeaways6

Shots by period

P1P2P3OTTotal
BUF948526
TBL131011135

Season series BUF 3 – 1 TBL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Buffalo Sabres logoBUF 3 / 26 / 384 / 35 / 49 TBLTampa Bay Lightning logo →
Missed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 05:55 · snapMissed shot — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P1 07:09 · snapMissed shot — J.J. Moser (TBL), P1 08:08 · wristMissed shot — Owen Power (BUF), P1 08:28 · slapMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P1 09:03 · backhandMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P1 12:32 · snapMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 14:11 · snapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 14:52 · snapMissed shot — Scott Sabourin (TBL), P1 18:05 · wristMissed shot — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P2 01:18 · snapMissed shot — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P2 01:23 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 05:24 · wrap-aroundMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 11:27 · tip-inMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P2 11:56 · tip-inMissed shot — Curtis Douglas (TBL), P2 13:42 · wristMissed shot — Declan Carlile (TBL), P2 16:40 · wristMissed shot — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P2 18:46 · wristMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 03:39 · snapMissed shot — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P3 11:33 · backhandMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 15:07 · snapMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 16:04 · snapMissed shot — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P3 16:55 · wristMissed shot — Pontus Holmberg (TBL), P3 17:31 · tip-inMissed shot — Ryan McDonagh (TBL), P3 17:33 · slapMissed shot — Darren Raddysh (TBL), OT 02:33 · wristMissed shot — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), OT 03:31 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 01:02 · wristShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P1 01:05 · slapShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P1 01:08 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (TBL), P1 03:36 · deflectedShot on goal — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P1 04:15 · snapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 05:49 · tip-inShot on goal — Curtis Douglas (TBL), P1 07:30 · backhandShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 09:01 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 09:09 · slapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 10:40 · snapShot on goal — Ryan McDonagh (TBL), P1 10:47 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 11:06 · snapShot on goal — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P1 13:42 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 13:56 · snapShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P1 15:38 · snapShot on goal — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P1 17:44 · wristShot on goal — Jack Finley (TBL), P1 18:04 · wristShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 18:35 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 18:39 · snapShot on goal — Dominic James (TBL), P1 19:06 · backhandShot on goal — Erik Cernak (TBL), P2 00:35 · slapShot on goal — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P2 00:50 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (TBL), P2 00:51 · wristShot on goal — Victor Hedman (TBL), P2 04:20 · wristShot on goal — Scott Sabourin (TBL), P2 08:13 · backhandShot on goal — Dominic James (TBL), P2 08:50 · backhandShot on goal — Ryan McDonagh (TBL), P2 12:29 · wristShot on goal — Declan Carlile (TBL), P2 13:40 · wristShot on goal — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P2 14:05 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 14:18 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 15:39 · snapShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P2 17:16 · backhandShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P2 18:45 · wristShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P2 18:49 · backhandShot on goal — Jacob Bryson (BUF), P3 02:18 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 03:45 · snapShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P3 03:56 · wristShot on goal — Brandon Hagel (TBL), P3 07:30 · backhandShot on goal — Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL), P3 07:48 · snapShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P3 07:57 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P3 08:06 · slapShot on goal — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P3 08:51 · slapShot on goal — Erik Cernak (TBL), P3 13:21 · wristShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 13:53 · slapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 14:01 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 14:11 · snapShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P3 15:18 · snapShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P3 18:36 · slapShot on goal — Gage Goncalves (TBL), P3 18:38 · deflectedShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), OT 00:45 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), OT 01:17 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), OT 02:22 · backhandShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), OT 03:59 · snapShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), OT 04:32 · snapGoal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 10:24 · wristGoal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 16:53 · wristGoal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 04:08 · wristGoal — Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL), P3 08:53 · snapGoal — Josh Doan (BUF), P3 14:53 · deflectedGoal — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P3 19:34 · slapGoal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), OT 04:45 · snap

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

3rd period

Overtime

Penalties

1st period

  • 01:10BUFNoah Ostlund — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Jake Guentzel
  • 10:35TBLGage Goncalves — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Josh Doan
  • 13:55TBLJ.J. Moser — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jack Quinn

3rd period

  • 07:33BUFBowen Byram — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Brandon Hagel
  • 12:55TBLCurtis Douglas — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Konsta Helenius

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. ZuckerL0000017:10
P. KrebsC00-21317:47
J. QuinnR0102117:50
B. MalenstynL0011209:08
T. KozakC0010112:25
I. RosenR0000008:17
R. McLeodC0102019:31
T. ThompsonC01-15122:09
N. OstlundC0000014:36
A. TuchR00-21022:38
J. DoanR1001016:29
K. HeleniusC0011313:47
B. ByramD00-10023:37
M. SamuelssonD2013224:01
O. PowerD00-11021:51
R. DahlinD0107027:47
Z. MetsaD0000011:12
J. BrysonD0001011:01
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Lyon0/0—00:00
C. Ellis(O)31/3588.6 %64:24

Tampa Bay Lightning

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
D. JamesC0002213:02
O. BjorkstrandR1012115:04
Z. GirgensonsC0002417:07
P. HolmbergR0000316:31
Y. GourdeC0012120:01
B. HagelL0104125:40
C. DouglasC0001205:45
S. SabourinR0001406:03
J. GuentzelC1111126:07
J. FinleyC0001107:43
N. KucherovR1317022:24
G. GoncalvesC0001113:52
R. McDonaghD0002019:40
D. RaddyshD11-13225:48
D. CarlileD0011315:08
V. HedmanD0011017:39
E. CernakD0002018:04
J. MoserD01-12023:51
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Johansson0/0—00:00
A. Vasilevskiy(W)23/2688.5 %63:33

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com) · View the game on NHL.com ↗

About this game

Who won Sabres vs Lightning?

Lightning won 4-3 in overtime over Sabres on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

When was Sabres vs Lightning played?

On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 7:30 PM ET at Benchmark International Arena.

Where was Sabres vs Lightning played?

At Benchmark International Arena, in Tampa.

Have the Sabres and Lightning played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.