BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
32-18-6 · OT1 · L10: 6-2-2
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
OT
W
Final/OT
3—4
2026-02-03 · Amalie Arena
TBL
TBL
Tampa Bay Lightning
36-14-4 · W4 · L10: 8-1-1
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
SO
W
W
TBL dominated expected goals 3.3 to 2.8 · TBL controlled 60.8% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RDOT
BUF xG
2.82
ACTUAL
3 — 4
TBL xG
3.28

Scoring Timeline

0.11
HIGH xG
TBL1P 10:24Even Strength
Nikita Kucherov
86
Nikita Kucherov(29)
R · TBL · #86
Jake Guentzel (34)
BUF 0 - 1 TBL
0.02
LOW xG
BUF1P 16:53Even Strength
Mattias Samuelsson
23
Mattias Samuelsson(10)
D · BUF · #23
BUF 1 - 1 TBL
0.03
LOW xG
BUF3P 04:08Even Strength
Mattias Samuelsson
23
Mattias Samuelsson(11)
D · BUF · #23
Ryan McLeod (29), Jack Quinn (24)
BUF 2 - 1 TBL
0.24
HIGH xG
TBL3P 08:53Power Play
Oliver Bjorkstrand
22
Oliver Bjorkstrand(9)
R · TBL · #22
Darren Raddysh (34), Nikita Kucherov (59)
BUF 2 - 2 TBL
0.12
HIGH xG
BUF3P 14:53Power Play
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan(18)
R · BUF · #91
Tage Thompson (29), Rasmus Dahlin (36)
BUF 3 - 2 TBL
0.04
LOW xG
TBL3P 19:34Power Play
Darren Raddysh
43
Darren Raddysh(17)
D · TBL · #43
Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27)
BUF 3 - 3 TBL
0.24
HIGH xG
TBLOT 04:453 on 3
Jake Guentzel
59
Jake Guentzel(25)
C · TBL · #59
Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)
BUF 3 - 4 TBL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Colten Ellis
35
Colten Ellis
G · BUF · #35
31/35 saves, .885 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★2
Andrei Vasilevskiy
88
Andrei Vasilevskiy
G · TBL · #88
23/26 saves, .884 SV%, -0.2 GSAx
★3
Nikita Kucherov
86
Nikita Kucherov
R · TBL · #86
1G, 3A, 7 SOG

Team Stats

BUFTBL
26Shots35
2.82xGF3.28
39.2CF%60.8
49.2FO%50.8
1/3PP1/2
13Hits26
9Blocks10
22Giveaways15
9Takeaways6
4PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGTBL SOGBUF xGTBL xG
1st8120.901.03
2nd4100.380.72
3rd690.791.05
OT500.740.49
Total23312.813.29

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 01:10
BUF
Noah Ostlundholding (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Guentzel
1P 10:35
TBL
Gage Goncalvesholding (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan
1P 13:55
TBL
J.J. Mosertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Quinn
3P 07:33
BUF
Bowen Byramhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Brandon Hagel
3P 12:55
TBL
Curtis Douglashooking (2 min)
Drawn by Konsta Helenius