TBL
Tampa Bay Lightning
49-25-6 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
L
W
W
OT
W
OT
W
W
Final
2—4
2026-04-06 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
L
W
W
L
OT
OT
W
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 2.8 to 2.1
xG Flow
CUMULATIVETBL xG
2.09
ACTUAL
2 — 4
BUF xG
2.79
Scoring Timeline
0.04
MED xG
89
Alex Tuch(30)
R · BUF · #89
Bowen Byram (29), Ryan McLeod (39)TBL 0 - 1 BUF
0.04
MED xG
86
Nikita Kucherov(43)
R · TBL · #86
Jake Guentzel (49), Darren Raddysh (47)TBL 1 - 1 BUF
0.04
MED xG
13
Josh Norris(11)
C · BUF · #13
Josh Doan (25), Zach Benson (27)TBL 1 - 2 BUF
0.05
MED xG
59
Jake Guentzel(37)
C · TBL · #59
Brayden Point (30), Darren Raddysh (48)TBL 2 - 2 BUF
0.15
HIGH xG
17
Jason Zucker(23)
L · BUF · #17
Bowen Byram (30), Rasmus Dahlin (52)TBL 2 - 3 BUF
0.04
MED xG
22
Jack Quinn(19)
R · BUF · #22
Jason Zucker (18), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1)TBL 2 - 4 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
23/25 saves, .920 SV%, +0.1 GSAx
★2
88
Andrei Vasilevskiy
G · TBL · #88
26/29 saves, .896 SV%, -1.2 GSAx
★3
59
Jake Guentzel
C · TBL · #59
1G, 1A, 6 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
TBLBUF
25Shots30
2.05xGF2.53
52.9CF%47.1
52.5FO%47.5
1/5PP0/4
28Hits22
10Blocks10
18Giveaways13
5Takeaways4
12PIM14
Period Breakdown
| Period | TBL SOG | BUF SOG | TBL xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 9 | 0.40 | 1.13 |
| 2nd | 7 | 13 | 0.72 | 1.29 |
| 3rd | 9 | 4 | 0.98 | 0.37 |
| Total | 23 | 26 | 2.10 | 2.79 |
Penalties
13 TOTAL1P 1:56
Pontus Holmbergholding-the-stick (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson1P 3:33
Alex Tuchholding-the-stick (2 min)
Drawn by J.J. Moser1P 7:19
Charles-Edouard D'Astoustripping (2 min)
Drawn by Beck Malenstyn1P 10:03
Corey Perryroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Dunne1P 10:03
Jordan Greenwaycross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Darren Raddysh1P 10:03
Josh Dunneroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Corey Perry1P 16:37
Josh Doantripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Guentzel1P 19:25
Zemgus Girgensonsslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan2P 4:06
Jack Quinnhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons2P 10:05
Erik Cernakinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin2P 16:32
Alex Tuchtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nikita Kucherov3P 10:40
Zach Bensonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Guentzel3P 10:40
Jake Guentzelroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson