Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Lightning

44-26-6, 94 PTS

2-3

Final/SO

Sabres

33-36-6, 72 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

TB shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
TB	2	13	5	4	2	26
BUF	9	12	13	4	3	41

In net

Jonas Johansson36/38 SV, .947

James Reimer22/24 SV, .917

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
TB	0	2	0	0	0	2
BUF	0	1	1	0	1	3

Who won: Sabres 3-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 1-1. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Gage Goncalves led the Lightning in goals (1).

BUF

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Oliver BjorkstrandRW	1	3	0	1	13:50	3:09	0:00	10:41	15	0	20	1	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Anthony CirelliC	2	0	0	0	19:27	0:49	2:31	16:07	23	0	26	0	0	1	7	10	41.2	0	0	0
Zemgus GirgensonsC	1	3	0	0	9:52	0:00	1:22	8:30	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Luke GlendeningC	0	2	0	0	9:15	0:00	1:20	7:55	15	0	4	0	0	1	9	1	90.0	0	0	0
Gage GoncalvesC	0	1	0	1	11:42	0:00	0:00	11:42	14	1	6	0	4	1	0	1	0.0	2	1	2
Yanni GourdeC	0	2	0	1	17:22	0:47	0:34	16:01	22	0	6	1	0	1	5	0	100.0	0	0	0
Jake GuentzelC	0	1	1	0	24:31	5:14	1:07	18:10	25	0	38	0	4	0	1	4	20.0	1	0	0
Brandon HagelLW	0	0	1	0	21:53	2:51	1:33	17:29	27	0	34	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Nikita KucherovRW	0	0	0	0	23:25	5:10	0:00	18:15	25	0	33	1	3	1	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
Nick PaulLW	2	1	0	0	17:29	0:47	0:35	16:07	23	0	22	0	2	0	3	0	100.0	1	0	0
Brayden PointC	0	0	0	0	22:24	5:13	0:03	17:08	25	1	39	0	2	1	7	7	50.0	2	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Erik CernakD	2	2	1	0	21:00	0:00	2:36	18:24	25	3	0	2	0	0	0
Victor HedmanD	0	1	0	0	25:28	4:00	1:08	20:20	29	14	4	2	3	1	2
Emil LillebergD	0	1	0	0	10:20	0:00	0:48	9:32	13	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ryan McDonaghD	2	0	0	0	24:50	0:00	2:38	22:12	27	3	0	0	1	0	0
J.J. MoserD	4	0	1	1	19:23	0:00	1:57	17:26	24	2	0	0	1	0	0
Nick PerbixD	0	1	0	1	6:36	0:00	0:00	6:36	10	5	0	0	2	0	0
Darren RaddyshD	0	1	0	0	11:41	2:01	0:00	9:40	16	5	0	3	0	0	0