Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+
On the ice
BUF shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| TB | 9 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 41 |
In net
Eric Comrie36/41 SV, .878
Andrei Vasilevskiy17/23 SV, .739| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Who won: Sabres 6-5
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 in overtime on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 2-1. The Sabres outscored the Lightning 3-1 in the 2nd period. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (3). Brayden Point led the Lightning in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan CozensC | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 15:07 | 0:23 | 0:44 | 14:00 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 15:31 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson JostC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 13:50 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15:21 | 0:28 | 1:09 | 13:44 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:16 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 12:40 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle OkposoRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:25 | 0:35 | 1:04 | 13:46 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor OlofssonLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:04 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 10:42 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ PeterkaRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:11 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:57 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff SkinnerLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 14:29 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 2:10 | 0:09 | 14:57 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:03 | 2:09 | 2:15 | 14:39 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 10:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27:03 | 2:09 | 1:42 | 23:12 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 20:43 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ilya LyubushkinD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 9:16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:31 | 0:36 | 1:42 | 22:13 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25:04 | 0:00 | 2:16 | 22:48 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric ComrieG | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .878 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 61:41 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesTB leads series 2-1
Wild32-21-52
Blue Jackets18-35-50Final
Rangers33-16-91
Red Wings28-21-84Final
Kings32-19-83
Devils38-15-54Final/OT
Oilers32-19-87
Penguins27-21-92Final
Ducks18-34-74
Capitals28-26-62Final
Canucks23-30-53
Blues26-28-42Final/OT
Flames27-20-123
Golden Knights35-18-54Final/OT
Bruins44-8-56
Kraken32-20-65Final
Predators28-22-66
Sharks18-30-112Final