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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Edouard BellemareLW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10:43 | 0:08 | 0:52 | 9:43 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:54 | 2:20 | 1:47 | 14:47 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross ColtonC | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13:15 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 12:01 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 1:45 | 0:45 | 16:06 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex KillornLW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 | 0:45 | 0:52 | 15:09 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:27 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 16:43 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat MaroonLW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav NamestnikovC | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:31 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14:02 | 0:45 | 1:08 | 12:09 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Corey PerryRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:48 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 11:03 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:36 | 4:13 | 0:04 | 17:19 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven StamkosC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:22 | 4:13 | 0:00 | 15:09 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik CernakD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19:34 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 17:57 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian ColeD | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 16:51 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 15:05 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haydn FleuryD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor HedmanD | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26:03 | 2:20 | 1:01 | 22:42 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PerbixD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:15 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 15:10 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail SergachevD | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 25:48 | 0:57 | 1:03 | 23:48 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .739 | 15 | 2 | 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