Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Sabres

29-23-4, 62 PTS

6-5

Final/OT

Lightning

36-17-4, 76 PTS

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).

Play by play

End of the overtime
End of the overtime
GOALOT 1:41
Goal! Wrist shot
I. Lyubushkin · 1 G
Ilya Lyubushkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
BUF 6 - 5 TB
OT 1:37
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Steven Stamkos
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
OT 1:13
Wrist shot on goal
Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot saved by Eric Comrie
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
OT 1:01
Slap shot on goal
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
N. Kucherov · 1 A
OT 0:42
Slap shot on goal
Steven Stamkos Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
OT 0:31
Faceoff win vs A. Tuch
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Alex Tuch
A. Cirelli · 1 G
OT 0:31
Slap shot on goal
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
N. Kucherov · 1 A
OT 0:25
Shot blocked by M. Samuelsson
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
N. Kucherov · 1 A
OT 0:08
Slap shot off goalpost
Steven Stamkos Slap Shot Off Goalpost
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs Z. Girgensons
Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
S. Stamkos · 1 G, 1 A
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:02
Slap shot on goal
Ross Colton Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
R. Colton · 1 G
P3 0:08
Faceoff win vs D. Cozens
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
P. Bellemare
P3 0:08
Penalty: penalty
Henri Jokiharju Delaying Game - Puck over glass
H. Jokiharju
P3 0:13
Slap shot on goal
Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
V. Hedman · 1 G, 1 A
P3 0:25
Big hit on V. Hedman
Dylan Cozens hit Victor Hedman
D. Cozens
P3 0:53
Faceoff win vs B. Point
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Brayden Point
T. Thompson · 3 G
P3 0:59
Big hit on A. Cirelli
Peyton Krebs hit Anthony Cirelli
P. Krebs · 1 A
P3 1:05
Tip-in over net
Peyton Krebs Tip-In Over Net
P. Krebs · 1 A
P3 1:17
Faceoff win vs S. Stamkos
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
P. Krebs · 1 A
P3 1:19
Snap shot on goal
Ross Colton Snap Shot saved by Eric Comrie
R. Colton · 1 G
P3 1:34
Big hit on K. Okposo
Erik Cernak hit Kyle Okposo
E. Cernak · 1 A