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 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| TB | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
In net
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen21/23 SV, .913
Andrei Vasilevskiy20/23 SV, .870| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Sabres 3-2
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Benchmark International Arena. The Sabres lead the series 2-1. Rasmus Dahlin led the Sabres in goals (1). Mitchell Chaffee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell ChaffeeRW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:10 | 2:49 | 2:17 | 15:04 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael EyssimontC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:16 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 10:31 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke GlendeningC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 13:08 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:01 | 1:32 | 2:04 | 17:25 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 23:21 | 4:22 | 0:00 | 18:59 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyler MotteC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 13:18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 14:19 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:36 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 15:32 | 21 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Conor ShearyLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven StamkosC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:50 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 15:29 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:11 | 0:18 | 2:59 | 18:54 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell CrozierD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haydn FleuryD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:11 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 16:16 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor HedmanD | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 24:11 | 3:18 | 0:52 | 20:01 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick PerbixD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:48 | 0:35 | 13:29 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin de HaanD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 14:58 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .870 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 61:09 | 0 | 0 |
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