Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Sabres

28-28-4, 60 PTS

3-2

Final/OT

Lightning

32-24-6, 70 PTS

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).

Recap · Feb 29

Dahlin scores in overtime to give Buffalo Sabres 3-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning

Rasmus Dahlin scored a power-play goal in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: BUF leads series 2-1.
Sabres 15-12-3 on the road; Lightning 18-8-4 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Josh Doan RW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Lightning2nd in Atlantic Division

Emil Lilleberg D
Undisclosed
Out
Dominic James C
Hand
Injured Reserve
Yanni Gourde C
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Sabres2nd in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Lightning2nd in Atlantic Division

Andrei Vasilevskiy G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

BUF leads series 2-1

Last meeting: Lightning 3, Sabres 1 (Jan 20)

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Game info

Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL · Attendance 19,092
Officials: Francois St. Laurent (Referee), TJ Luxmore (Referee), Matt MacPherson (Linesman), Julien Fournier (Linesman)