Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Sabres

24-31-6, 54 PTS

5-6

Final

Lightning

37-21-4, 78 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	12	8	13	33
TB	7	13	6	26

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen20/26 SV, .769

Andrei Vasilevskiy28/33 SV, .848

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	3	2	0	5
TB	2	3	1	6

Who won: Lightning 6-5

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 1-0. Nick Paul led the Lightning in goals (1). JJ Peterka led the Sabres in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:05
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 0:14
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Luke Glendening
P3 0:17
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Luke Glendening
P3 0:17
Ryan McDonagh High-sticking against Ryan McLeod
P3 0:35
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 0:46
JJ Peterka Slap Shot Wide Left
P3 0:48
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Luke Glendening
P3 0:49
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 1:35
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 1:53
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 1:54
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 1:54
Brandon Hagel Tripping against Tage Thompson
P3 1:56
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 2:13
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P3 2:16
Tage Thompson hit J.J. Moser
P3 2:46
TO
Giveaway by Zach Benson
P3 3:40
Dylan Cozens hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
P3 3:55
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 4:08
Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 4:25
Yanni Gourde hit Mattias Samuelsson
P3 4:27
Yanni Gourde Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
P3 4:42
TO
Giveaway by Brayden Point
P3 4:45
TO
Giveaway by JJ Peterka

Leaders

BUFTB

Goals

JJ Peterka

Nick Paul

Assists

Zach Benson

Nikita Kucherov

Points