Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Sabres

32-18-6, 70 PTS

3-4

Final/OT

Lightning

36-14-4, 76 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
BUF	9	4	8	5	26
TB	13	10	11	1	35

In net

Colten Ellis31/35 SV, .886

Andrei Vasilevskiy23/26 SV, .885

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	0	2	0	3
TB	1	0	2	1	4

Who won: Lightning 4-3

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 1-0. Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning in goals (1). Mattias Samuelsson led the Sabres in goals (2).

Play by play

End of the overtime
End of the overtime
GOALOT 4:45
Goal! Snap shot
Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)
BUF 3 - 4 TB
OT 4:32
Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT 4:26
TO
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
OT 4:05
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Alex Tuch
OT 4:01
Alex Tuch faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
OT 3:59
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT 3:31
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
OT 2:43
TO
Takeaway by Dominic James
OT 2:33
Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
OT 2:22
Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT 1:44
TO
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
OT 1:19
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
OT 1:17
Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT 0:45
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT 0:41
TO
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
OT 0:00
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:26
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
GOALP3 0:26
Goal! Slap shot
Darren Raddysh
Darren Raddysh Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27)
BUF 3 - 3 TB
P3 0:32
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 1:03
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 1:05
Tage Thompson hit Brandon Hagel