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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

NHLFebruary 3, 2026Benchmark International Arena

SabresBuffaloBUF32-18-6

Sabres 3, Lightning 4

Final/OT
LightningTampa BayTBWon36-14-4
Score by period
Team123OTT
BUF10203
TB10214

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:53Jack Quinn hit J.J. Moser
  4. 1:02Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  5. 1:04Goalie Stopped
  6. 1:04Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  7. 1:05J.J. Moser Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  8. 1:08Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  9. 1:10Goalie Stopped
  10. 1:10Noah Ostlund Holding against Jake Guentzel
  11. 1:10Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  12. 1:30Off-side
  13. 1:30Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  14. 1:36Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  15. 2:18Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  16. 3:12Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  17. 3:36Zemgus Girgensons Deflected saved by Colten Ellis
  18. 4:03Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  19. 4:06Zemgus Girgensons hit Zach Metsa
  20. 4:15Peyton Krebs Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  21. 4:25Mattias Samuelsson hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
  22. 4:35Mattias Samuelsson hit Oliver Bjorkstrand
  23. 5:27Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
  24. 5:39Takeaway by Jack Quinn
  25. 5:41Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  26. 5:49Owen Power Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  27. 5:50Jason Zucker shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  28. 5:55Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
  29. 6:44Peyton Krebs hit Erik Cernak
  30. 7:03Scott Sabourin hit Zach Metsa
  31. 7:09Konsta Helenius Snap Shot Wide Left
  32. 7:11Scott Sabourin hit Mattias Samuelsson
  33. 7:15Konsta Helenius hit Declan Carlile
  34. 7:20Giveaway by Josh Doan
  35. 7:30Curtis Douglas Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  36. 8:06Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  37. 8:08J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Left
  38. 8:17Giveaway by Dominic James
  39. 8:28Owen Power Slap Shot Short
  40. 9:01Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  41. 9:03Jake Guentzel Backhand Wide Left
  42. 9:09Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  43. 9:12Goalie Stopped
  44. 9:12Tage Thompson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  45. 9:35Icing
  46. 9:35Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  47. 9:55Zemgus Girgensons hit Jason Zucker
  48. 10:09Declan Carlile shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  49. 10:22Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  50. 10:24Nikita Kucherov Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (34)
  51. 10:24Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Dominic James
  52. 10:35Gage Goncalves Holding against Josh Doan
  53. 10:35TV Timeout
  54. 10:35Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  55. 10:40Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  56. 10:47Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  57. 11:06Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  58. 12:32Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Right
  59. 13:00Declan Carlile shot blocked by Konsta Helenius
  60. 13:06Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  61. 13:16Declan Carlile hit Beck Malenstyn
  62. 13:18Puck in Netting
  63. 13:18Tage Thompson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  64. 13:42Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  65. 13:44Goalie Stopped
  66. 13:44Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  67. 13:48Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  68. 13:55J.J. Moser Tripping against Jack Quinn
  69. 13:55Jason Zucker faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  70. 13:56Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  71. 13:58Goalie Stopped
  72. 13:58Jason Zucker faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  73. 14:11Josh Doan Snap Shot Wide Right
  74. 14:34Puck in Netting
  75. 14:34Jason Zucker faceoff won against Jack Finley
  76. 14:52Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Left
  77. 14:57Takeaway by Victor Hedman
  78. 15:00Puck in Crowd
  79. 15:00Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  80. 15:29Bowen Byram shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  81. 15:36Isak Rosen shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  82. 15:38Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  83. 15:40Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  84. 16:21Declan Carlile hit Owen Power
  85. 16:48Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  86. 16:53Mattias Samuelsson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  87. 16:53Tage Thompson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  88. 17:16Pontus Holmberg hit Zach Metsa
  89. 17:30Pontus Holmberg hit Jacob Bryson
  90. 17:44Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  91. 18:04Jack Finley Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  92. 18:05Scott Sabourin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  93. 18:10Victor Hedman shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  94. 18:16Jack Finley shot blocked by Owen Power
  95. 18:21Jack Finley hit Owen Power
  96. 18:35Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  97. 18:37Goalie Stopped
  98. 18:37Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Dominic James
  99. 18:39Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  100. 18:40Goalie Stopped
  101. 18:40Dominic James faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  102. 18:45Dominic James hit Konsta Helenius
  103. 19:06Dominic James Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  104. 19:40Off-side
  105. 19:40Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  106. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  3. 0:31Takeaway by Pontus Holmberg
  4. 0:35Erik Cernak Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  5. 0:50Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  6. 0:51Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  7. 0:54On-Ice Official
  8. 0:54Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  9. 1:18Darren Raddysh Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  10. 1:19Puck in Netting
  11. 1:19Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  12. 1:23Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Right
  13. 1:25Goalie Stopped
  14. 1:25Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  15. 1:50Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
  16. 1:59Giveaway by Noah Ostlund
  17. 2:03Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  18. 2:14Giveaway by Owen Power
  19. 2:23Icing
  20. 2:23Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  21. 2:48Off-side
  22. 2:48Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Jack Finley
  23. 2:53Curtis Douglas hit Jacob Bryson
  24. 2:58Giveaway by Tyson Kozak
  25. 3:15Icing
  26. 3:15Dominic James faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  27. 3:27Puck in Benches
  28. 3:27Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  29. 3:39Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  30. 3:48Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  31. 3:50Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  32. 3:50Brandon Hagel hit Rasmus Dahlin
  33. 4:05Jake Guentzel hit Jason Zucker
  34. 4:09Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  35. 4:17Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  36. 4:19Puck in Netting
  37. 4:19Dominic James faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  38. 4:20Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  39. 4:22Goalie Stopped
  40. 4:22Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Dominic James
  41. 5:22Giveaway by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  42. 5:24Alex Tuch Wrap-around Wide Right
  43. 5:26Goalie Stopped
  44. 5:26Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  45. 5:36Zemgus Girgensons hit Zach Metsa
  46. 5:46Icing
  47. 5:46Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  48. 5:54Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
  49. 5:57Yanni Gourde hit Ryan McLeod
  50. 6:12Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
  51. 7:03Beck Malenstyn hit Brandon Hagel
  52. 7:06Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  53. 7:15Konsta Helenius hit Brandon Hagel
  54. 7:28Konsta Helenius shot blocked by Scott Sabourin
  55. 8:13Scott Sabourin Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  56. 8:50Takeaway by Dominic James
  57. 8:50Dominic James Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  58. 8:54Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
  59. 9:03Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Oliver Bjorkstrand
  60. 9:19Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  61. 9:23Puck in Netting
  62. 9:23Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  63. 9:31Puck in Benches
  64. 9:31Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  65. 10:25Darren Raddysh hit Beck Malenstyn
  66. 10:29Puck in Crowd
  67. 10:29Jack Finley faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  68. 10:50Icing
  69. 10:50Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  70. 11:27Peyton Krebs Tip-In Wide Left
  71. 11:37Peyton Krebs hit Brandon Hagel
  72. 11:56Peyton Krebs Tip-In Wide Left
  73. 12:01Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  74. 12:06Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  75. 12:22Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  76. 12:22Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  77. 12:29Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  78. 12:54Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  79. 13:40Declan Carlile Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  80. 13:42Curtis Douglas Wrist Shot Wide Left
  81. 14:05Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  82. 14:05Declan Carlile hit Konsta Helenius
  83. 14:18Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  84. 14:28Takeaway by Tyson Kozak
  85. 14:54Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  86. 15:01Gage Goncalves hit Rasmus Dahlin
  87. 15:39Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  88. 15:47Icing
  89. 15:47Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  90. 16:40Declan Carlile Wrist Shot Wide Right
  91. 16:42Goalie Stopped
  92. 16:42Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Dominic James
  93. 16:47Tyson Kozak hit Declan Carlile
  94. 16:50Hand Pass
  95. 16:50Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Dominic James
  96. 17:16Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  97. 17:20Beck Malenstyn hit Gage Goncalves
  98. 17:33Dominic James hit Rasmus Dahlin
  99. 18:23Takeaway by Owen Power
  100. 18:32Tage Thompson shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  101. 18:45J.J. Moser Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  102. 18:46Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  103. 18:49Brandon Hagel Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  104. 19:02Puck in Crowd
  105. 19:02Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  106. 19:47Darren Raddysh hit Konsta Helenius
  107. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Tage Thompson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  3. 1:15Puck Frozen - Goalie
  4. 1:15Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Dominic James
  5. 2:17Giveaway by Darren Raddysh
  6. 2:18Jacob Bryson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  7. 3:06Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  8. 3:11Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  9. 3:11Pontus Holmberg hit Tage Thompson
  10. 3:39Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Wide Right
  11. 3:45Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  12. 3:47Goalie Stopped
  13. 3:47Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  14. 3:56Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  15. 4:08Mattias Samuelsson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (29), Jack Quinn (24)
  16. 4:08Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Jack Finley
  17. 4:25Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  18. 4:25Curtis Douglas hit Bowen Byram
  19. 5:13Giveaway by Jacob Bryson
  20. 5:16Oliver Bjorkstrand shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  21. 7:13Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
  22. 7:30Brandon Hagel Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  23. 7:33Goalie Stopped
  24. 7:33Bowen Byram Hooking against Brandon Hagel
  25. 7:33Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  26. 7:48Oliver Bjorkstrand Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  27. 7:57Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  28. 7:59Goalie Stopped
  29. 7:59Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  30. 8:06Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  31. 8:07Goalie Stopped
  32. 8:07Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  33. 8:51Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  34. 8:53Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (34), Nikita Kucherov (59)
  35. 8:53Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  36. 9:07Zemgus Girgensons hit Zach Metsa
  37. 9:41Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  38. 10:09Off-side
  39. 10:09Dominic James faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  40. 10:19Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Owen Power
  41. 10:41Icing
  42. 10:41Dominic James faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  43. 11:20High Stick
  44. 11:20Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  45. 11:33Nikita Kucherov Backhand Wide Right
  46. 11:37Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
  47. 11:50Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  48. 11:54Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  49. 12:15Icing
  50. 12:15Jack Finley faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  51. 12:19Jacob Bryson shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  52. 12:32Scott Sabourin hit Zach Metsa
  53. 12:39Scott Sabourin hit Tage Thompson
  54. 12:55Curtis Douglas Hooking against Konsta Helenius
  55. 12:55Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  56. 13:04Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  57. 13:12Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  58. 13:14Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  59. 13:21Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  60. 13:31Jack Quinn shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  61. 13:53Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  62. 14:01Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  63. 14:11Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  64. 14:15Josh Doan shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  65. 14:53Josh Doan Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Tage Thompson (29), Rasmus Dahlin (36)
  66. 14:53Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  67. 15:07Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Wide Right
  68. 15:18Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  69. 15:27Peyton Krebs hit Declan Carlile
  70. 16:04Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Wide Right
  71. 16:17Konsta Helenius hit Declan Carlile
  72. 16:55Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
  73. 17:30Giveaway by Owen Power
  74. 17:31Pontus Holmberg Tip-In Wide Left
  75. 17:33Ryan McDonagh Slap Shot Wide Left
  76. 17:38Jack Finley shot blocked by Owen Power
  77. 18:36Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  78. 18:38Gage Goncalves Deflected saved by Colten Ellis
  79. 18:40Goalie Stopped
  80. 18:40Jack Finley faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  81. 18:50Icing
  82. 18:50Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  83. 18:55Tage Thompson hit Brandon Hagel
  84. 18:57Puck in Netting
  85. 18:57Tage Thompson faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  86. 19:28Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  87. 19:34Darren Raddysh Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27)
  88. 19:34Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  89. 20:00End of 3rd Period

OT

  1. 0:00Start of Overtime
  2. 0:00Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  3. 0:41Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  4. 0:45Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  5. 1:17Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  6. 1:19Puck in Netting
  7. 1:19Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  8. 1:44Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  9. 2:22Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  10. 2:33Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
  11. 2:43Takeaway by Dominic James
  12. 3:31Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  13. 3:59Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  14. 4:01Goalie Stopped
  15. 4:01Alex Tuch faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  16. 4:05Puck in Netting
  17. 4:05Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  18. 4:26Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  19. 4:32Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  20. 4:45Jake Guentzel Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)
  21. 4:45End of OT
  22. 4:45Game End

1st

  1. 10:24BUF 0, TB 1Nikita Kucherov Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (34)
  2. 16:53BUF 1, TB 1Mattias Samuelsson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none

3rd

  1. 4:08BUF 2, TB 1Mattias Samuelsson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (29), Jack Quinn (24)
  2. 8:53BUF 2, TB 2Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (34), Nikita Kucherov (59)
  3. 14:53BUF 3, TB 2Josh Doan Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Tage Thompson (29), Rasmus Dahlin (36)
  4. 19:34BUF 3, TB 3Darren Raddysh Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27)

OT

  1. 4:45BUF 3, TB 4Jake Guentzel Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)

Game leaders

SabresBuffalo

LightningTampa Bay

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Josh Doan RW100000016:290.01001010191811:594:300:00
Alex Tuch RW00-2001022:3850.01111011292219:251:281:45
Beck Malenstyn LW00102009:08100.010110001447:350:001:33
Isak Rosen RW00000008:170.000000001336:501:270:00
Jack Quinn RW010010017:500.02001001231213:244:260:00
Jason Zucker LW000000017:1060.00231000201412:404:300:00
Konsta Helenius C001031013:4750.0144001018113:470:000:00
Noah Ostlund C000000214:3650.00331100211013:081:280:00
Peyton Krebs C00-2030017:470.0130005023717:470:000:00
Ryan McLeod C010001019:3147.421093002271116:241:281:39
Tage Thompson C01-1010022:0950.05552010252917:394:300:00
Tyson Kozak C001011012:2557.1034100117210:440:001:41
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Mattias Samuelsson D201020024:0130010000.0291121:280:002:33
Bowen Byram D00-1001223:3700011100.0291020:541:311:12
Jacob Bryson D000000011:0110010000.015211:010:000:00
Owen Power D00-1002021:5110020110.027420:070:051:39
Rasmus Dahlin D010002027:4770050130.0341122:024:271:18
Zach Metsa D000001011:1200000000.013111:120:000:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Colten Ellis G35431.88664:2400254200

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