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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning on February 3rd 2026

Buffalo Sabres (3)

at

Tampa Bay Lightning (4)

Game No: 886

Started: 2026-02-03 19:39:00

Ended: 2026-02-03 22:11:00

Attendance: 19,092

Three Stars by: Media

Full Recap

Period Time Team Scorer Shot Type Distance (ft) Assist Assist Highlight
1 10:24 TBL Nikita Kucherov Jake Guentzel
1 16:53 BUF Mattias Samuelsson
3 4:08 BUF Mattias Samuelsson Ryan McLeod Jack Quinn
3 8:53 TBL Oliver Bjorkstrand Darren Raddysh Nikita Kucherov
3 14:53 BUF Josh Doan Tage Thompson Rasmus Dahlin
3 19:34 TBL Darren Raddysh Nikita Kucherov Brandon Hagel
4 4:45 TBL Jake Guentzel Nikita Kucherov Janis Moser

Referees

#5 Chris Rooney

#34 Brandon Schrader

Officials

#95 Jonny Murray

#50 Scott Cherrey

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
1 1:10 BUF Noah Ostlund Holding 2 Jake Guentzel
1 10:35 TBL Gage Goncalves Holding 2 Josh Doan
1 13:55 TBL Janis Moser Tripping 2 Jack Quinn
3 7:33 BUF Bowen Byram Hooking 2 Brandon Hagel
3 12:55 TBL Curtis Douglas Hooking 2 Konsta Helenius

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
4 Bowen Byram D
17 Jason Zucker L
19 Peyton Krebs C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
25 Owen Power D
26 Rasmus Dahlin D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
34 Alex Lyon G
48 Tyson Kozak C
63 Isak Rosen R
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
78 Jacob Bryson D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G
94 Konsta Helenius C

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
6 Zach Benson L
8 Michael Kesselring D
12 Jordan Greenway L

Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches

# Player Position
20 Nick Paul L
24 Max Crozier D
71 Anthony Cirelli C

3 Goals 4
4 Assists 7
-3 Plus / Minus 4
2 Penalties 3
4 PIM 6
37 Corsi For 49
43.02 Corsi % 56.98
26 Fenwick For 49
34.67 Fenwick % 65.33
26 Shots 35
12 Shots Blocked 11
11 Missed Shots 14
13 Hits 26
22 Giveaways 15
9 Takeaways 6
10 Blocked Shots 11
30 Faceoffs Won 31
31 Faceoffs Lost 30
49% Faceoff Percentage 51%

Time Spent With Lead

Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 9:26 1 6:29

Time Each Lead Lasted

Buffalo Sabres - Tampa Bay Lightning Time With Lead
0 - 1 6:29
2 - 1 4:45
3 - 2 4:41
3 - 4 0

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
4 Bowen Byram 0 0 0 -1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 Jason Zucker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 60
19 Peyton Krebs 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 Jack Quinn 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 100
34 Alex Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Tyson Kozak 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 3 57
63 Isak Rosen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 Ryan McLeod 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 9 10 47
72 Tage Thompson 0 1 1 -1 0 0 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 5 5 50
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
78 Jacob Bryson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 50
89 Alex Tuch 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 50
91 Josh Doan 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 Konsta Helenius 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 4 4 50

Tampa Bay Lightning

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
17 Dominic James 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 6 45
22 Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Ryan McDonagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
28 Zemgus Girgensons 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Pontus Holmberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
31 Jonas Johansson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Yanni Gourde 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 7 61
38 Brandon Hagel 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
42 Curtis Douglas 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Darren Raddysh 1 1 2 -1 0 0 3 1 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 0
46 Scott Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
59 Jake Guentzel 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 12 14 46
62 Jack Finley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 50
67 Declan Carlile 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 Victor Hedman 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
81 Erik Cernak 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
86 Nikita Kucherov 1 3 4 1 0 0 7 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0
88 Andrei Vasilevskiy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 J.J. Moser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 Janis Moser 0 1 1 -1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
93 Gage Goncalves 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 29 00:48 23:37 01:31 01:12 20:54
17 Jason Zucker 20 00:51 17:10 04:30 00:00 12:40
19 Peyton Krebs 23 00:46 17:47 00:00 00:00 17:47
22 Jack Quinn 23 00:46 17:50 04:26 00:00 13:24
23 Mattias Samuelsson 29 00:49 24:01 00:00 02:33 21:28
25 Owen Power 27 00:48 21:51 00:05 01:39 20:07
26 Rasmus Dahlin 34 00:49 27:47 04:27 01:18 22:02
29 Beck Malenstyn 14 00:39 09:08 00:00 01:33 07:35
48 Tyson Kozak 17 00:43 12:25 00:00 01:41 10:44
63 Isak Rosen 13 00:38 08:17 01:27 00:00 06:50
71 Ryan McLeod 27 00:43 19:31 01:28 01:39 16:24
72 Tage Thompson 25 00:53 22:09 04:30 00:00 17:39
73 Zach Metsa 13 00:51 11:12 00:00 00:00 11:12
78 Jacob Bryson 15 00:44 11:01 00:00 00:00 11:01
86 Noah Ostlund 21 00:41 14:36 01:28 00:00 13:08
89 Alex Tuch 29 00:46 22:38 01:28 01:45 19:25
91 Josh Doan 19 00:52 16:29 04:30 00:00 11:59
94 Konsta Helenius 18 00:45 13:47 00:00 00:00 13:47

Tampa Bay Lightning

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
17 Dominic James 16 00:48 13:02 00:00 00:00 13:02
22 Oliver Bjorkstrand 18 00:50 15:04 02:35 00:00 12:29
27 Ryan McDonagh 25 00:47 19:40 00:00 04:40 15:00
28 Zemgus Girgensons 22 00:46 17:07 00:00 01:53 15:14
29 Pontus Holmberg 21 00:47 16:31 00:00 00:00 16:31
37 Yanni Gourde 23 00:52 20:01 00:45 01:42 17:34
38 Brandon Hagel 24 01:04 25:40 03:20 04:03 18:17
42 Curtis Douglas 8 00:43 05:45 00:00 00:00 05:45
43 Darren Raddysh 23 01:07 25:48 02:51 00:00 22:57
46 Scott Sabourin 8 00:45 06:03 00:00 00:00 06:03
59 Jake Guentzel 25 01:02 26:07 03:20 03:52 18:55
62 Jack Finley 12 00:38 07:43 00:00 00:26 07:17
67 Declan Carlile 20 00:45 15:08 00:00 00:36 14:32
77 Victor Hedman 24 00:44 17:39 00:29 01:17 15:53
81 Erik Cernak 23 00:47 18:04 00:00 04:37 13:27
86 Nikita Kucherov 23 00:58 22:24 03:20 00:00 19:04
90 J.J. Moser 0
90 Janis Moser 25 00:57 23:51 00:00 00:46 23:05
93 Gage Goncalves 18 00:46 13:52 00:00 00:00 13:52

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
92 Colten Ellis 1 1 13 0.923
2 0 10 1
3 2 11 0.818
4 1 1 0

Tampa Bay Lightning

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
88 Andrei Vasilevskiy 1 1 9 0.889
2 0 4 1
3 2 8 0.75
4 0 5 1