
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 |
#5 Chris Rooney
#34 Brandon Schrader
#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 |
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 |
Coach: Jon Cooper
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Dominic James | C |
| 22 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | R |
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | D |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C |
| 29 | Pontus Holmberg | R |
| 31 | Jonas Johansson | G |
| 37 | Yanni Gourde | C |
| 38 | Brandon Hagel | L |
| 42 | Curtis Douglas | C |
| 43 | Darren Raddysh | D |
| 46 | Scott Sabourin | R |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C |
| 62 | Jack Finley | C |
| 67 | Declan Carlile | D |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | D |
| 81 | Erik Cernak | D |
| 86 | Nikita Kucherov | R |
| 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G |
| 90 | J.J. Moser | D |
| 90 | Janis Moser | D |
| 93 | Gage Goncalves | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Zach Benson | L |
| 8 | Michael Kesselring | D |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L |
| # | 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% |
| Buffalo Sabres | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 9:26 | 1 | 6:29 |
| Buffalo Sabres - Tampa Bay Lightning | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 6:29 |
| 2 - 1 | 4:45 |
| 3 - 2 | 4:41 |
| 3 - 4 | 0 |
| # | 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 |
| # | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| # | 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 |
| # | 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 |