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Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres on March 8th 2026

Tampa Bay Lightning (7)

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Buffalo Sabres (8)

Game No: 1003

Started: 2026-03-08 18:08:00

Ended: 2026-03-08 21:03:00

Attendance: 19,070

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Referees

#27 Eric Furlatt

#16 Brian Pochmara

Officials

#97 Jeremy Faucher

#81 Ryan Daisy

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
1 4:36 TBL Darren Raddysh Slashing 2 Alex Tuch
1 4:36 TBL Darren Raddysh Fighting (maj) 5 Alex Tuch
1 4:36 TBL Brandon Hagel Boarding 2 Alex Tuch
1 4:36 BUF Rasmus Dahlin Fighting (maj) 5
1 8:20 TBL Erik Cernak Interference 2 Josh Norris
1 8:54 TBL Scott Sabourin Fighting (maj) 5
1 9:13 TBL Brandon Hagel Fighting (maj) 5
1 9:13 TBL Charle-Edouard D'Astous Roughing 2
1 9:13 TBL Charle-Edouard D'Astous Misconduct 10
1 10:40 TBL Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2
1 8:54 BUF Sam Carrick Fighting (maj) 5 Scott Sabourin
1 9:13 BUF Bowen Byram Roughing 2
1 9:13 BUF Peyton Krebs Fighting (maj) 5
1 9:13 BUF Bowen Byram Misconduct 10
1 10:40 BUF Mattias Samuelsson Slashing 2 Nikita Kucherov
1 14:59 TBL Erik Cernak Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1 14:59 BUF Michael Kesselring Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1 16:41 BUF Noah Ostlund Unsportsmanlike conduct 2 Jonas Johansson
2 0:02 TBL Erik Cernak Fighting (maj) 5
2 0:06 TBL Corey Perry Fighting (maj) 5 Beck Malenstyn
2 1:31 TBL Ryan McDonagh High-sticking 2
2 0:02 BUF Michael Kesselring Fighting (maj) 5 Erik Cernak
2 0:06 BUF Beck Malenstyn Fighting (maj) 5 Pontus Holmberg
2 3:35 TBL Brandon Hagel Roughing 2 Rasmus Dahlin
2 3:35 TBL Brandon Hagel Roughing 2 Rasmus Dahlin
2 10:56 BUF Owen Power High-sticking 2 Oliver Bjorkstrand
3 15:03 TBL Zemgus Girgensons Slashing 2 Noah Ostlund
3 20:00 TBL Anthony Cirelli Charging 2 Alex Tuch

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G
4 Bowen Byram D
6 Zach Benson L
8 Michael Kesselring D
9 Josh Norris C
10 Sam Carrick C
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
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G

Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches

# Player Position
67 Declan Carlile D
78 Emil Lilleberg D
93 Gage Goncalves C

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
5 Luke Schenn D
34 Alex Lyon G
44 Josh Dunne C
48 Tyson Kozak C
64 Logan Stanley D
70 Tanner Pearson L

7 Goals 8
10 Assists 14
10 Plus / Minus -11
17 Penalties 11
57 PIM 45
44 Corsi For 53
45.36 Corsi % 54.64
28 Fenwick For 53
34.57 Fenwick % 65.43
28 Shots 42
18 Shots Blocked 8
16 Missed Shots 11
41 Hits 27
12 Giveaways 17
2 Takeaways 4
6 Blocked Shots 15
32 Faceoffs Won 32
32 Faceoffs Lost 32
50% Faceoff Percentage 50%

Time Spent With Lead

Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 11:49 1 20:57
2 1:41 2 8:27
3 3 4:04

Time Each Lead Lasted

Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres Time With Lead
0 - 1 13:49
0 - 2 2:55
0 - 3 2:45
1 - 3 3:12
1 - 4 1:19
2 - 4 2:20
3 - 4 2:51
5 - 4 4:47
6 - 4 0:26
6 - 5 3:36
7 - 5 1:15
7 - 6 3:26
7 - 8 4:17

Tampa Bay Lightning

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
10 Corey Perry 1 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Conor Geekie 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 3 4 43
21 Brayden Point 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 6 33
22 Oliver Bjorkstrand 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Ryan McDonagh 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
28 Zemgus Girgensons 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 6 3 67
29 Pontus Holmberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 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 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 6 4 60
38 Brandon Hagel 1 1 2 1 4 11 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 Darren Raddysh 0 3 3 2 2 7 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
46 Scott Sabourin 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous 0 0 0 -1 2 12 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
59 Jake Guentzel 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 29
71 Anthony Cirelli 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 12 10 55
77 Victor Hedman 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 Erik Cernak 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
86 Nikita Kucherov 2 1 3 1 1 2 5 2 0 5 1 0 0 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 1 2 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bowen Byram 0 3 3 0 2 12 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Zach Benson 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Michael Kesselring 0 1 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Josh Norris 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 9 40
10 Sam Carrick 1 0 1 -2 1 5 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 2 78
17 Jason Zucker 2 1 3 1 0 0 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 25
19 Peyton Krebs 0 0 0 -3 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 Jack Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 0 0 0 -3 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 0 0 0 -4 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 1 2 3 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 -1 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
71 Ryan McLeod 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 15 9 63
72 Tage Thompson 0 4 4 -1 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 1 2 5 29
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 0 1 1 -1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 25
89 Alex Tuch 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0
91 Josh Doan 2 0 2 -2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tampa Bay Lightning

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
10 Corey Perry 13 00:41 08:54 00:55 00:00 07:59
14 Conor Geekie 12 00:37 07:33 00:00 00:00 07:33
21 Brayden Point 19 00:54 17:13 02:35 00:12 14:26
22 Oliver Bjorkstrand 17 00:49 14:02 02:23 00:00 11:39
27 Ryan McDonagh 26 00:47 20:41 00:00 03:55 16:46
28 Zemgus Girgensons 21 00:45 15:48 00:00 02:43 13:05
29 Pontus Holmberg 17 00:46 13:17 00:37 00:00 12:40
37 Yanni Gourde 25 00:44 18:39 00:00 04:09 14:30
38 Brandon Hagel 23 00:43 16:42 00:45 00:25 15:32
43 Darren Raddysh 26 00:53 23:13 02:53 01:39 18:41
46 Scott Sabourin 10 00:25 04:17 00:00 00:00 04:17
51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous 24 00:46 18:37 00:00 00:13 18:24
59 Jake Guentzel 20 00:53 17:44 02:53 01:44 13:07
71 Anthony Cirelli 27 00:42 18:55 00:40 02:41 15:34
77 Victor Hedman 27 00:44 20:07 00:37 02:17 17:13
81 Erik Cernak 13 00:31 06:49 00:04 01:14 05:31
86 Nikita Kucherov 24 00:48 19:15 02:50 00:13 16:12
90 J.J. Moser 0
90 Janis Moser 29 00:54 26:17 00:00 04:55 21:22

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 25 00:48 20:12 03:13 01:30 15:29
6 Zach Benson 22 00:38 14:15 00:01 01:14 13:00
8 Michael Kesselring 14 00:25 06:03 00:00 00:05 05:58
9 Josh Norris 23 00:46 17:55 05:20 00:00 12:35
10 Sam Carrick 10 00:36 06:03 00:08 00:00 05:55
17 Jason Zucker 22 00:45 16:42 04:47 00:00 11:55
19 Peyton Krebs 12 00:43 08:46 00:00 00:00 08:46
22 Jack Quinn 21 00:43 15:19 00:56 00:00 14:23
23 Mattias Samuelsson 28 00:53 24:57 00:10 02:31 22:16
25 Owen Power 29 00:56 27:08 00:25 01:01 25:42
26 Rasmus Dahlin 30 00:52 26:16 03:40 00:59 21:37
29 Beck Malenstyn 12 00:30 06:00 00:00 00:34 05:26
71 Ryan McLeod 26 00:48 21:03 01:45 02:20 16:58
72 Tage Thompson 22 00:53 19:39 06:07 00:00 13:32
73 Zach Metsa 13 00:41 08:55 00:00 00:58 07:57
86 Noah Ostlund 23 00:43 16:34 01:57 00:00 14:37
89 Alex Tuch 24 00:47 18:54 02:21 02:30 14:03
91 Josh Doan 24 00:46 18:25 04:35 00:00 13:50

Tampa Bay Lightning

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
31 Jonas Johansson 1 1 10 0.9
2 3 15 0.8
3 4 17 0.765

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 1 0 6 1
2 4 10 0.6
3 3 12 0.75