Tonight, under the balmy skies of Tampa sitting comfortably at 75 degrees Fahrenheit, we're gearing
32-18-5 - W1
Buffalo Sabres
35-14-4 - W3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa - Benchmark International Arena
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
29G - 28A
(57P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
22G - 26A
(48P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
11G - 35A
(46P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
11G - 28A
(39P)
5
R
Josh Doan
17G - 21A
(38P)
BUF Injuries
Benson, Zach
Upper Body
Day to Day
Benson is being evaluated for an upper-body injury after leaving Monday's 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers in the third period, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
Feb 3, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Florida Panthers, Jourdon LaBarber of the St. Louis Blues' official site reports.
Feb 3, 2026
Norris, Joshua
Ribs
Day to Day
Head coach Lindy Ruff said that Norris (ribs) is progressing in his recovery but won't play in Monday's game against the Florida Panthers, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Feb 3, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Feb 5, 2026
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka
Lower Body
Day to Day
Luukkonen (lower body) was shifted to injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Feb 11, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Week to Week
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Feb 25, 2026
Dunne, Joshua
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Dunne (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.
Feb 25, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Week to Week
Head coach Lindy Ruff said Monday that Kulich (ear) is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue, Brayton J. Wilson of WBEN reports.
Feb 25, 2026
Trades
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
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TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
28G - 58A
(86P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
24G - 33A
(57P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
26G - 26A
(52P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
16G - 33A
(49P)
5
C
Anthony Cirelli
15G - 20A
(35P)
TBL Injuries
Cirelli, Anthony
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Cirelli (undisclosed) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's Stadium Series game versus Boston.
Feb 3, 2026
D'Astous, Charle-Edouard
Lower Body
Day to Day
D'Astous has been placed on injured reserve by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Lightning beat writer Diandra Loux reports.
Feb 3, 2026
Lilleberg, Emil
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Lilleberg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Feb 3, 2026
Point, Brayden
Lower Body
Day to Day
Point (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.
Feb 5, 2026
Trades
Dec 28 2025
The Minnesota Wild acquired Boris Katchouk from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michael Milne
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Goaltending
BUF
14-7-3
2.66 GAA
91.4% SV
TBL
25-7-3
2.12 GAA
91.9% SV
BUF
11-7-2
2.73 GAA
90.3% SV
TBL
10-7-1
2.91 GAA
89.0% SV
BUF
7-4-0
3.05 GAA
89.8% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
Goaltenders
BUF
32-18-5
GAA: 3.04
SV%: 0.899
vs
TBL
35-14-4
GAA: 2.53
SV%: 0.904