34-19-6 - W2
Buffalo Sabres
38-15-4 - L1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa - Benchmark International Arena
February 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
31G - 31A
(62P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
23G - 27A
(50P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
11G - 37A
(48P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
11G - 31A
(42P)
5
R
Josh Doan
18G - 21A
(39P)
BUF Injuries
Benson, Zach
Upper Body
Day to Day
Benson (upper body) will be a game-time decision in Florida on Friday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Feb 28, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Feb 28, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Mar 3, 2026
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 8, 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.
Mar 21, 2026
Trades
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
Atlantic
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TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
31G - 64A
(95P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
26G - 37A
(63P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
28G - 27A
(55P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
17G - 36A
(53P)
5
C
Brayden Point
14G - 21A
(35P)
TBL Injuries
Cirelli, Anthony
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Cirelli (undisclosed) isn't expected to play Wednesday versus Toronto or Thursday in Carolina, per Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site.
Feb 28, 2026
Paul, Nick
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Paul (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Wednesday, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
Mar 12, 2026
Crozier, Maxwell
Abdomen
Month to Month
Crozier (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 29, 2026
Trades
Atlantic
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Goaltending
BUF
15-8-3
2.69 GAA
91.4% SV
TBL
28-7-3
2.11 GAA
92.1% SV
BUF
12-7-2
2.65 GAA
90.5% SV
TBL
10-8-1
3.03 GAA
88.8% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
Goaltenders
BUF
34-19-6
GAA: 3.03
SV%: 0.900
vs
TBL
38-15-4
GAA: 2.54
SV%: 0.905