Welcome, from the KeyBank Center, home of the Buffalo Sabres. It’s Sunday, March 8, 2026,
39-18-4 - W1
Tampa Bay Lightning
38-19-6 - W6
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
March 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
32G - 68A
(100P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
27G - 40A
(67P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
29G - 28A
(57P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
17G - 38A
(55P)
5
C
Brayden Point
15G - 24A
(39P)
TBL Injuries
Goncalves, Gage
Lower Body
Day to Day
Goncalves (lower body) will be unavailable against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, according to Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site.
Mar 8, 2026
Paul, Nick
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Paul (undisclosed) is still out for a week or two, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports Friday.
Mar 14, 2026
Lilleberg, Emil
Face
Day to Day
Lilleberg will be out for at least two weeks due to a facial fracture, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports Saturday.
Mar 19, 2026
Crozier, Maxwell
Abdomen
Month to Month
Crozier (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 29, 2026
James, Dominic
Leg
Month to Month
James (leg) will be sidelined for 8-10 weeks after undergoing surgery, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports Thursday.
Apr 30, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Corey Perry (50% retained) from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2028 2nd round pick.
Atlantic
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BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
34G - 32A
(66P)
2
R
Alex Tuch
25G - 29A
(54P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
12G - 42A
(54P)
4
C
Ryan McLeod
12G - 32A
(44P)
5
R
Josh Doan
19G - 23A
(42P)
BUF Injuries
Greenway, Jordan
Abdomen
Day to Day
Greenway (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, per the NHL media site.
Mar 8, 2026
Kozak, Tyson
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Kozak (undisclosed) isn't available for Saturday's game against the Nashville Predators, per Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
Mar 8, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Kneecap
Day to Day
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Mar 14, 2026
Timmins, Conor
Leg
Day to Day
Timmins (leg) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Mar 14, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Tanner Pearson from the Winnipeg Jets for a 2026 7th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn (50% retained) from the Winnipeg Jets for Jacob Bryson, Isak Rosén, a 2027 2nd round pick and a conditional 2026 4th round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
Atlantic
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Goaltending
TBL
29-10-3
2.28 GAA
91.4% SV
BUF
17-8-3
2.64 GAA
91.5% SV
TBL
10-8-1
2.98 GAA
89.0% SV
BUF
14-7-2
2.55 GAA
91.0% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
BUF
7-4-1
3.11 GAA
89.6% SV
Goaltenders
TBL
39-18-4
GAA: 2.66
SV%: 0.901
vs
BUF
38-19-6
GAA: 2.95
SV%: 0.902