Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning - 06 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM EST

Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena

In-Game Updates

Time Clock
FINAL
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Total
BUF 3 2 0 5
TBL 2 3 1 6

Team Stats

Team Shots Hits Blocks FOW% Giveaways Takeaways Power Play PIM
BUF 32 23 10 0.469697% 14 6 1/4 8
TBL 26 19 12 0.530303% 13 1 1/3 10

Goals

Period Time Team Strength Description
1st 05:01 TBL Even Nick Paul (19) backhand shot, assist(s): Ryan McDonagh (18), Brandon Hagel (39)
1st 05:17 BUF Even Rasmus Dahlin (11) wrist shot, assist(s): Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Benson (11)
1st 05:53 TBL Even Darren Raddysh (4) wrist shot, assist(s): Zemgus Girgensons (4)
1st 08:20 BUF Even Alex Tuch (24) snap shot, assist(s): None
1st 17:09 BUF Even Peyton Krebs (5) wrist shot, assist(s): Ryan McLeod (19), Zach Benson (12)
2nd 00:58 TBL Even Jake Guentzel (30) snap shot, assist(s): Erik Cernak (14), Nikita Kucherov (63)
2nd 09:35 BUF Power Play Tage Thompson (31) wrist shot, assist(s): Rasmus Dahlin (40), JJ Peterka (32)
2nd 12:40 BUF Even JJ Peterka (19) wrist shot, assist(s): None
2nd 17:43 TBL Even Jake Guentzel (31) backhand shot, assist(s): Brayden Point (33), Nick Paul (16)
2nd 18:46 TBL Power Play Jake Guentzel (32) slap shot, assist(s): Brandon Hagel (40), Darren Raddysh (24)
3rd 01:40 TBL Even Oliver Bjorkstrand (17) wrist shot, assist(s): Yanni Gourde (12), Nikita Kucherov (64)

Penalties

Period Time Team Type Min Description
1st 08:23 BUF MIN 2 {'default': 'T. Thompson'} high-sticking against {'default': 'B. Hagel'}
2nd 01:57 TBL MIN 2 {'default': 'E. Cernak', 'cs': 'E. Černák', 'sk': 'E. Černák'} roughing against {'default': 'R. Dahlin'}
2nd 09:15 TBL MIN 2 {'default': 'G. Goncalves'} tripping against {'default': 'T. Thompson'}
2nd 18:10 BUF MIN 2 {'default': 'R. Dahlin'} roughing against {'default': 'A. Cirelli'}
2nd 18:10 TBL MIN 2 {'default': 'A. Cirelli'} roughing against {'default': 'R. Dahlin'}
2nd 18:10 BUF MIN 2 {'default': 'R. Dahlin'} roughing-removing-opponents-helmet against {'default': 'A. Cirelli'}
3rd 10:25 BUF MIN 2 {'default': 'J. Peterka'} holding against {'default': 'N. Kucherov', 'cs': 'N. Kučerov', 'fi': 'N. Kutsherov', 'sk': 'N. Kučerov'}
3rd 18:06 TBL MIN 2 {'default': 'B. Hagel'} tripping against {'default': 'T. Thompson'}
3rd 19:43 TBL MIN 2 {'default': 'R. McDonagh'} high-sticking against {'default': 'R. McLeod'}

Officials

  • Referees: Garrett Rank, Dan O'Rourke
  • Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Bryan Pancich

Time

PT MT CT ET AT UTC
4:00PM 5:00PM 6:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 12:00AM
TV ESPN
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Projected Lineups

Left Center Right Left Center Right
TBL Jake Guentzel Brayden Point Nikita Kucherov BUF JJ Peterka Jiri Kulich Tage Thompson
TBL Brandon Hagel Anthony Cirelli Oliver Bjorkstrand BUF Jordan Greenway Dylan Cozens Alex Tuch
TBL Nick Paul Yanni Gourde Gage Goncalves BUF Zach Benson Ryan McLeod Jack Quinn
TBL Zemgus Girgensons Luke Glendening Mitchell Chaffee BUF Beck Malenstyn Peyton Krebs Sam Lafferty
Left D Right D Left D Right D
TBL Victor Hedman J.J. Moser BUF Mattias Samuelsson Rasmus Dahlin
TBL Ryan McDonagh Erik Cernak BUF Bowen Byram Owen Power
TBL Emil Lilleberg Darren Raddysh BUF Jacob Bryson Connor Clifton
Goalies Goalies
TBL Andrei Vasilevskiy BUF Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
TBL Jonas Johansson BUF James Reimer

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Goalie Breakdown

Name GP GS W L OT SO GAA SV%
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