Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Score | Status |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | F/OT |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 10:24 | Tampa Bay Lightning, goal by Nikita Kucherov (Assist: Jake Guentzel) |
| 16:53 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Mattias Samuelsson |
| 2nd Period | |
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| 3rd Period | |
| 4:08 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Mattias Samuelsson (Assist: Ryan McLeod, Jack Quinn) |
| 8:53 | Tampa Bay Lightning, power play goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand (Assist: Darren Raddysh, Nikita Kucherov) |
| 14:53 | Buffalo Sabres, power play goal by Josh Doan (Assist: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin) |
| 19:34 | Tampa Bay Lightning, goal by Darren Raddysh (Assist: Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel) |
| Overtime | |
| 4:45 | Tampa Bay Lightning, goal by Jake Guentzel (Assist: Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) |
| Penalty Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 1:10 | Buffalo Sabres, Noah Ostlund 2 minutes for Holding Jake Guentzel |
| 10:35 | Tampa Bay Lightning, Gage Goncalves 2 minutes for Holding Josh Doan |
| 13:55 | Tampa Bay Lightning, J.J. Moser 2 minutes for Tripping Jack Quinn |
| 3rd Period | |
| 7:33 | Buffalo Sabres, Bowen Byram 2 minutes for Hooking Brandon Hagel |
| 12:55 | Tampa Bay Lightning, Curtis Douglas 2 minutes for Hooking Konsta Helenius |
| Buffalo Sabres | ||||||||||||
| Player | G | A | +/- | S | SM | BS | PN | PIM | HT | TK | GV | TOI |
| J. Doan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:29 |
| K. Helenius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 |
| T. Kozak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:25 |
| P. Krebs | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 |
| B. Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:08 |
| R. McLeod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19:31 |
| N. Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:36 |
| J. Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:50 |
| I. Rosen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 |
| T. Thompson | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:09 |
| A. Tuch | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:38 |
| J. Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 |
| J. Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:01 |
| B. Byram | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:37 |
| R. Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27:47 |
| Z. Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 |
| O. Power | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:51 |
| M. Samuelsson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:01 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | ||||||||||||
| Player | G | A | +/- | S | SM | BS | PN | PIM | HT | TK | GV | TOI |
| O. Bjorkstrand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 |
| C. Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:45 |
| J. Finley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:43 |
| Z. Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 |
| G. Goncalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 |
| Y. Gourde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 |
| J. Guentzel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26:07 |
| B. Hagel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:40 |
| P. Holmberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16:31 |
| D. James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13:02 |
| N. Kucherov | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:24 |
| S. Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6:03 |
| D. Carlile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 |
| E. Cernak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 |
| V. Hedman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:39 |
| R. McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:40 |
| J.J. Moser | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 |
| D. Raddysh | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25:48 |
Last updated on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 1:59 AM.