Lightning 6-5 Sabres (Mar 6, 2025) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

24-31-6, 9-17-3 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	3	2	0	5
TB	2	3	1	6

Tampa Bay Lightning

37-21-4, 23-7-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	10:57	1:05	0:41	9:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	16:54	1:01	0:13	15:40	10	9	52.6
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	12:16	0:00	1:53	10:23	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	13:47	0:05	0:00	13:42	3	1	75.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	18:55	3:09	0:00	15:46	2	10	16.7
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	12:32	0:06	0:00	12:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	9:43	0:00	1:26	8:17	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	21:38	2:50	2:55	15:53	10	10	50.0
1	1	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	2	4	26	21:35	3:12	0:00	18:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2:25	0:00	0:00	2:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	3	2	1	2	2	0	1	25	19:19	3:08	0:00	16:11	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	29	21:00	3:12	2:04	15:44	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	21	13:55	0:00	1:07	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	30	20:18	1:02	1:06	18:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:36	0:00	3:29	12:07	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	5	1	1	2	4	1	1	0	29	23:35	3:23	0:19	19:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	17:54	0:51	0:00	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	2	31	25:12	0:00	3:11	22:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	6	20	.769	20	0	0	0	0	57:53	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Mitchell ChaffeeM. Chaffee#41
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#11
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
Janis MoserJ. Moser#90
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	13:53	1:51	0:00	12:02	0	2	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	8:42	0:00	0:00	8:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	23	17:46	0:37	2:29	14:40	12	7	63.2
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:02	0:00	1:11	9:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	10:49	0:00	1:51	8:58	7	8	46.7
0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	15	11:07	0:00	0:00	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	22	16:47	1:13	0:00	15:34	4	4	50.0
3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:27	3:25	1:00	14:02	3	3	50.0
0	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	26	21:42	3:20	1:39	16:43	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:18	3:26	0:00	13:52	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:42	1:11	0:00	14:31	2	1	66.7
0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	16:45	3:20	0:00	13:25	8	5	61.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	3	1	0	32	22:10	0:00	2:14	19:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2:57	0:00	0:00	2:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	24	17:01	0:00	0:36	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	31	25:41	1:16	3:23	21:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	30	22:53	0:00	1:42	21:11	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	27	24:47	3:21	0:34	20:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	5	28	.848	26	2	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	3	2	0	5
	Lightning	2	3	1	6

1st Period		BUF	TB
5:01	Nick Paul (19) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (18), Brandon Hagel (39)	0	1
5:17	Rasmus Dahlin (11) Assists: Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Benson (11)	1	1
5:53	Darren Raddysh (4) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (4)	1	2
8:20	Alex Tuch (24) Unassisted	2	2
17:09	Peyton Krebs (5) Assists: Ryan McLeod (19), Zach Benson (12)	3	2

2nd Period		BUF	TB
0:58	Jake Guentzel (30) Assists: Erik Cernak (14), Nikita Kucherov (63)	3	3
9:35	Tage Thompson (31) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (40), JJ Peterka (32)	4	3
12:40	JJ Peterka (19) Unassisted	5	3
17:43	Jake Guentzel (31) Assists: Brayden Point (33), Nick Paul (16)	5	4
18:46	Jake Guentzel (32) (Power Play) Assists: Brandon Hagel (40), Darren Raddysh (24)	5	5

3rd Period			BUF	TB
1:40		Oliver Bjorkstrand (17) Assists: Yanni Gourde (12), Nikita Kucherov (64)	5	6

0:17

Lightning's Victor Hedman exits game in first period

0:17

Bjorkstrand scores go-ahead goal in his Lightning debut

0:43

JJ Peterka joins in on the scoring for the Sabres

0:40

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Sabres
5
Lightning
6

Game 1

3/6

Lightning
Sabres

Game 2

4/5

Sabres
Lightning

Game 3

4/13

Amalie Arena

7:00 PM, March 6, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Tampa, FL

Line: TB -240

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich
Ryan Jackson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	40	21	3	83
Toronto	38	22	3	79
Tampa Bay	37	22	4	78
Ottawa	32	25	5	69
Detroit	30	27	6	66
Montreal	30	27	6	66
Boston	29	28	8	66
Buffalo	24	32	6	54

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