Sabres 3-2 Lightning (Apr 5, 2025) Box Score

Tampa Bay Lightning

44-26-6, 17-18-4 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
TB	0	2	0	0	2
BUF	0	1	1	1	3

Buffalo Sabres

33-36-6, 20-14-3 home

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
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
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
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%
0	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	13:50	3:09	0:00	10:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:27	0:49	2:31	16:07	7	10	41.2
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	15	9:52	0:00	1:22	8:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	9:15	0:00	1:20	7:55	9	1	90.0
1	0	1	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	14	11:42	0:00	0:00	11:42	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:22	0:47	0:34	16:01	5	0	100.0
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	25	24:31	5:14	1:07	18:10	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	27	21:53	2:51	1:33	17:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	23:25	5:10	0:00	18:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:29	0:47	0:35	16:07	3	0	100.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	22:24	5:13	0:03	17:08	7	7	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	25	21:00	0:00	2:36	18:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	1	2	1	0	3	29	25:28	4:00	1:08	20:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	10:20	0:00	0:48	9:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	27	24:50	0:00	2:38	22:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	24	19:23	0:00	1:57	17:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	10	6:36	0:00	0:00	6:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:41	2:01	0:00	9:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jonas JohanssonJ. Johansson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	2	36	.947	28	6	2	0	0	64:59	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#36
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob Bernard-DockerJ. Bernard-Docker#24
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	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	19	16:06	0:00	2:34	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	21	15:49	0:01	0:00	15:48	4	5	44.4
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:04	0:59	0:00	17:05	4	8	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9:01	0:01	0:00	9:00	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	1	3	14	11:01	0:01	2:10	8:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	24	18:17	0:59	3:26	13:52	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	11	8:37	2:04	0:00	6:33	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	19:35	3:33	0:00	16:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:22	1:17	0:00	12:05	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	22:50	3:15	0:00	19:35	7	4	63.6
0	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:54	2:28	3:50	13:36	1	2	33.3
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:47	3:26	0:00	12:21	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	18	14:10	0:00	0:00	14:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	27	20:18	0:08	1:57	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	20:14	0:00	4:13	16:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	23:16	3:29	1:09	18:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	23	20:12	1:04	0:00	19:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0	4	1	1	24	22:27	0:00	4:41	17:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
James ReimerJ. Reimer#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	18	3	1	0	0	65:00	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	SO	T
	Lightning	0	2	0	0	2
	Sabres	0	1	1	1	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		TB	BUF
1:35	Brayden Point (39) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (79)	1	0
4:47	Tage Thompson (40) Assists: Zach Benson (16)	1	1
13:01	Gage Goncalves (6) Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (24), Yanni Gourde (21)	2	1

3rd Period			TB	BUF
5:07		Jason Zucker (20) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Tuch (28), Rasmus Dahlin (46)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			TB	BUF
	Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson		0	0
	Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer		0	0
	Jack Quinn Goal Wrist Shot		0	1
	Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer		0	1
	Alex Tuch Goal Wrist Shot		0	2

1:56

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

1:56

Jason Zucker notches goal on the power play

0:48

Gage Goncalves tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:41

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
5
Lightning
6

Game 1

3/6

Lightning
2
Sabres
3

Game 2

4/5

Sabres
Lightning

Game 3

4/13

ESPN+

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, April 5, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: TB -205

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 15,982

Referees:
Francois St. Laurent
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
James Tobias
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	47	25	4	98
Tampa Bay	44	26	6	94
Florida	44	29	4	92
Ottawa	42	29	6	90
Montreal	38	30	9	85
Detroit	36	33	7	79
Buffalo	34	36	6	74
Boston	31	38	9	71

Olofsson scores go-ahead goal for Vegas

Victor Olofsson puts the Golden Knights ahead of the Canucks 3-2 late in the third period.

Ovechkin gets No. 895 to break NHL scoring record, but Islanders beat Capitals 4-1

— Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday.

Caufield and Laine score in 2nd period to rally the Canadiens to a 2-1 win over the Predators

— Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored in the second period to rally the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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Olofsson scores go-ahead goal for Vegas

Ovechkin gets No. 895 to break NHL scoring record, but Islanders beat Capitals 4-1

Caufield and Laine score in 2nd period to rally the Canadiens to a 2-1 win over the Predators