Buffalo Sabres v Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Final

Buffalo Sabres

3–8

Tampa Bay Lightning

Player stats

Lightning

forwards	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. CirelliC	1	0	2	15:11	1:27	3:03	10:41	23	0	5	3	1	0	8	5	61.5	0	0	0
C. GeekieC	0	5	1	10:05	1:29	0:00	8:36	17	0	4	1	2	0	2	4	33.3	0	0	0
Z. GirgensonsC	0	6	-1	18:01	0:00	2:27	15:34	24	0	1	0	1	0	14	12	53.8	1	0	0
Y. GourdeC	0	2	1	14:56	0:00	0:18	14:38	17	1	1	0	2	0	6	2	75.0	1	0	0
J. GuentzelC	0	1	2	20:27	3:44	0:52	15:51	22	0	10	4	1	0	1	1	50.0	2	0	0
B. HagelLW	0	1	4	17:10	2:30	2:59	11:41	24	2	11	1	5	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
P. HolmbergRW	0	1	-1	15:42	2:04	0:00	13:38	23	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
N. KucherovRW	0	0	3	17:30	3:42	0:00	13:48	21	3	8	1	5	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
I. MikheyevRW	0	1	-2	16:16	0:00	1:53	14:23	21	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	2	1	2
S. O'ReillyRW	1	2	2	12:56	2:41	0:00	10:15	19	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	30.0	0	0	0
S. SabourinRW	0	3	1	7:18	0:00	0:00	7:18	13	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. VielLW	0	5	0	8:31	0:00	0:00	8:31	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. CarlsonD	3	0	4	22:43	3:07	1:49	17:47	28	1	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
E. CernakD	1	0	0	11:00	0:00	0:58	10:02	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
C. D'AstousD	1	2	5

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. VasilevskiyG	3	31	0	0	28	.903	24	4	0	60:00	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. BensonLW	0	0	0	-2	18:49	3:50	0:26	14:33	23	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
S. CarrickC	0	2	0	0	6:40	0:00	0:30	6:10	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	60.0	0	0	0

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News and reaction

Match reportWysh List: Will Connor McDavid break 200 points? The cases for and againstThe Oilers superstar is on pace to break a benchmark that hasn't been hit since the 1980s.ESPN8h ago

Match report3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 8-3 Loss to the LightningThe Buffalo Sabres sandwiched a pair of awful periods around a frantic comeback but were ultimately overwhelmed 8-3 by Tampa Bay.The Hockey Writers12h ago

Match reportKucherov Dominates As Lightning Roll Past Sabres, Predators Stay Hot: The Hockey News Morning SkateIn this edition of The Hockey News Morning Skate, Eric Cruikshank and Michael Traikos break down Nikita Kucherov's natural hat trick against the Buffalo Sabres, the Nashville Predators' impressive…

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Match details

Date: Thursday 12 November 2026
Started: 11:00 am AEDT
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Competition: NHL
Officials: Frederick L'Ecuyer (Referee), Tommy Hughes (Linesman), Shandor Alphonso (Linesman), Beau Halkidis (Referee)
Crowd: 19,070

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Updated 13 Nov, 6:08 am