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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo SabresMar 8, 2026

Final· KeyBank Center
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TBL
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Goals123TShots123T
TBL0437TBL6101329
BUF1348BUF10151742
TBL 63BUF 61
TBL 3.72BUF 4.57
PP goals
TBL 1BUF 4
Hits
TBL 40BUF 27
Blocks
TBL 6BUF 15
PIM
TBL 57BUF 45
TBL 50%BUF 50%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres edge Tampa Bay Lightning 8–7

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 8–7 at home. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 0G 4A.

  1. Points
    Tage Thompson had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:39.Thompson
  2. Points
    Jason Zucker had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:42.Zucker
  3. Points
    Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:15.Kucherov
  4. Points
    J.J. Moser had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:17.Moser
  5. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 26:16.Dahlin
  6. Points
    Bowen Byram had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 20:12.Byram
  7. Points
    Darren Raddysh had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:13.Raddysh
  8. Points
    Alex Tuch had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:54.Tuch

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, TBL at BUF: 124 attempts, 71 on goal, 15 goals, 8.30 expected goals; best chance Josh Doan at 0.64 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← TBL attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · BUF 61 · TBL 63

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, TBL at BUF: expected goals 4.57 to 3.72 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 63, 15 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdBUFTBLDZTPTKGMKPCHDZDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • TBL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFTBLcontrol2nd3rdDoan · 1st 8:26Zucker · 2nd 2:15Tuch · 2nd 5:10Perry · 2nd 7:55Tuch · 2nd 11:07Kucherov · 2nd 12:26Girgensons · 2nd 14:46Moser · 2nd 17:37Kucherov · 3rd 0:59Point · 3rd 5:46Carrick · 3rd 6:12Hagel · 3rd 9:48Dahlin · 3rd 11:03Zucker · 3rd 14:29Doan · 3rd 15:43
  • BUF pressure
  • TBL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 37% of the game, BUF 28%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, TBL at BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (59:21) for BUF and Jonas Johansson (58:54) for TBL, 15 goals.

BUF
TBL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

BUF skaters (rows) against TBL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the BUF side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, BUF rows versus TBL columns: 250 matchups; most common Power vs Raddysh, 11:03 at 18% xGF.

BUF ↓ · TBL →KucherovCirelliHagelGourdeGirgensonsHolmbergGuentzelPointBjorkstrandPerryGeekieSabourinMoserRaddyshMcDonaghD'AstousHedmanCernakL1 McLeodL1 ZuckerL1 QuinnL2 DoanL2 NorrisL2 OstlundL3 ThompsonL3 TuchL3 KrebsL4 BensonL4 MalenstynL4 CarrickD1 PowerD1 ByramD2 DahlinD2 SamuelssonD3 MetsaD3 Kesselring
BUF xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatTBLBUF
5550
3.412.49
3.342.45
1413
42
1914
−0.019+0.019
37%28%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:26
    BUFJosh DoanPP (Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram)wrist0.07 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Cirelli, Hagel, MoserBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Byram, Doan
    TBL 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 2:15
    BUFJason ZuckerPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson)snap0.12 xG
    TBL: Hedman, Gourde, Girgensons, MoserBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Doan
    TBL 0 – 2 BUF
  2. 5:10
    BUFAlex TuchPP (Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlund)tip-in0.10 xG
    TBL: Guentzel, Raddysh, Cirelli, MoserBUF: Tuch, Thompson, McLeod, Byram, Ostlund
    TBL 0 – 3 BUF
  3. 7:55
    TBLCorey Perry (Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh)backhand0.18 xG
    TBL: Perry, Hedman, Kucherov, Raddysh, GeekieBUF: Carrick, Malenstyn, Byram, Power, Benson
    TBL 1 – 3 BUF
  4. 11:07
    BUFAlex TuchSH (Bowen Byram)backhand0.21 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, RaddyshBUF: Tuch, McLeod, Samuelsson, Byram
    TBL 1 – 4 BUF
  5. 12:26
    TBLNikita KucherovPP (Darren Raddysh)wrist0.07 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, RaddyshBUF: Tuch, Samuelsson, Byram, Benson
    TBL 2 – 4 BUF
  6. 14:46
    TBLZemgus Girgensons (Yanni Gourde, J.J. Moser)snap0.17 xG
    TBL: Gourde, Girgensons, Raddysh, Holmberg, MoserBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Krebs, Power
    TBL 3 – 4 BUF
  7. 17:37
    TBLJ.J. Moser (Conor Geekie)wrist0.30 xG
    TBL: Perry, Hedman, Sabourin, Moser, GeekieBUF: Norris, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Doan, Ostlund
    TBL 4 – 4 BUF

3rd period

  1. 0:59
    TBLNikita Kucherov (Brandon Hagel, J.J. Moser)snap0.15 xG
    TBL: Kucherov, Gourde, Raddysh, Hagel, MoserBUF: Thompson, Samuelsson, Krebs, Quinn, Power
    TBL 5 – 4 BUF
  2. 5:46
    TBLBrayden Pointunknown0.24 xG
    TBL: Perry, McDonagh, Bjorkstrand, Point, D'AstousBUF: Carrick, Byram, Doan, Power, Ostlund
    TBL 6 – 4 BUF
  3. 6:12
    BUFSam Carrick (Zach Benson, Michael Kesselring)wrist0.08 xG
    TBL: Perry, McDonagh, Sabourin, D'Astous, GeekieBUF: Carrick, Malenstyn, Dahlin, Kesselring, Benson
    TBL 6 – 5 BUF
  4. 9:48
    TBLBrandon Hagel (Anthony Cirelli, Darren Raddysh)wrist0.17 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Kucherov, Raddysh, Cirelli, HagelBUF: Carrick, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Krebs, Power
    TBL 7 – 5 BUF
  5. 11:03
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram)wrist0.18 xG
    TBL: Gourde, Girgensons, Raddysh, Holmberg, MoserBUF: Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Ostlund, Benson
    TBL 7 – 6 BUF
  6. 14:29
    BUFJason Zucker (Ryan McLeod)backhand0.17 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Kucherov, Hagel, D'Astous, GeekieBUF: Zucker, McLeod, Dahlin, Quinn, Power
    TBL 7 – 7 BUF
  7. 15:43
    BUFJosh DoanPP (Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin)wrist0.53 xG
    TBL: McDonagh, Gourde, Guentzel, MoserBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Norris, Dahlin, Doan
    TBL 7 – 8 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nikita Kucherov RL1213+150.5450219:15——5260
Anthony Cirelli CL1011+110.1440218:55——4859
Brandon Hagel LL1112+120.46011116:42——5459
Yanni Gourde CL2011+120.1820018:39——5347
Zemgus Girgensons CL2101010.2240215:48——5947
Pontus Holmberg RL2000000.0440013:17——5642
Jake Guentzel CL3000-110.3300017:44——5664
Brayden Point CL3101010.4011017:13——5568
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL3000020.1720014:02——5671
Corey Perry RL4101+210.180058:54——3367
Conor Geekie CL4011010.076007:33——4664
Scott Sabourin RL4000000.004054:17——4362
J.J. Moser DD1123+230.6120026:17——5057
Darren Raddysh DD1033+240.1611723:13——6371
Ryan McDonagh DD2000000.0100220:41——5061
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD2000-110.09401218:37——4945
Victor Hedman DD3000+230.1110020:07——5454
Erik Cernak DD3000000.000396:47——3865
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonas Johansson(start)L42348.8103.9358:54

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan McLeod CL1011+220.1811021:03——6270
Jason Zucker LL1213+160.8101016:42——6581
Jack Quinn RL1000030.3340015:19——6780
Josh Doan RL2202-241.2620018:25——254
Josh Norris CL2000-110.0811017:55——255
Noah Ostlund CL2011-120.2310216:34——3032
Tage Thompson CL3044-130.1841019:39——5851
Alex Tuch RL3202040.3932018:54——5021
Peyton Krebs CL3000-310.080058:46——3215
Zach Benson LL4011+110.0820014:15——5262
Beck Malenstyn LL4000-100.003056:03——4030
Sam Carrick CL4101-230.213056:03——3322
Owen Power DD1000-400.0103227:08——4634
Bowen Byram DD1033070.44101220:12——5945
Rasmus Dahlin DD2123+210.1701526:16——4952
Mattias Samuelsson DD2000-330.1123224:57——4335
Zach Metsa DD3000000.000208:55——1411
Michael Kesselring DD3011+110.020076:03——7596
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)W28227.7863.7259:21

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Josh Doan (BUF PP) 1st 8:26 · assists Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram · Forecheck turnover · 32.4 mph shot.

Jason Zucker · 2nd 2:15 · BUF PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
3
Shot
53.3 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s
Type
one-timer

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Corey Perry · 2nd 7:55 · TBL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
25.3 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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Alex Tuch · 2nd 11:07 · BUF SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
25.8 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Brayden Point · 3rd 5:46 · TBL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
10.6 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
4.4 s
Type
rebound

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Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 0:59 · TBL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
53.6 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
8.8 s
Type
one-timer

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Sam Carrick · 3rd 6:12 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2
Shot
82.3 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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Jason Zucker · 3rd 14:29 · BUF

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
27.7 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Josh Doan · 3rd 15:43 · BUF PP

Play
deflection
Passes
1
Shot
9.8 mph
Distance
19 ft
Type
deflection

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