⚡ Away Lightning 24-19-6 before this game

5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	2	2	1	5
BUF	0	2	0	2

Lightning at Sabres

Lightning beat Sabres 5–2 at KeyBank Center on February 4, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Feb 4, 1996 · 14:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

John Cullen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Jason Wiemer

1 G

4 shots

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Shawn Burr

1 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Jason Wiemer PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:28

Unassisted

1–0

⚡ John Cullen PP 1st · 10:27

Assists: Alexander Selivanov

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Plante PP 2nd · 02:46

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Garry Galley

2–1

⚡ Chris Gratton 2nd · 03:54

Assists: Petr Klima

3–1

⚡ Shawn Burr 2nd · 09:25

Assists: David Shaw, John Cullen

4–1

⚔️ Jason Dawe 2nd · 19:41

Assists: Brad May

4–2

3rd period

⚡ Rob Zamuner 3rd · 10:55

Assists: Mikael Andersson, Enrico Ciccone

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 28

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

24 Penalty minutes 24

TBL shooting 15.2% (5/33) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on February 4, 1996?

Lightning won 5–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Chris Gratton, Jason Wiemer, John Cullen, Rob Zamuner, Shawn Burr.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Plante, Jason Dawe.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Sabres season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 3

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 3

Also on February 4, 1996

Lightning season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule