⚔️ Away Sabres 31-35-11 before this game

4–3

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 42-26-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	2	1	4
TBL	0	1	2	3

Sabres at Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 4–3 at AMALIE Arena on April 5, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Apr 5, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Pat LaFontaine

3 A

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mark Astley Go-ahead 1st · 19:08

Assists: Pat LaFontaine

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Plante 2nd · 06:35

Assists: Brad May

2–0

⚔️ Brian Holzinger PP 2nd · 10:14

Assists: Derek Plante, Pat LaFontaine

3–0

⚡ Brian Bellows PP 2nd · 18:34

Assists: Michel Petit, Roman Hamrlik

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Randy Burridge 3rd · 00:37

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Pat LaFontaine

4–1

⚡ Chris Gratton 3rd · 05:04

Assists: Jason Wiemer, Brian Bellows

4–2

⚡ Mikael Andersson 3rd · 12:47

Assists: Cory Cross, Paul Ysebaert

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

22 Shots on goal 43

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

19 Penalty minutes 19

BUF shooting 18.2% (4/22) TBL shooting 7.0% (3/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Andrei Trefilov

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:28 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on April 5, 1996?

Sabres won 4–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Lightning?

The final score was Sabres 4, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Derek Plante, Mark Astley, Randy Burridge.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brian Bellows, Chris Gratton, Mikael Andersson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Andrei Trefilov made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Lightning season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 3

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 5, 1996

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