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2024-25 regular season

Sabres at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Lightning beat Sabres 6–5 at AMALIE Arena on March 6, 2025.

BUF – TBL
33–26
Shots on goal
1/4–1/3
Power play
23–19
Hits
10–12
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Jake Guentzel
3 G
3 shots · 18:27 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Darren Raddysh
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 24:47 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Nicholas Paul
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:42 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Nicholas Paul Go-ahead 1st · 05:01
Assists: Ryan McDonagh, Brandon Hagel · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
0–1
⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Tying 1st · 05:17
Assists: Ryan McLeod, Zach Benson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–1
⚡ Darren Raddysh Go-ahead 1st · 05:53
Assists: Zemgus Girgensons · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–2
⚔️ Alex Tuch Tying 1st · 08:20
Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
2–2
⚔️ Peyton Krebs Go-ahead 1st · 17:09
Assists: Ryan McLeod, Zach Benson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–2
2nd period
⚡ Jake Guentzel Tying 2nd · 00:58
Assists: Erik Cernak, Nikita Kucherov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–3
⚔️ Tage Thompson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:35
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
4–3
⚔️ JJ Peterka 2nd · 12:40
Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
5–3
⚡ Jake Guentzel 2nd · 17:43
Assists: Brayden Point, Nicholas Paul · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5–4
⚡ Jake Guentzel PP Tying 2nd · 18:46
Assists: Brandon Hagel, Darren Raddysh · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5–5
3rd period
⚡ Oliver Bjorkstrand Go-ahead 3rd · 01:40
Assists: Yanni Gourde, Nikita Kucherov · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 McLeod · Peterka · Tuch 21:35
L2 Thompson · Kulich · Cozens 18:55
L3 Greenway · Krebs · Lafferty 12:32
L4 Benson · Malenstyn · Quinn 9:43
D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 24:24
D2 Byram · Power 19:06
D3 Clifton · Bryson 14:46
⚡Lightning
L1 Hagel · Guentzel · Cirelli 18:27
L2 Gourde · Point · Kucherov 16:47
L3 Paul · Goncalves · Bjorkstrand 13:53
L4 Girgensons · Glendening · Chaffee 10:49
D1 McDonagh · Raddysh 25:14
D2 Moser · Cernak 22:32
D3 Martinsen Lilleberg · Hedman 9:59

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF TBL⚡
33 Shots on goal 26
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
23 Hits 19
10 Blocked shots 12
6 Takeaways 1
14 Giveaways 13
8 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 15.2% (5/33) TBL shooting 23.1% (6/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
20/26
.769 SV% · 6 GA · 57:53 TOI
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Nicholas Paul · 1st 05:01 · 0–1 Rasmus Dahlin · 1st 05:17 · 1–1 Darren Raddysh · 1st 05:53 · 1–2 Alex Tuch · 1st 08:20 · 2–2 Peyton Krebs · 1st 17:09 · 3–2 Jake Guentzel · 2nd 00:58 · 3–3 Tage Thompson · 2nd 09:35 · 4–3 JJ Peterka · 2nd 12:40 · 5–3 Jake Guentzel · 2nd 17:43 · 5–4 Jake Guentzel · 2nd 18:46 · 5–5 Oliver Bjorkstrand · 3rd 01:40 · 5–6
BUF TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–2
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-4-3 (56% win rate, 16 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-6 (54% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 5–5
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-7-3 (23% win rate, 13 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 4-6-2 (33% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0
Apr 152024 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–2 Feb 292024 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–2 OT Jan 202024 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Oct 172023 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Mar 42023 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5
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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on March 6, 2025?

Lightning won 6–5. The final score was Sabres 5, Lightning 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jake Guentzel (3), Darren Raddysh, Nicholas Paul, Oliver Bjorkstrand.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves on 26 shots (.769 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 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?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 4 🦈SJS @ ⚔️BUF 6–2 AfterMar 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 0–4
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 4 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 2–6 AfterMar 8 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 4–0
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