Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres

39-19-4, 20-9-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	0	4	3	7
Sabres BUF	1	3	4	8

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

39-19-6, 20-8-3 Home

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-1

Sabres
3
Lightning
4

Game 1

4/2

Sabres
6
Lightning
2

Game 2

1/3

Lightning
7
Sabres
8

Game 3

9/3

Lightning
2
Sabres
4

Game 4

7/4

KeyBank Center

9:00 AM, 9 March 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Brian Pochmara

Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Jeremy Faucher

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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