National Hockey League
Tampa Bay 6, Buffalo 5
Thursday, March 6, 2025 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 6, 2025
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 3205
Tampa Bay 2316
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Buffalo 24-31-5-1 15-14-2-1 9-17-3-0 L5
Tampa Bay 37-21-3-1 23-7-1-1 14-14-2-0 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 23-7-1-1 record at home this season. The Buffalo Sabres have a 9-17-3-0 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Lightning have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Sabres have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Jake Guentzel played for 18:27 during 24 shifts and scored 3 points. Jake Guentzel had 3 goals and 0 assists.
  • Rasmus Dahlin played for 23:35 during 29 shifts and scored 2 points. Rasmus Dahlin had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Tampa Bay had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Buffalo had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
Rasmus Dahlin 2 Points Jake Guentzel 3
Rasmus Dahlin 1 Goals Jake Guentzel 3
Zach Benson 2 Assists Brandon Hagel 2
Tage Thompson 1 Power Play Goals Jake Guentzel 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen .769 Save Percentage Andrei Vasilevskiy .848
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 20 Saves Andrei Vasilevskiy 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Buffalo 33 5 1-4 2-3 8 30
Tampa Bay 26 6 1-3 3-4 10 36
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Boston. The Lightning have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .615 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Sabres have a W/L % of .520 after a win and .306 after a loss.