Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning: head-to-head record and results

The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 8 times in StatsNext’s stored NHL results, from March 6, 2025 to November 11, 2026 (3 seasons). The series is level at 4-4. Most recent meeting: November 11, 2026, Sabres 3, Lightning 8.

Meetings through November 11, 2026 · Updated November 11, 2026 · StatsNext box-score records

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Series summary

Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning: results from each side, per game
MeetingsGamesBUF winsTBL winsBUF goals/gTBL goals/gTotal goals/g
All meetings8444.54.89.3
At BUF4314.54.89.3
At TBL4134.54.89.3
Last 55324.84.69.4
2026-27 season1013811
2025-26 season4315.33.89
2024-25 season312459

Every stored meeting

Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning: stored final meetings, most recent first
DateSeasonVenueScoreWinnerMarginTotal
Nov 11, 20262026-27At BUFBUF 3, TBL 8TBL511
Apr 6, 20262025-26At BUFBUF 4, TBL 2BUF26
Mar 8, 20262025-26At BUFBUF 8, TBL 7BUF115
Feb 28, 20262025-26At TBLBUF 6, TBL 2BUF48
Feb 3, 20262025-26At TBLBUF 3, TBL 4TBL17
Apr 13, 20252024-25At TBLBUF 4, TBL 7TBL311
Apr 5, 20252024-25At BUFBUF 3, TBL 2BUF15
Mar 6, 20252024-25At TBLBUF 5, TBL 6TBL111

What stands out

  • Largest Sabres win in these meetings: 6-2 on Feb 28, 2026.
  • Largest Lightning win: 8-3 on Nov 11, 2026.
  • Highest combined score: 15 goals (Mar 8, 2026); lowest: 5 (Apr 5, 2025).
  • Average margin: 2.3 goals per meeting.

How to read this

  • These are the final scores of the meetings stored in StatsNext (the 8 most recent, up to 30). Older meetings may not be in these records.
  • Rosters, coaches and venues change between seasons, and a few meetings are a small sample: past results describe what happened, not what will happen.
  • Scores are final scores, including the one goal awarded to a shootout winner.

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