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.
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Series summary
| Meetings | Games | BUF wins | TBL wins | BUF goals/g | TBL goals/g | Total goals/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 9.3 |
| At BUF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 9.3 |
| At TBL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 9.3 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 9.4 |
| 2026-27 season | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025-26 season | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 2024-25 season | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Every stored meeting
| Date | Season | Venue | Score | Winner | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | 2026-27 | At BUF | BUF 3, TBL 8 | TBL | 5 | 11 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 2025-26 | At BUF | BUF 4, TBL 2 | BUF | 2 | 6 |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 2025-26 | At BUF | BUF 8, TBL 7 | BUF | 1 | 15 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 2025-26 | At TBL | BUF 6, TBL 2 | BUF | 4 | 8 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 2025-26 | At TBL | BUF 3, TBL 4 | TBL | 1 | 7 |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 2024-25 | At TBL | BUF 4, TBL 7 | TBL | 3 | 11 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 2024-25 | At BUF | BUF 3, TBL 2 | BUF | 1 | 5 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 2024-25 | At TBL | BUF 5, TBL 6 | TBL | 1 | 11 |
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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