Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, March 6, 2025 · Amalie Arena

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5–6

Final

SOG 33–26

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Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Amalie Arena. The Sabres outshot the Lightning 33-26.

Jake Guentzel scored a hat trick. Nick Paul, Rasmus Dahlin, Darren Raddysh, Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves on 33 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 20 of 26.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	3	2	0	5	33
TBL	2	3	1	6	26

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Nick Paul (19)Ryan McDonagh (18), Brandon Hagel (39)0–105:01 TBL
Rasmus Dahlin (11)Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Benson (11)1–105:17 BUF
Darren Raddysh (4)Zemgus Girgensons (4)1–205:53 TBL
Alex Tuch (24)UnassistedLilleberg 1:04 into shift2–208:20 BUF
Peyton Krebs (5)Ryan McLeod (19), Zach Benson (12)Gourde 1:03 into shift3–217:09 BUF

2nd period

Jake Guentzel (30)Erik Cernak (14), Nikita Kucherov (63)3–300:58 TBL
Tage Thompson (31)Rasmus Dahlin (40), JJ Peterka (32)4–309:35 BUF · PPG
JJ Peterka (19)Unassisted5–312:40 BUF
Jake Guentzel (31)Brayden Point (33), Nick Paul (16)5–417:43 TBL
Jake Guentzel (32)Brandon Hagel (40), Darren Raddysh (24)Greenway 1:03 into shift5–518:46 TBL · PPG

3rd period

Oliver Bjorkstrand (17)Yanni Gourde (12), Nikita Kucherov (64)5–601:40 TBL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:04

2–2 · 1st 8:20 · Tuch. Lilleberg was 1:04 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceTBL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 TBL

1st 5:01 · Paul

Bryson 0:42

NormalBryson 0:42

1–1 BUF

1st 5:17 · Dahlin

McDonagh 0:51

NormalMcDonagh 0:51

1–2 TBL

1st 5:53 · Raddysh

Lafferty 0:36

Fresh legsLafferty 0:36

2–2 BUF

1st 8:20 · Tuch

Long shift: Lilleberg 1:04

Long shiftLilleberg 1:04

3–2 BUF

1st 17:09 · Krebs

Long shift: Gourde 1:03

Long shiftGourde 1:03

3–3 TBL

2nd 0:58 · Guentzel

Peterka 0:27

Fresh legsPeterka 0:27

4–3 BUF

2nd 9:35 · PP · Thompson

McDonagh 0:33

Fresh legsMcDonagh 0:33

5–3 BUF

2nd 12:40 · Peterka

Guentzel 0:44

NormalGuentzel 0:44

5–4 TBL

2nd 17:43 · Guentzel

Malenstyn 0:24

Fresh legsMalenstyn 0:24

5–5 TBL

2nd 18:46 · PP · Guentzel

Long shift: Greenway 1:03

Long shiftGreenway 1:03

5–6 TBL

3rd 1:40 · Bjorkstrand

McLeod 0:41

NormalMcLeod 0:41

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFTBL

33Shots on goal26

45%Faceoff %55%

1/4Power play1/3

8Penalty minutes10

23Hits19

10Blocked shots12

14Giveaways13

6Takeaways1

Penalties

1st 08:23Tage Thompson · high sticking2 min
2nd 01:57Erik Cernak · roughing2 min
2nd 09:15Gage Goncalves · tripping2 min
2nd 18:10Rasmus Dahlin · roughing2 min
2nd 18:10Anthony Cirelli · roughing2 min
2nd 18:10Rasmus Dahlin · roughing removing opponents helmet2 min
3rd 10:25JJ Peterka · holding2 min
3rd 18:06Brandon Hagel · tripping2 min
3rd 19:43Ryan McDonagh · high sticking2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

9Zach BensonL	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0	0	–	10:57
71Ryan McLeodC	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	50	21:38
77JJ PeterkaR	1	1	2	-1	2	0	0	2	–	21:35
26Rasmus DahlinD	1	1	2	+2	5	1	1	4	–	23:35
19Peyton KrebsC	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	75	13:47
72Tage ThompsonC	1	0	1	0	5	2	2	2	38	19:19
89Alex TuchR	1	0	1	+1	4	3	0	0	100	21:00
12Jordan GreenwayL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	12:16
20Jiri KulichC	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	17	18:55
22Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	02:25
24Dylan CozensC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	53	16:54
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	–	09:43
81Sam LaffertyC	0	0	0	-2	2	4	1	0	100	12:32
4Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	–	20:18
23Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	+2	0	3	3	0	–	25:12
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	-3	4	0	0	0	–	17:54
75Connor CliftonD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	–	15:36
78Jacob BrysonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	13:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	L	26	20	6	.769	57:53
47James ReimerG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

59Jake GuentzelC	3	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	50	18:27
20Nick PaulL	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	67	15:42
38Brandon HagelL	0	2	2	+1	1	0	2	2	–	21:42
86Nikita KucherovR	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	–	17:18
43Darren RaddyshD	1	1	2	+2	3	1	1	0	–	24:47
21Brayden PointC	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	62	16:45
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	–	13:53
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	–	11:02
37Yanni GourdeC	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	0	50	16:47
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	–	25:41
81Erik CernakD	0	1	1	+1	2	3	3	2	–	22:10
11Luke GlendeningC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	47	10:49
41Mitchell ChaffeeR	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	08:42
71Anthony CirelliC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	63	17:46
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	–	11:07
77Victor HedmanD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	02:57
78Emil LillebergD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	–	17:01
90J.J. MoserD	0	0	0	-2	3	1	1	0	–	22:53

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	W	33	28	5	.848	60:00