Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Tuesday, February 3, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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3–4

Final/OT

SOG 26–35

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Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning outshot the Sabres 35-26.

Mattias Samuelsson scored twice. Nikita Kucherov, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Josh Doan, Darren Raddysh and Jake Guentzel also scored.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Colten Ellis stopped 31 of 35.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
BUF	1	0	2	0	3	26
TBL	1	0	2	1	4	35

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Nikita Kucherov (29)Jake Guentzel (34)0–110:24 TBL
Mattias Samuelsson (10)UnassistedHagel 1:07 into shift1–116:53 BUF

3rd period

Mattias Samuelsson (11)Ryan McLeod (29), Jack Quinn (24)2–104:08 BUF
Oliver Bjorkstrand (9)Darren Raddysh (34), Nikita Kucherov (59)Samuelsson 1:20 into shift2–208:53 TBL · PPG
Josh Doan (18)Tage Thompson (29), Rasmus Dahlin (36)McDonagh 1:58 into shift3–214:53 BUF · PPG
Darren Raddysh (17)Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27)Samuelsson 1:28 into shift3–319:34 TBL

OT period

Jake Guentzel (25)Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)3–404:45 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+

1:58

3–2 · 3rd 14:53 · Doan. McDonagh was 1:58 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceTBL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 TBL

1st 10:24 · Kucherov

Zucker 0:49

NormalZucker 0:49

1–1 BUF

1st 16:53 · Samuelsson

Long shift: Hagel 1:07

Long shiftHagel 1:07

2–1 BUF

3rd 4:08 · Samuelsson

Kucherov 0:21

Fresh legsKucherov 0:21

2–2 TBL

3rd 8:53 · PP · Bjorkstrand

Long shift: Samuelsson 1:20

Long shiftSamuelsson 1:20

3–2 BUF

3rd 14:53 · PP · Doan

Stuck out there: McDonagh 1:58

Stuck out thereMcDonagh 1:58

3–3 TBL

3rd 19:34 · Raddysh

Long shift: Samuelsson 1:28

Long shiftSamuelsson 1:28

3–4 TBL

OT 4:45 · Guentzel

Dahlin 0:54

NormalDahlin 0:54

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 (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

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

Team stats

BUFTBL

26Shots on goal35

49%Faceoff %51%

1/3Power play1/2

4Penalty minutes6

13Hits26

9Blocked shots10

22Giveaways15

9Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 01:10Noah Ostlund · holding2 min
1st 10:35Gage Goncalves · holding2 min
1st 13:55J.J. Moser · tripping2 min
3rd 07:33Bowen Byram · hooking2 min
3rd 12:55Curtis Douglas · hooking2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

23Mattias SamuelssonD	2	0	2	+1	3	2	0	0	–	24:01
22Jack QuinnR	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	17:50
71Ryan McLeodC	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	47	19:31
72Tage ThompsonC	0	1	1	-1	5	1	0	0	50	22:09
91Josh DoanR	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	16:29
26Rasmus DahlinD	0	1	1	0	7	0	1	0	–	27:47
17Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	17:10
19Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	-2	1	3	0	0	–	17:47
29Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	100	09:08
48Tyson KozakC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	57	12:25
63Isak RosenR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	08:17
86Noah OstlundC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50	14:36
89Alex TuchR	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	50	22:38
94Konsta HeleniusC	0	0	0	+1	1	3	1	0	50	13:47
4Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	–	23:37
25Owen PowerD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	–	21:51
73Zach MetsaD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	11:12
78Jacob BrysonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	11:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
34Alex LyonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
92Colten EllisG	O	35	31	4	.886	64:24

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

86Nikita KucherovR	1	3	4	+1	7	0	1	0	–	22:24
59Jake GuentzelC	1	1	2	+1	1	1	0	0	46	26:07
43Darren RaddyshD	1	1	2	-1	3	2	2	0	–	25:48
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	15:04
38Brandon HagelL	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	–	25:40
90J.J. MoserD	0	1	1	-1	2	0	3	2	–	23:51
17Dominic JamesC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	45	13:02
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	–	17:07
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	16:31
37Yanni GourdeC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	61	20:01
42Curtis DouglasC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	–	05:45
46Scott SabourinR	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	–	06:03
62Jack FinleyC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50	07:43
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	–	13:52
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	19:40
67Declan CarlileD	0	0	0	+1	1	3	0	0	–	15:08
77Victor HedmanD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	17:39
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	–	18:04

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	W	26	23	3	.885	63:33