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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV and HBO MAX.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 3 of a road trip: Minnesota and Winnipeg, now Buffalo.

  1. 12026-11-01: no game
  2. 22026-11-02: no game
  3. 32026-11-03: vs DET
  4. 42026-11-04: no game
  5. 52026-11-05: vs CHI
  6. 62026-11-06: no game
  7. 72026-11-07: at MIN
  8. 82026-11-08: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 92026-11-09: no game
  10. 102026-11-10: no game
  11. 112026-11-11: at BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~992 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,695 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 12026-11-01: no game
  2. 22026-11-02: no game
  3. 32026-11-03: no game
  4. 42026-11-04: vs OTT
  5. 52026-11-05: no game
  6. 62026-11-06: vs CBJ
  7. 72026-11-07: no game
  8. 82026-11-08: vs VGK
  9. 92026-11-09: no game
  10. 102026-11-10: no game
  11. 112026-11-11: vs TBL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TBL 49.1s (11th longest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TBL 28% (12th least often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series