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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, April 5, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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TVAS2 · The Spot · MSG-B

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Monday, April 5, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS2, The Spot and MSG-B.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 2 of a road trip: Boston, now Buffalo.

  1. 262027-03-26: no game
  2. 272027-03-27: vs NYR
  3. 282027-03-28: no game
  4. 292027-03-29: no game
  5. 302027-03-30: vs TOR
  6. 312027-03-31: no game
  7. 12027-04-01: vs CBJ
  8. 22027-04-02: no game
  9. 32027-04-03: at BOS
  10. 42027-04-04: no game
  11. 52027-04-05: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~399 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,583 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Back home after a game in Toronto.

  1. 262027-03-26: no game
  2. 272027-03-27: no game
  3. 282027-03-28: at STL
  4. 292027-03-29: no game
  5. 302027-03-30: at NSH
  6. 312027-03-31: no game
  7. 12027-04-01: vs BOS
  8. 22027-04-02: no game
  9. 32027-04-03: at TOR
  10. 42027-04-04: no game
  11. 52027-04-05: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~58 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~116 mi
on this 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