Lightning vs Sabres Live Score, Box Score, Rosters, Stats

Lightning vs Sabres Live Score (6 Apr, 2026)

Final

Monday, April 6, 2026

2 : 4

Score by Period

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
TB	1	1	0	2
BUF	2	1	1	4

Play-by-Play

3rd Period 20:00

Game End

2–4

3rd Period 20:00

End of 3rd Period

2–4

3rd Period 19:51

Nick Paul hit Peyton Krebs

2–4

3rd Period 19:47

Nick Paul Backhand Wide Right

2–4

3rd Period 19:41

Ryan McDonagh Slap Shot Short

2–4

3rd Period 19:08

Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Wide Left

2–4

3rd Period 19:00

Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–4

3rd Period 18:18

Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn

2–4

3rd Period 18:17

Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–4

3rd Period 18:06

Brayden Point faceoff won against Josh Dunne

2–4

3rd Period 18:06

Jack Quinn Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (18), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1)

2–4

3rd Period 18:01

Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Jason Zucker

2–3

3rd Period 17:56

Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

3rd Period 17:45

Giveaway by Yanni Gourde

2–3

3rd Period 17:33

Oliver Bjorkstrand hit Rasmus Dahlin

2–3

3rd Period 17:20

Erik Cernak hit Alex Tuch

2–3

3rd Period 16:44

Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Peyton Krebs

2–3

3rd Period 16:44

Icing

2–3

3rd Period 16:30

Charle-Edouard D'Astous Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

3rd Period 15:58

Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Guentzel

2–3

3rd Period 15:58

Puck Frozen - Goalie

2–3

3rd Period 15:56

Josh Dunne faceoff won against Nick Paul

2–3

3rd Period 15:56

Icing

2–3

3rd Period 15:54

Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Beck Malenstyn

2–3

Scoring Summary

1st Period

5:42

Alex Tuch

Assists: Bowen Byram, Ryan McLeod

Alex Tuch Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (29), Ryan McLeod (39)

0 - 1

11:45

Nikita Kucherov

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh

Nikita Kucherov Goal (43) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (49), Darren Raddysh (47)

1 - 1

14:04

Josh Norris

Assists: Josh Doan, Zach Benson

Josh Norris Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (25), Zach Benson (27)

1 - 2

2nd Period

3:56

Jake Guentzel

Assists: Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh

Jake Guentzel Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Point (30), Darren Raddysh (48)

2 - 2

7:38

Jason Zucker

Assists: Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin

Jason Zucker Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (30), Rasmus Dahlin (52)

2 - 3

3rd Period

18:06

Jack Quinn

Assists: Jason Zucker, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Jack Quinn Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (18), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1)

2 - 4

Team Stats

BUF

10 Blocked Shots 10

28 Hits 22

5 Takeaways 4

18 Giveaways 13

1 Power Play Goals 0

5 Power Play Opportunities 4

25 Total Shots 30

12 Penalty Minutes 14

20.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

0 Shootout Goals 0

31 Faceoffs Won 28

52.5 Faceoff Percent 47.5

6 Penalties 7

Game Leaders

BUF

Jake Guentzel#59 · C

Goals

Jason Zucker#17 · LW

Jake Guentzel#59 · C

Assists

Jason Zucker#17 · LW

Jake Guentzel#59 · C

Points

Jason Zucker#17 · LW

Player Box Score

Lightning

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Oliver Bjorkstrand#22 · RW	1	5	0	0	14:57	5:40	0:00	9:17	18	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Mitchell Chaffee#41 · RW	0	2	0	-1	6:23	0:23	0:00	6:00	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
Zemgus Girgensons#28 · C	0	2	0	0	11:29	0:00	3:03	8:26	18	0	9	0	0	0	3	4	42.9	1	1	2
Gage Goncalves#93 · C	0	3	2	0	19:17	1:33	3:41	14:03	24	0	11	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Yanni Gourde#37 · C	1	0	0	-2	14:53	0:17	3:37	10:59	23	0	9	0	0	0	2	7	22.2	3	0	0
Jake Guentzel#59 · C	0	1	0	-1	24:54	7:39	4:10	13:05	27	1	37	1	6	2	9	7	56.3	1	1	2
Pontus Holmberg#29 · RW	1	1	0	-2	8:21	1:07	0:00	7:14	15	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Nikita Kucherov#86 · RW	0	0	0	-1	23:30	8:14	0:00	15:16	23	1	43	0	3	4	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Nick Paul#20 · LW	0	3	0	0	18:05	3:10	0:40	14:15	25	0	6	0	2	1	13	5	72.2	3	0	0
Corey Perry#10 · RW	1	0	0	-2	12:36	3:14	0:00	9:22	16	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Brayden Point#21 · C	0	1	0	-1	20:11	5:33	0:00	14:38	23	0	18	1	2	1	3	3	50.0	1	0	0
Scott Sabourin#46 · RW	0	5	0	0	5:58	0:00	0:00	5:58	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach Benson#6 · LW	0	1	0	1	17:44	1:56	2:41	13:07	25	0	10	1	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Josh Doan#91 · RW	0	2	0	1	14:40	1:35	0:02	13:03	20	0	23	1	0	2	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Josh Dunne#44 · C	2	0	0	0	7:58	0:00	0:00	7:58	12	0	1	0	1	1	4	4	50.0	0	1	2
Jordan Greenway#12 · LW	0	0	0	0	11:19	0:00	3:46	7:33	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
Peyton Krebs#19 · C	1	2	0	0	12:37	0:00	0:04	12:33	20	0	11	0	1	0	5	3	62.5	3	0	0
Beck Malenstyn#29 · LW	2	5	1	0	12:53	0:00	3:55	8:58	19	0	7	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Ryan McLeod#71 · C	0	0	1	3	17:31	2:57	4:39	9:55	23	0	12	1	0	0	8	5	61.5	1	0	0
Josh Norris#9 · C	1	2	0	1	17:10	4:43	0:00	12:27	21	1	11	0	2	0	6	11	35.3	1	0	0
Jack Quinn#22 · RW	0	0	0	2	14:24	6:04	0:00	8:20	18	1	19	0	4	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Tage Thompson#72 · C	0	3	0	-1	17:56	5:43	0:00	12:13	21	0	38	0	1	1	3	4	42.9	1	0	0
Alex Tuch#89 · RW	0	2	0	0	17:59	1:51	3:30	12:38	28	1	30	0	6	3	2	1	66.7	2	2	4
Jason Zucker#17 · LW	0	0	0	2	13:44	5:38	0:00	8:06	17	1	23	1	4	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

Lightning

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Erik Cernak#81 · D	2	1	2	0	13:58	0:04	3:08	10:46	20	2	0	1	1	2	1	2
Charle-Edouard D'Astous#51 · D	0	2	1	-1	18:02	1:17	0:00	16:45	23	6	0	3	0	3	1	2
Emil Lilleberg#78 · D	2	2	0	-1	16:58	0:00	2:27	14:31	24	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ryan McDonagh#27 · D	2	0	0	-1	16:44	0:01	5:09	11:34	22	6	0	0	2	0	0	0
J.J. Moser#90 · D	0	0	0	-1	19:54	0:13	4:08	15:33	23	7	0	2	0	0	0	0
Darren Raddysh#43 · D	0	0	0	-2	25:45	8:10	0:25	17:10	21	21	2	4	2	1	0	0

Sabres

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Bowen Byram#4 · D	0	0	0	2	21:16	2:04	2:31	16:41	27	11	2	1	0	1
Rasmus Dahlin#26 · D	0	1	1	2	23:01	5:34	1:17	16:10	24	18	1	1	1	0
Owen Power#25 · D	0	0	0	0	19:48	0:00	1:49	17:59	26	8	0	2	0	0
Mattias Samuelsson#23 · D	1	2	1	2	22:44	0:00	6:54	15:50	26	13	0	1	2	0
Luke Schenn#5 · D	1	2	0	0	12:54	0:00	3:10	9:44	17	1	0	0	1	1
Logan Stanley#64 · D	2	0	0	0	12:40	0:00	2:58	9:42	16	9	0	1	0	0

Lightning

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy#88 · G	3	29	0	0	26	.897	16	7	3	58:05	0	0

Sabres

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen#1 · G	2	25	0	0	23	.920	19	4	0	60:00	0	0

Injury Report

Lightning

Pontus Holmberg

#29 · RW · Array

Sabres

#15 · RW · Array

#20 · C · Array

#86 · C · Array

Head-to-Head

Last 5 Games

BUF

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 8, 2026

▸8

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

▸6

4◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 3, 2026

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/15/26	vs NYR	L2-4	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	vs DET	W4-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	@ BOS	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	@ MTL	L1-2	NHL Regular Season
4/7/26	@ OTT	L2-6	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/15/26	vs DAL	L3-4	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	@ CHI	W5-1	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	vs CBJ	W5-0	NHL Regular Season
4/8/26	@ NYR	W5-3	NHL Regular Season
4/4/26	@ WSH	L2-6	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Sabres	82	50	23	9	—	109	+47	L1
Lightning	82	50	26	6	—	106	+59	L1
Canadiens	82	48	24	10	—	106	+27	L1
Bruins	82	45	27	10	—	100	+22	W2
Senators	82	44	27	11	—	99	+32	W1
Red Wings	82	41	31	10	—	92	-17	L3
Panthers	82	40	38	4	—	84	-25	W3
Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	—	78	-46	L7

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2026

Puck Drop Mon, Apr 6, 7:00 PM

Venue KeyBank Center

Location Buffalo, NY

Attendance 19,070

Officials Ryan Gibbons · Linesman, Scott Cherrey · Linesman, Chris Rooney · Referee, Gord Dwyer · Referee

Lightning

2nd in Atlantic Division

Sabres

1st in Atlantic Division

Goaltenders

Dennis Hildeby G 25 6' 7" 222 lbs

#31

Jonas Johansson G 30 6' 5" 220 lbs

#30

Kyle Konin G 28 6' 0" 185 lbs

Harrison Meneghin G 21 6' 3" 177 lbs

Olivier Rodrigue G 26 6' 1" 158 lbs

Mads Sogaard G 25 6' 7" 231 lbs

#88

Andrei Vasilevskiy G 32 6' 4" 223 lbs

Defensemen

Michael Callahan D 26 6' 2" 199 lbs

#74

John Carlson D 36 6' 3" 220 lbs

#81

Erik Cernak D 29 6' 4" 230 lbs

#24

Maxwell Crozier D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

#51

Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 28 6' 2" 188 lbs

#52

Maxim Groshev D 24 6' 2" 194 lbs

#77

Victor Hedman D 35 6' 7" 244 lbs

#78

Emil Lilleberg D 25 6' 3" 215 lbs

#27

Ryan McDonagh D 37 6' 1" 216 lbs

#90

J.J. Moser D 26 6' 2" 183 lbs

Left Wings

#38

Brandon Hagel LW 28 6' 2" 186 lbs

Jeffrey Viel LW 29 6' 1" 214 lbs

Centers

#26

Nick Abruzzese C 27 5' 10" 174 lbs

#71

Anthony Cirelli C 29 6' 1" 193 lbs

#14

Conor Geekie C 22 6' 4" 212 lbs

#28

Zemgus Girgensons C 32 6' 3" 197 lbs

#93

Gage Goncalves C 25 6' 1" 189 lbs

#37

Yanni Gourde C 34 5' 9" 173 lbs

#59

Jake Guentzel C 31 5' 11" 176 lbs

Jansen Harkins C 29 6' 1" 199 lbs

#17

Dominic James C 24 6' 0" 190 lbs

#21

Brayden Point C 30 5' 11" 177 lbs

Right Wings

#29

Pontus Holmberg RW 27 6' 0" 201 lbs

#86

Nikita Kucherov RW 33 6' 0" 173 lbs

Ilya Mikheyev RW 31 6' 2" 192 lbs

#46

Scott Sabourin RW 34 6' 3" 205 lbs

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs

#34

Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46

Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs

#26

Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

Dennis Gilbert D 29 6' 2" 216 lbs

#33

Ryan Johnson D 25 6' 1" 195 lbs

#76

Vsevolod Komarov D 22 6' 2" 182 lbs

Artem Kriukov D 44 6' 4" 193 lbs

Gavin McCarthy D 21 6' 2" 194 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 27 5' 9" 180 lbs

#57

Radim Mrtka D 19 6' 6" 218 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 229 lbs

#64

Logan Stanley D 28 6' 7" 231 lbs

Maxim Strbak D 21 6' 2" 200 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 27 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 22 5' 10" 187 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#70

Tanner Pearson LW 34 6' 1" 207 lbs

Jake Richard LW 22 6' 1" 188 lbs

Conor Sheary LW 34 5' 8" 179 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#45

Riley Fiddler-Schultz C 24 6' 0" 201 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 189 lbs

#48

Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs

#19

Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs

#20

Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 193 lbs

#61

Trevor Kuntar C 25 6' 0" 196 lbs

#71

Ryan McLeod C 26 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 10" 164 lbs

#72

Tage Thompson C 28 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15

Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs

#91

Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs

Jason Polin RW 27 6' 1" 198 lbs

#22

Jack Quinn RW 24 6' 1" 185 lbs

Lightning

2nd in Atlantic Division

Sabres

1st in Atlantic Division

Season Overview

Games Played

Wins

Losses

OT Losses

106

Points

109