Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Live Score, Rosters, Stats & Streaming Info

Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Live Score (3 Jan, 2027)

Scheduled

January 3, 2027

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Team Stats

BUF

0 Power Play Goals 0

15 Penalty Minutes 19

4.50 Avg Goals Against 3.00

19.0 Avg Shots Against 23.0

60.0 Penalty Kill % 75.0

2 Power Play Goals Against 1

0 Short Handed Goals Against 0

3.50 Avg Goals 2.00

27.0 Avg Shots 27.5

0.0 Power Play % 0.0

0 Short Handed Goals 0

Game Leaders

BUF

Jack Quinn#22 · RW

Goals

Jake Guentzel#59 · C

Owen Power#25 · D

Assists

Brandon Hagel#38 · LW

Owen Power#25 · D

Points

Nikita Kucherov#86 · RW

Game Information

Stage Regular Season

Season 2027

Puck Drop Sat, Jan 2, 7:00 PM

Venue Benchmark International Arena

Location Tampa, FL

Injury Report

Buffalo Sabres

#34 · G · Array

#21 · D · Array

#50 · G · Array

#3 · D · Array

#17 · LW · Array

Tampa Bay Lightning

Emil Lilleberg

#78 · D · Array

DTD

Yanni Gourde

#37 · C · Array

Dominic James

#17 · C · Array

Head-to-Head

BUF

Last 4 Games

8◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Mar 8, 2026

6◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Feb 3, 2026

▸4

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/12/26	vs FLA	W5-3	NHL Regular Season
10/10/26	vs UTA	L1-4	NHL Regular Season
10/8/26	vs DAL	L0-4	NHL Regular Season
10/6/26	vs MIN	W3-2	NHL Regular Season
10/3/26	vs CHI	W4-3	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
10/10/26	@ NYI	W5-3	NHL Regular Season
10/8/26	vs MIN	W3-2	NHL Regular Season
10/5/26	vs PHI	W4-1	NHL Regular Season
10/3/26	vs WSH	W3-1	NHL Regular Season
10/1/26	@ NYR	L1-5	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Senators	6	5	1	0	—	10	+7	W3
Lightning	5	4	1	0	—	8	+4	W4
Bruins	6	4	2	0	—	8	+7	W2
Maple Leafs	6	3	2	1	—	7	+2	W1
Sabres	6	3	3	0	—	6	-6	W1
Panthers	6	2	2	2	—	6	-5	L2
Canadiens	5	2	2	1	—	5	-4	W1
Red Wings	5	1	3	1	—	3	-5	L2

Sabres

1st in Eastern Conference

Lightning

1st in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#92

Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 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

#48

Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs

#73

Zach Metsa D 27 5' 9" 198 lbs

#25

Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs

#23

Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 229 lbs

#21

Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs

Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs

#29

Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs

#43

Conor Sheary LW 34 5' 8" 180 lbs

#17

Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10

Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs

#94

Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 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

#71

Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs

Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs

#86

Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 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

#22

Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs

Goaltenders

#35

Dennis Hildeby G 25 6' 6" 227 lbs

#88

Andrei Vasilevskiy G 32 6' 4" 220 lbs

Defensemen

#74

John Carlson D 36 6' 3" 225 lbs

#81

Erik Cernak D 29 6' 4" 232 lbs

#24

Maxwell Crozier D 26 6' 3" 207 lbs

#51

Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 28 6' 2" 213 lbs

#77

Victor Hedman D 35 6' 7" 229 lbs

#78

Emil Lilleberg D 25 6' 3" 210 lbs

#27

Ryan McDonagh D 37 6' 1" 218 lbs

#90

J.J. Moser D 26 6' 2" 182 lbs

Left Wings

#38

Brandon Hagel LW 28 6' 2" 185 lbs

#25

Jeffrey Viel LW 29 6' 0" 218 lbs

Centers

#71

Anthony Cirelli C 29 6' 1" 190 lbs

#94

Conor Geekie C 22 6' 5" 220 lbs

#28

Zemgus Girgensons C 32 6' 3" 200 lbs

#93

Gage Goncalves C 25 6' 2" 193 lbs

#37

Yanni Gourde C 34 5' 10" 175 lbs

#59

Jake Guentzel C 32 5' 11" 176 lbs

#21

Brayden Point C 30 5' 11" 174 lbs

#41

Benjamin Rautiainen C 21 6' 0" 187 lbs

Right Wings

#29

Pontus Holmberg RW 27 6' 0" 198 lbs

#86

Nikita Kucherov RW 33 5' 11" 172 lbs

#95

Ilya Mikheyev RW 32 6' 2" 200 lbs

#49

Scott Sabourin RW 34 6' 3" 210 lbs

Sabres

5th in Atlantic Division

Lightning

2nd in Atlantic Division

General

Games Played

1791:10

Time On Ice

1774:12

358:14

Time On Ice Per Game

354:50

Plus/Minus Rating

0:00

Production

0:00

1921

Shifts

1777

Losses

Wins

Offensive

Goals

Assists

142

Faceoffs Won

128

159

Faceoffs Lost

142

Game-Winning Goals

Points

Power Play Goals

Power Play Assists

Short Handed Goals

Short Handed Assists

132

Shots

151

Shootout Attempts

Shootout Goals

0.0

Shootout Shot Percentage

0.0

8.3

Shooting Percentage

10.6

47.2

Faceoff Win Percent

47.4

Defensive

3.80

Goals Against Average

2.40

Saves

108

.829

Save Percentage

.908

Goals Against

106

Shots Against

120

Overtime Losses

Shootout Saves

Shootout Shots Against

.000

Shootout Save Percentage

.000

Penalties

Penalty Minutes