Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres - January 02, 2027

BUF

Jan 2 @ 07:00pmon ESPN+

TB

Preview

Standings

Benchmark International ArenaTampa, FL

Injuries

A. LyonG

Upper-body

OUT

J. DanforthRW

Upper-Body

OUT

K. HeleniusC

Upper-body

OUT

M. GrzelcykD

Lower-Body

OUT

Injuries

B. PointC

Undisclosed

OUT

Team Comparison

BUF

TB

8-6-3

SEASON RECORD

11-4-2

L1

TEAM STREAK

L1

5-3-2

LAST 10

6-2-2

League Rankings

BUF

TB

21st(2.9)

GF/G

6th(3.7)

23rd(3.2)

GA/G

12th(2.9)

26th(-0.3)

DIFF

8th(+0.8)

30th(14.3%)

PP%

22nd(19.4%)

26th(71.2%)

PK%

24th(72.9%)

14th(9.3)

PIM/G

6th(8.2)

24th(.874)

SV%

25th(.873)

31st(45.2%)

FO%

19th(49.5%)

Season Leaders

BUF

TB

T. Thompson11 G

GOALS

J. Guentzel10 G

O. Power16 A

ASSISTS

N. Kucherov17 A

Z. Benson+11

+/-

R. McDonagh+14

J. Norris43.7%

FACEOFF WIN %

B. Point49.1%

M. Samuelsson25 PIM

PENALTY MINUTES

J. Viel32 PIM

B. Malenstyn68 HITS

HITS

C. Geekie55 HITS

C. Ellis.905 SV%

SAVE %

A. Vasilevskiy.881 SV%