Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning

35-19-6, 18-11-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	4	1	1	6
Lightning TB	0	1	1	2

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

38-16-4, 19-10-0 Home

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
3
Lightning
4

Game 1

4/2

Sabres
6
Lightning
2

Game 2

1/3

Lightning
7
Sabres
8

Game 3

9/3

Lightning
2
Sabres
4

Game 4

7/4

Benchmark International Arena

5:30 AM, 1 March 2026

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Furman South

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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