Sabres vs Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 8-7 on 8 Mar 2026. Competition: NHL, regular-season. Venue: KeyBank Center. Scorers: Josh Doan Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (33), Bowen Byram (23), Jason Zucker Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (43), Tage Thompson (34), Alex Tuch Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (35), Noah Ostlund (14), Corey Perry Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (69), Darren Raddysh (39), Alex Tuch Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Bowen Byram (24), Nikita Kucherov Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (40), Zemgus Girgensons Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (16), J.J. Moser (16), J.J. Moser Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Geekie (2). Recent head to head (5 matches): wins Sabres 3, Lightning 2, draws 0. On this page: live score, match statistics, timeline, head-to-head record.

Sabres vs Lightning: Summary

Win probability

Pre-match

Sabres37.6%Draw22.8%Lightning39.7%

Lightning is most likely to win the game against Sabres.

Live

Sabres52.4%Draw22.7%Lightning24.9%

Sabres is most likely to win the game against Lightning.

Model probabilities provided by the data feed.

Scorers

🏒Josh Doan Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (33), Bowen Byram (23)(1)

🏒Jason Zucker Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (43), Tage Thompson (34)(2)

🏒Alex Tuch Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (35), Noah Ostlund (14)(2)

(2)Corey Perry Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (69), Darren Raddysh (39)🏒

🏒Alex Tuch Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Bowen Byram (24)(2)

(2)Nikita Kucherov Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (40)🏒

(2)Zemgus Girgensons Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (16), J.J. Moser (16)🏒

(2)J.J. Moser Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Geekie (2)🏒

(3)Nikita Kucherov Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (29), J.J. Moser (17)🏒

(3)Brayden Point Goal (16) , assists: none🏒

🏒Sam Carrick Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (21), Michael Kesselring (2)(3)

(3)Brandon Hagel Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (23), Darren Raddysh (41)🏒

🏒Rasmus Dahlin Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (36), Bowen Byram (25)(3)

🏒Jason Zucker Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Ryan McLeod (33)(3)

🏒Josh Doan Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (15), Rasmus Dahlin (44)(3)

Match pulse

Home: SabresAway: Lightning

4Power play1

45Penalty minutes55

25Hits41

15Blocks6

17Giveaways11

3Takeaways2

Match info

RefereeEric Furlatt

RefereeBrian Pochmara

LinesmanRyan Daisy

LinesmanJeremy Faucher

StadiumKeyBank Center, Buffalo

Roundregular-season