Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Buffalo Sabres 4: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 to Buffalo Sabres 4, on Monday, April 6, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHLMonday, April 6, 2026
DateApr 6, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVNHL Net
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Tampa Bay LightningBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
48-23-6Record47-23-8
3rd in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
3-6Road record / home record4-5
LWWWLLast 5LWLWW
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Tampa Bay LightningBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 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 | 0 |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6:23 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 6:00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 8:26 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gage Goncalves | 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 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:53 | 0:17 | 3:37 | 10:59 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:54 | 7:39 | 4:10 | 13:05 | 27 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 8:21 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 7:14 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:30 | 8:14 | 0:00 | 15:16 | 23 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Paul | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 3:10 | 0:40 | 14:15 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 72.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12:36 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 9:22 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:11 | 5:33 | 0:00 | 14:38 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Sabourin | 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 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:04 | 3:08 | 10:46 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:02 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 16:45 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:58 | 0:00 | 2:27 | 14:31 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:44 | 0:01 | 5:09 | 11:34 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:54 | 0:13 | 4:08 | 15:33 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 25:45 | 8:10 | 0:25 | 17:10 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .897 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 58:05 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:44 | 1:56 | 2:41 | 13:07 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:40 | 1:35 | 0:02 | 13:03 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Dunne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:58 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:00 | 3:46 | 7:33 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 12:33 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 8:58 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:31 | 2:57 | 4:39 | 9:55 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 | 4:43 | 0:00 | 12:27 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:24 | 6:04 | 0:00 | 8:20 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:56 | 5:43 | 0:00 | 12:13 | 21 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:59 | 1:51 | 3:30 | 12:38 | 28 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 | 5:38 | 0:00 | 8:06 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:16 | 2:04 | 2:31 | 16:41 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23:01 | 5:34 | 1:17 | 16:10 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 17:59 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:44 | 0:00 | 6:54 | 15:50 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Schenn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 9:44 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 9:42 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .920 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres?
Buffalo Sabres won, 4-2, on Monday, April 6, 2026.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres?
Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Buffalo Sabres 4.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Lightning: Jake Guentzel (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Jason Zucker (1 goals).
Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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