Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres Final Score

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Tampa Bay LightningTBL

7–8

Final

Buffalo SabresBUF

KeyBank Center

Team Season Average

TBLBUF

Offense

3.5

GF/G

3.4

28.4

SF/G

27.9

21.9%

PP%

19.6%

47.1%

FO%

44.9%

Defense

2.7

GA/G

3.0

26.8

SA/G

30.0

83.4%

PK%

83.1%

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (BUF)	Total	TBL ML	BUF ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	6.5	-115	-105
FFanDuel	+1.5	6.5	-118	-102
BBetMGM	+1.5	6.5	-120	+100
CCaesars	+1.5	6.5	-110	-110
BBetRivers	+1.5	6.5	-115	-106
FFanatics	+1.5	6.5	-120	+100
PPolymarket	—	6.5	-106	+106

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Stadium

Mar 8, 2026

10:00 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
TBL	2nd	5th	4th	28th	3rd
BUF	7th	7th	13th	31st	5th

Matchup

TBLBUF

39-18-4Record38-19-6
80Points80
66.7%Points %64.5%
+49Goal diff+30
19-10-0Home record18-8-3
19-8-4Road record19-11-3
L4StreakW5
0Rest days0

Scores

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
TBL	0	4	3	7
BUF	1	3	4	8

Team Stats

TBLStatBUF

3Goals8
1Assists14
28Shots42
13Hits27
6Blocked shots15
55PIM45
1PP goals4
2Giveaways14
1Takeaways5

Player Stats

TBL — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
J.J. MoserD	26:17	1	2	3	+2	3
Darren RaddyshD	22:22	0	3	3	+2	4
Nikita KucherovR	18:24	2	1	3	+1	5
Brandon HagelL	15:51	1	1	2	+1	2
Corey PerryR	08:54	1	0	1	+2	1
Conor GeekieC	07:33	0	1	1	0	1
Yanni GourdeC	18:39	0	1	1	+1	2
Brayden PointC	16:22	1	0	1	0	1
Anthony CirelliC	18:04	0	1	1	+1	1
Zemgus GirgensonsC	15:48	1	0	1	0	1
Erik CernakD	06:49	0	0	0	0	0
Jake GuentzelC	16:53	0	0	0	-1	1
Ryan McDonaghD	20:41	0	0	0	0	0
Victor HedmanD	20:07	0	0	0	+2	3
Scott SabourinR	04:17	0	0	0	0	0
Pontus HolmbergR	13:17	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver BjorkstrandR	14:02	0	0	0	0	2
Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	18:37	0	0	0	-1	1

TBL — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Jonas JohanssonG	58:54	34	8	0.0%	42
Andrei VasilevskiyG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Tage ThompsonC	19:39	0	4	4	-1	3
Bowen ByramD	19:21	0	3	3	0	7
Jason ZuckerL	16:42	2	1	3	+1	6
Rasmus DahlinD	25:25	1	2	3	+2	1
Alex TuchR	18:03	2	0	2	0	4
Josh DoanR	17:34	2	0	2	-2	4
Ryan McLeodC	20:12	0	1	1	+2	2
Sam CarrickC	06:03	1	0	1	-2	3
Zach BensonL	14:15	0	1	1	+1	1
Noah OstlundC	16:34	0	1	1	-1	2
Michael KesselringD	06:03	0	1	1	+1	1
Jack QuinnR	15:19	0	0	0	0	3
Owen PowerD	27:08	0	0	0	-4	0
Zach MetsaD	08:55	0	0	0	0	0
Josh NorrisC	17:55	0	0	0	-1	1
Peyton KrebsC	08:46	0	0	0	-3	1
Beck MalenstynL	06:00	0	0	0	-1	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	24:57	0	0	0	-3	3

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	58:30	21	7	0.0%	28
Colten EllisG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Tage ThompsonC	19:39	0	4	4	-1	3
Bowen ByramD	20:12	0	3	3	0	7
Jason ZuckerL	16:42	2	1	3	+1	6
Rasmus DahlinD	26:16	1	2	3	+2	1
Alex TuchR	18:54	2	0	2	0	4
Josh DoanR	18:25	2	0	2	-2	4
Corey PerryR	08:54	1	0	1	+2	1
Ryan McLeodC	21:03	0	1	1	+2	2
Sam CarrickC	06:03	1	0	1	-2	3
Zach BensonL	14:15	0	1	1	+1	1
Conor GeekieC	07:33	0	1	1	0	1
Noah OstlundC	16:34	0	1	1	-1	2
Brayden PointC	17:13	1	0	1	0	1
Zemgus GirgensonsC	15:48	1	0	1	0	1
Michael KesselringD	06:03	0	1	1	+1	1
Jack QuinnR	15:19	0	0	0	0	3
Owen PowerD	27:08	0	0	0	-4	0
Zach MetsaD	08:55	0	0	0	0	0
Josh NorrisC	17:55	0	0	0	-1	1
Peyton KrebsC	08:46	0	0	0	-3	1
Beck MalenstynL	06:03	0	0	0	-1	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	24:57	0	0	0	-3	3
Oliver BjorkstrandR	14:02	0	0	0	0	2

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Colten EllisG	00:00	—	—	—	—
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	59:21	—	—	—	—

Scoring Summary

30 events · 14 scoring

2nd Period

17:45BUF
snap goal
0-2
16:25TBL
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
—
16:25TBL
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
—
14:50BUF
tip-in goal
0-3
12:05TBL
backhand goal
1-3
09:04BUF
Penalty: high-sticking (2 min)
—
08:53BUF
backhand goal
1-4
07:34TBL
wrist goal
2-4
05:14TBL
snap goal
3-4
02:23TBL
wrist goal
4-4
00:00
Period 2 ended
—

3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
—
19:01TBL
snap goal
5-4
14:14TBL
Goal scored
6-4
13:48BUF
wrist goal
6-5
10:12TBL
wrist goal
7-5
08:57BUF
wrist goal
7-6
05:31BUF
backhand goal
7-7
04:57TBL
Penalty: slashing (2 min)
—
04:17BUF
wrist goal
7-8
03:35TBL
Shot on goal (snap)
—
00:51BUF
Faceoff
—
03:21TBL
Blocked shot
—
00:47TBL
Shot on goal (snap)
—
03:17TBL
Blocked shot
—
00:25TBL
Shot on goal
—
00:00
Period 3 ended
—
02:06TBL
Shot on goal (snap)
—
01:39TBL
missed shot
—
01:28TBL
giveaway
—

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres: Final Score & Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-7 in this NHL game at KeyBank Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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