Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning head-to-head
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116 meetings · 5 ties · 3.1 to 2.9 a game · biggest win Buffalo Sabres by 6 · Buffalo Sabres have won the last 3
Last game: player stats
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Apr 6, 2026 at KeyBank Center. Full box score
Jake Guentzel had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Lightning.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves on 29 shots for the Lightning.
Jason Zucker had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Sabres.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves on 25 shots for the Sabres.
Last 5 meetings: Buffalo Sabres 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2.
Who has won more, the Buffalo Sabres or the Tampa Bay Lightning?
Buffalo Sabres lead the series 60-51-5 in 116 meetings since Nov 12, 1995. They average 3.1 to 2.9. The last meeting was Apr 6, 2026, 4-2.
Every meeting on file
| Apr 6, 2026 |  TB at  BUF | 2-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 8, 2026 | TB at BUF | 7-8 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 28, 2026 | BUF at TB | 6-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 3, 2026 | BUF at TB | 3-4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 13, 2025 | BUF at TB | 4-7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 5, 2025 | TB at BUF | 2-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 6, 2025 | BUF at TB | 5-6 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 15, 2024 | BUF at TB | 4-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 29, 2024 | BUF at TB | 3-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 20, 2024 | TB at BUF | 3-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 17, 2023 | TB at BUF | 2-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 4, 2023 | TB at BUF | 3-5 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 23, 2023 | BUF at TB | 6-5 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 28, 2022 | TB at BUF | 6-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 5, 2022 | BUF at TB | 3-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 10, 2022 | BUF at TB | 0-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Jan 11, 2022 | TB at BUF | 6-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 25, 2021 | TB at BUF | 1-5 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2019 | TB at BUF | 6-4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 25, 2019 | BUF at TB | 2-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 9, 2019 | BUF at TB | 3-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 8, 2019 | TB at BUF | 3-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Feb 21, 2019 | BUF at TB | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Jan 12, 2019 | TB at BUF | 5-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 29, 2018 | BUF at TB | 4-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 13, 2018 | TB at BUF | 1-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Apr 6, 2018 | BUF at TB | 5-7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Feb 28, 2018 | BUF at TB | 2-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 13, 2018 | TB at BUF | 3-5 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 28, 2017 | TB at BUF | 2-0 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 9, 2017 | BUF at TB | 2-4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Mar 4, 2017 | TB at BUF | 2-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Jan 12, 2017 | BUF at TB | 2-4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 17, 2016 | TB at BUF | 4-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 10, 2015 | BUF at TB | 4-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 5, 2015 | TB at BUF | 4-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 17, 2015 | BUF at TB | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 10, 2015 | TB at BUF | 4-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Mar 3, 2015 | BUF at TB | 0-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Jan 9, 2015 | BUF at TB | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2014 | TB at BUF | 5-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Dec 4, 2014 | BUF at TB | 0-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Dec 2, 2014 | TB at BUF | 1-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 29, 2014 | TB at BUF | 4-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Mar 6, 2014 | BUF at TB | 3-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Oct 26, 2013 | BUF at TB | 2-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 8, 2013 | TB at BUF | 3-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 14, 2013 | TB at BUF | 1-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 26, 2013 | BUF at TB | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Feb 26, 2013 | BUF at TB | 2-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 19, 2012 | BUF at TB | 7-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 11, 2012 | TB at BUF | 2-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 25, 2011 | TB at BUF | 4-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 22, 2011 | BUF at TB | 0-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 5, 2011 | TB at BUF | 2-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 8, 2011 | BUF at TB | 7-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Dec 18, 2010 | BUF at TB | 1-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2010 | TB at BUF | 2-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Mar 27, 2010 | TB at BUF | 1-7 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 18, 2010 | BUF at TB | 6-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 6, 2010 | TB at BUF | 3-5 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Oct 24, 2009 | BUF at TB | 3-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 21, 2009 | BUF at TB | 3-5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Dec 10, 2008 | TB at BUF | 2-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Dec 6, 2008 | BUF at TB | 4-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Oct 30, 2008 | TB at BUF | 5-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Mar 19, 2008 | TB at BUF | 4-7 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 20, 2008 | TB at BUF | 3-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 29, 2008 | BUF at TB | 4-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Oct 27, 2007 | BUF at TB | 4-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 16, 2007 | BUF at TB | 3-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 13, 2007 | TB at BUF | 3-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Dec 5, 2006 | BUF at TB | 4-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2006 | TB at BUF | 2-7 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 9, 2006 | TB at BUF | 5-8 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 5, 2006 | TB at BUF | 1-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Dec 23, 2005 | BUF at TB | 4-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Oct 13, 2005 | BUF at TB | 4-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Sep 25, 2005 | BUF at TB | 3-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Preseason |
| Mar 18, 2004 | BUF at TB | 1-3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Feb 20, 2004 | TB at BUF | 3-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Dec 6, 2003 | TB at BUF | 3-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 22, 2003 | BUF at TB | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Sep 30, 2003 | BUF at TB | 2-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Preseason |
| Mar 14, 2003 | TB at BUF | 4-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Mar 9, 2003 | BUF at TB | 1-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 23, 2003 | BUF at TB | 4-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 27, 2002 | TB at BUF | 1-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 7, 2002 | BUF at TB | 5-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 17, 2002 | BUF at TB | 2-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 25, 2002 | TB at BUF | 1-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 2, 2001 | TB at BUF | 1-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Apr 1, 2001 | BUF at TB | 4-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 25, 2001 | TB at BUF | 4-5 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2001 | BUF at TB | 2-4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Jan 16, 2001 | TB at BUF | 1-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 25, 2000 | TB at BUF | 1-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 28, 1999 | BUF at TB | 3-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 12, 1999 | BUF at TB | 2-4 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Oct 27, 1999 | TB at BUF | 3-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Mar 11, 1999 | TB at BUF | 5-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Jan 19, 1999 | BUF at TB | 1-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Dec 23, 1998 | TB at BUF | 0-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 29, 1998 | BUF at TB | 6-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 2, 1998 | BUF at TB | 7-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Jan 23, 1998 | TB at BUF | 1-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Dec 5, 1997 | TB at BUF | 0-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Oct 5, 1997 | BUF at TB | 1-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 8, 1997 | BUF at TB | 3-1 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Dec 18, 1996 | TB at BUF | 3-5 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Nov 27, 1996 | BUF at TB | 3-0 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Oct 15, 1996 | TB at BUF | 4-0 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Apr 5, 1996 | BUF at TB | 4-3 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
| Feb 4, 1996 | TB at BUF | 5-2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Dec 11, 1995 | TB at BUF | 6-1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular |
| Nov 12, 1995 | BUF at TB | 6-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Regular |
Completed games on file, which start in 1995-96 — not the clubs’ full all-time series. Regular season 116, postseason 0.