National Hockey League
Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 2
Thursday, February 29, 2024 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 29, 2024
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: T.J. Luxmore, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 19092
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 10113
Tampa Bay 11002
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Buffalo 28-28-3-1 13-16-0-1 15-12-3-0 W1
Tampa Bay 32-24-6-0 18-8-4-0 14-16-2-0 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 18-8-4-0 record at home this season. The Buffalo Sabres have a 15-12-3-0 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Lightning have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Sabres have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Mitchell Chaffee played for 12:38 during 16 shifts and scored 1 point. Mitchell Chaffee had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Rasmus Dahlin played for 27:55 during 34 shifts and scored 2 points. Rasmus Dahlin had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Tampa Bay had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Buffalo had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
Top Game Performances
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
Rasmus Dahlin 2 Points Mitchell Chaffee 1
Rasmus Dahlin 1 Goals Mitchell Chaffee 1
Rasmus Dahlin 1 Assists Erik Cernak 1
Rasmus Dahlin 1 Power Play Goals Brayden Point 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen .913 Save Percentage Andrei Vasilevskiy .870
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 21 Saves Andrei Vasilevskiy 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Buffalo 23 3 2-3 2-3 6 20
Tampa Bay 23 2 1-3 1-3 6 27
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Lightning have a W/L % of .485 after a win and .552 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Sabres have a W/L % of .222 after a win and .667 after a loss.