National Hockey League
Preview
Buffalo at Tampa Bay
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 6, 2025
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Matchup Edge
BUF Edge in: TB
Offense
Defense
Power Play
Penalty Kill
Face Offs
Discipline
Goaltending
Quick Hits

Overall Team Offense

  • The Tampa Bay Lightning are ranked 2 on offense, averaging 3.6 goals per game. The Lightning are scoring 26.3% on the power play for a total of 46 power play goals.
  • The Buffalo Sabres are ranked 12 on offense, averaging 3.1 goals per game. The Sabres are scoring 16.8% on the power play for a total of 29 power play goals.

Home and Away

  • At home the Lightning are averaging 3.7 goals per game, and giving up 2.1 goals against on defense.
  • On the road, the Sabres are averaging 2.9 goals per game, and giving up 3.5 goals against on defense.
Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away
Buffalo 24-30-5-1 L4 15-14-2-1 9-16-3-0
Tampa Bay 36-21-3-1 W1 22-7-1-1 14-14-2-0
Last Meeting
Buffalo Tampa Bay
Date Away Home S SV PP S SV PP
4/15/24 BUF 4 TB 2 34 31 0-2 33 30 0-2
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Total Points Player  
Buffalo D. Cozens 3
Tampa Bay E. Cernak 1
Goals Player  
Buffalo D. Cozens 2
Tampa Bay E. Cernak 1
Assists Player  
Buffalo J. Quinn 2
Tampa Bay N. Kucherov 1
Saves Player  
Buffalo E. Comrie 31
Tampa Bay A. Vasilevskiy 30
Season
Total Points Player  
Buffalo T. Thompson 55
Tampa Bay N. Kucherov 92
Goals Player  
Buffalo T. Thompson 30
Tampa Bay B. Point 32
Assists Player  
Buffalo R. Dahlin 39
Tampa Bay N. Kucherov 63
Saves Player  
Buffalo U. Luukkonen 1077
Tampa Bay A. Vasilevskiy 1267
Quickchart Matchup
Buffalo Off vs  Tampa Bay Def
3.15 GF
2.61 GA
27.8 Shots
28.7 Shots
29 PP
29 PK
Tampa Bay Off vs  Buffalo Def
3.56 GF
3.45 GA
29 Shots
28.9 Shots
46 PP
42 PK