12-4-2, 4-4-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	2	2	4	8
Sabres BUF	0	2	1	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

8-7-3, 4-6-0 Home

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Conor GeekieC. Geekie#94
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Ilya MikheyevI. Mikheyev#95
Sam O'ReillyS. O'Reilly#23
Scott SabourinS. Sabourin#49
Jeffrey VielJ. Viel#25
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
JJ MoserJ. Moser#90

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:11	1:27	3:03	10:41	8	5	61.5
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	17	10:05	1:29	0:00	8:36	2	4	33.3
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	24	18:01	0:00	2:27	15:34	14	12	53.8
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:56	0:00	0:18	14:38	6	2	75.0
0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	22	20:27	3:44	0:52	15:51	1	1	50.0
2	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	24	17:10	2:30	2:59	11:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	23	15:42	2:04	0:00	13:38	0	0	0.0
3	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:30	3:42	0:00	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	2	21	16:16	0:00	1:53	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	12:56	2:41	0:00	10:15	3	7	30.0
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	13	7:18	0:00	0:00	7:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	8:31	0:00	0:00	8:31	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	4	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	28	22:43	3:07	1:49	17:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	16	11:00	0:00	0:58	10:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	24	20:04	3:13	0:18	16:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	19:18	1:58	2:57	14:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	26	22:40	0:00	2:33	20:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	29	22:24	0:00	3:05	19:19	0	0	0.0

Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	3	28	.903	24	4	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#10
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21
Olen ZellwegerO. Zellweger#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	23	18:49	3:50	0:26	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	6:40	0:00	0:30	6:10	3	2	60.0
1	0	-1	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	13:26	1:59	0:29	10:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	11:26	0:00	3:02	8:24	3	3	50.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	17:29	0:00	0:00	17:29	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	9:59	0:00	3:46	6:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	20	13:22	2:04	1:10	10:08	5	3	62.5
0	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	24	15:08	1:58	0:00	13:10	6	10	37.5
0	1	-4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:34	3:47	1:00	13:47	7	9	43.8
0	1	-4	6	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	22	18:23	3:46	0:00	14:37	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:51	3:48	0:00	17:03	3	3	50.0
1	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	14:37	2:00	0:00	12:37	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	28	25:11	4:09	0:00	21:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:07	0:00	0:00	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	23:12	1:39	2:10	19:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	26	21:13	0:00	3:00	18:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:01	0:00	3:03	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:24	0:00	2:08	17:16	0	0	0.0

Colten EllisC. Ellis#92
goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
8	3	5	.625	3	2	0	0	0	18:32	0
14	5	9	.643	7	2	0	0	0	41:25	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

TNT/truTV		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	2	2	4	8
	Sabres	0	2	1	3

1st Period			TB	BUF
18:49		Scott Sabourin (1) Assists: Conor Geekie (1), Jake Guentzel (9)	1	0
19:38		John Carlson (6) (Power Play) Assists: Jake Guentzel (10), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (9)	2	0

2nd Period		TB	BUF
4:33	Brandon Hagel (10) Assists: Anthony Cirelli (7), John Carlson (6)	3	0
13:02	Yanni Gourde (1) Assists: Jake Guentzel (11), Sam O'Reilly (1)	4	0
15:54	Josh Doan (4) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Josh Norris (2)	4	1
19:32	Jason Zucker (2) Assists: Noah Ostlund (7), Jack Quinn (8)	4	2

3rd Period		TB	BUF
0:33	Tage Thompson (11) Assists: Peyton Krebs (9), Mattias Samuelsson (9)	4	3
1:25	Nikita Kucherov (6) Assists: Brandon Hagel (10), John Carlson (7)	5	3
4:11	Nikita Kucherov (7) Assists: John Carlson (8), Anthony Cirelli (8)	6	3
14:13	Nikita Kucherov (8) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (9), Jake Guentzel (12)	7	3
15:06	Brandon Hagel (11) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (18), Anthony Cirelli (9)	8	3

Nikita Kucherov nets eighth career hat trick in Lightning's big win

0:52

Brandon Hagel scores goal vs. Sabres

0:25

Colten Ellis lights the lamp for Sabres

0:32

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Lightning
8
Sabres
3

Game 1

11/11

Sabres
Lightning

Game 2

11/22

NHL Net

Sabres
Lightning

Game 3

1/2

Lightning
Sabres

Game 4

4/5

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, November 11, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	13	4	1	27
Tampa Bay	12	4	2	26
Montreal	11	3	4	26
Ottawa	11	6	2	24
Florida	10	7	2	22
Buffalo	8	7	3	19
Toronto	8	10	2	18
Detroit	7	9	3	17

Mammoth bring 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Blues

St. Louis Blues (8-8-2, in the Central Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (10-8-1, in the Central Division)

Lightning play the Blue Jackets following Kucherov's hat trick

Tampa Bay Lightning (12-4-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (7-9, in the Metropolitan Division)

Rangers visit the Canucks after Zibanejad's 2-goal game

New York Rangers (11-8-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (3-16-1, in the Pacific Division)

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