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Sabres vs. Lightning Prediction, Odds & Stats - February 28, 2026

Game Scheduled
Atlantic
Feb 28th, 7:00 PM EST
Buffalo
Sabres
L L W L W
Tampa Bay
Lightning
W W W W L
VS
Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning
Scoreboard Spread Moneyline O/U
Buffalo Sabres 32-19-6      
Tampa Bay Lightning 37-14-2-2      

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
02/05/26
Florida Panthers FLA ( 29-25-2-1 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 37-14-2-2 )
1   -   6
 Atlantic
02/05/26
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT ( 29-15-5-7 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 32-19-6 )
5   -   2
 Metropolitan
02/03/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 32-19-6 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 37-14-2-2 )
3   -   4
 Atlantic
02/02/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 32-19-6 )
Florida Panthers FLA ( 29-25-2-1 )
5   -   3
 Atlantic
02/01/26
Boston Bruins BOS ( 32-20-2-3 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 37-14-2-2 )
5   -   5
 Atlantic
01/31/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 32-17-4-4 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 32-19-6 )
4   -   2
 Atlantic
01/29/26
Los Angeles Kings LA ( 23-19-8-6 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 32-19-6 )
1   -   4
 Pacific
01/29/26
Winnipeg Jets WIN ( 22-26-6-2 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 37-14-2-2 )
1   -   4
 Central
01/27/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 32-19-6 )
Toronto Maple Leafs TOR ( 27-21-8-1 )
7   -   4
 Atlantic
01/26/26
Utah Mammoth UTAH ( 30-23-4 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 37-14-2-2 )
0   -   2
 Central
01/24/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 37-14-2-2 )
Columbus Blue Jackets CLB ( 29-20-6-1 )
5   -   8
 Atlantic

Line History

Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
32 19 6-3-1 2L 33-22 815 17-8-3 15-11-3 26-21-8
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
37 14 8-1-0-1 5W 27-28 780 18-9-0 19-5-2-2 24-25-6

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u TB:Shots TB:Goals TB:Assists BUF:Shots BUF:Goals BUF:Assists
02/03/2026 TB 4 - BUF 3 TB Over 6 35 4 7 26 3 4
04/13/2025 TB 7 - BUF 4 TB Over 6.5 25 4 6 31 7 12
04/05/2025 BUF 2 - TB 2 BUF Under 6.5 24 2 3 38 2 3
03/06/2025 TB 6 - BUF 5 TB Over 6.5 33 5 6 26 6 11
04/15/2024 TB 2 - BUF 4 BUF Under 6 34 4 7 33 2 2
02/29/2024 TB 2 - BUF 3 (OT) BUF Under 6.5 23 3 3 23 2 4
01/20/2024 BUF 1 - TB 3 TB Under 6.5 16 3 4 27 1 2
10/17/2023 BUF 3 - TB 2 BUF Under 7 25 2 3 31 3 6
03/04/2023 BUF 5 - TB 3 BUF Over 7 36 3 6 34 5 5
02/23/2023 TB 5 - BUF 6 (OT) BUF Over 7 23 6 7 41 5 10
11/28/2022 BUF 5 - TB 6 (OT) TB Over 6.5 25 6 10 37 5 8
11/05/2022 TB 5 - BUF 3 TB Over 6.5 24 3 6 30 5 8
04/10/2022 TB 5 - BUF 0 TB Under 6.5 28 0 0 28 5 8
01/11/2022 BUF 1 - TB 6 TB Over 6 36 6 12 18 1 2
10/25/2021 BUF 5 - TB 1 BUF Under 6 36 1 2 25 5 5
12/31/2019 BUF 4 - TB 6 TB Over 6 27 6 12 28 4 5
11/25/2019 TB 5 - BUF 2 TB Over 6.5 30 2 2 29 5 8
11/09/2019 TB 5 - BUF 3 TB Over 6.5 43 3 6 40 5 9
11/08/2019 BUF 2 - TB 3 TB Under 6.5 34 3 6 22 2 4
02/21/2019 TB 1 - BUF 1 BUF Under 6.5 30 1 2 40 1 1
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
02/05/2026 BUF 2 - PIT 5 L Over 0 32 5 7
02/03/2026 TB 4 - BUF 3 L Over 6 26 3 4
02/02/2026 FLA 3 - BUF 5 W Over 6 20 5 10
01/31/2026 BUF 2 - MON 4 L Over 0 31 4 7
01/29/2026 BUF 4 - LA 1 W Under 5.5 38 1 2
01/27/2026 TOR 4 - BUF 7 W Over 6 31 7 8
01/24/2026 NYI 0 - BUF 5 W Under 6 21 5 8
01/22/2026 MON 2 - BUF 4 W Under 6.5 17 4 6
01/20/2026 NAS 3 - BUF 5 W Over 6.5 33 5 8
01/19/2026 CAR 2 - BUF 1 L Under 6 18 1 2
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
02/05/2026 TB 6 - FLA 1 W Over 5.5 28 6 9
02/03/2026 TB 4 - BUF 3 W Over 6 35 4 7
02/01/2026 TB 5 - BOS 5 L Over 6 46 5 10
01/29/2026 TB 4 - WIN 1 W Under 5.5 37 4 8
01/26/2026 TB 2 - UTAH 0 W Under 6 29 2 4
01/24/2026 CLB 8 - TB 5 L Over 6.5 31 8 10
01/23/2026 CHI 1 - TB 1 W Under 6 19 1 2
01/20/2026 TB 4 - SJ 1 W Under 6.5 20 4 8
01/18/2026 DAL 1 - TB 4 W Under 6 20 1 2
01/16/2026 STL 2 - TB 2 L Under 5.5 21 2 3

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

Buffalo Sabres BUF
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
avg rank edge in rank avg
3.4 3 Goals Per Game 2 3.5
3.1 7 Goals Against Per Game 2 2.5
27.6 17 Shots Per Game 15 28.1
30.1 23 Shots Against Per Game 7 26.3
12.2 5 Shooting % 3 12.6
10.3 7 Opponent Shooting % 2 9.5
-2.47 23 Shot Differential Per Game 7 1.82
12.2 5 Scoring Efficiency Ratio 3 12.6
.900 2 Save % 2 .900
.880 2 Opponent Save % 1 .870
9.0 11 Penalty Minutes Per Game 1 14.6
0.6 15 Power Play Goals Per Game 8 0.71
0.47 5 Power Play Goals Against Per Game 7 0.51
20.1 15 Power Play % 11 22.4
82.5 7 Penalty Kill % 4 83.9
2.03 8 Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio 7 2.07

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

offence
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Season stats rank
Goals 3.37 8
Shots 27.61 18
Power Play (%) 20 16
Faceoff (%) 45 32
Penalty Mins 513 13
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Season stats rank
Goals 3.55 2
Shots 28.15 16
Power Play (%) 22 12
Faceoff (%) 47 26
Penalty Mins 802 1
defence
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Season stats rank
Goals 3.37 8
Shots 27.61 18
Power Play (%) 20 16
Faceoff (%) 45 32
Penalty Mins 513 13
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Season stats rank
Goals 3.55 2
Shots 28.15 16
Power Play (%) 22 12
Faceoff (%) 47 26
Penalty Mins 802 1

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres BUF
Tampa Bay Lightning TB

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Line Up - Last Game

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