Preview: 2026/02/28 BUFFALO SABRES @ TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

2026/02/28 BUFFALO SABRES @ TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
BUFFALO SABRES	2647 Elo 2705	TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
40.4%	W%(Model)	59.6%
LINDY RUFF (2635)	7 - 7	JON COOPER (2669)
Roster Expectation (BUF) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% TAGE THOMPSON R 0.34 0.32 0.66 0.71 1.12 0.60 0.12 46.5 ALEX TUCH R 0.27 0.31 0.57 0.81 1.17 0.97 0.07 45.6 JOSH NORRIS C 0.23 0.24 0.46 0.75 1.40 0.71 0.09 55.5 JASON ZUCKER L 0.20 0.26 0.46 0.78 1.20 0.50 0.14 42.9 JOSH DOAN R 0.18 0.20 0.38 0.63 1.13 0.55 0.09 50.0 RYAN MCLEOD C 0.16 0.36 0.52 0.57 0.84 0.58 0.00 53.2 JACK QUINN R 0.15 0.29 0.44 0.62 0.94 0.50 0.02 50.0 PEYTON KREBS C 0.14 0.20 0.34 0.99 1.55 0.56 0.00 47.7 NOAH OSTLUND C 0.12 0.12 0.24 0.60 0.82 0.69 0.03 39.6 KONSTA HELENIUS C 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.0 TYSON KOZAK C 0.10 0.09 0.19 0.56 1.56 0.83 0.02 53.3 ISAK ROSEN R 0.08 0.11 0.19 0.55 0.97 0.59 0.00 50.0 RASMUS DAHLIN D 0.16 0.47 0.63 0.89 1.31 1.07 0.07 0.00 MATTIAS SAMUELSSON D 0.11 0.22 0.33 0.66 1.54 1.29 0.00 0.00 BOWEN BYRAM D 0.11 0.26 0.36 0.74 1.04 1.04 0.00 0.00 JACK RATHBONE D 0.08 0.08 0.16 0.62 1.07 0.78 0.00 0.00 ZACH METSA D 0.08 0.08 0.16 0.61 0.89 0.71 0.00 0.00 OWEN POWER D 0.08 0.22 0.29 0.58 0.90 0.97 0.00 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN G 0.0 23.3 2237.369 -23.2
Roster Expectation (TBL) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% NIKITA KUCHEROV R 0.37 0.87 1.24 0.73 0.97 0.53 0.10 50.0 BRANDON HAGEL L 0.37 0.46 0.83 0.62 1.09 0.65 0.03 50.0 BRAYDEN POINT C 0.35 0.46 0.81 0.40 0.87 0.48 0.16 55.8 JAKE GUENTZEL L 0.35 0.51 0.86 0.56 0.95 0.56 0.16 49.4 OLIVER BJORKSTRAND R 0.21 0.32 0.52 0.40 1.11 0.50 0.12 50.0 GAGE GONCALVES C 0.17 0.28 0.45 0.60 1.27 0.44 0.00 50.0 DOMINIC JAMES C 0.17 0.24 0.41 0.41 1.31 0.47 0.00 55.5 PONTUS HOLMBERG R 0.17 0.22 0.38 0.44 1.13 0.59 0.00 53.3 MITCHELL CHAFFEE R 0.17 0.16 0.33 0.44 1.84 0.46 0.03 50.0 YANNI GOURDE C 0.16 0.32 0.48 0.69 1.47 0.56 0.00 51.7 CONOR GEEKIE C 0.16 0.20 0.36 0.48 1.55 0.56 0.02 48.5 JAKOB PELLETIER L 0.15 0.23 0.38 0.40 1.14 0.54 0.02 50.0 DARREN RADDYSH D 0.20 0.49 0.69 0.44 1.13 0.96 0.11 0.00 VICTOR HEDMAN D 0.16 0.53 0.68 0.47 0.96 1.12 0.03 0.00 DECLAN CARLILE D 0.14 0.15 0.29 0.51 1.21 0.73 0.00 0.00 ERIK CERNAK D 0.13 0.21 0.34 0.72 1.74 1.05 0.00 0.00 RYAN MCDONAGH D 0.13 0.33 0.46 0.42 0.93 1.16 0.00 0.00 JANIS MOSER D 0.12 0.26 0.39 0.67 1.08 0.99 0.00 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA ANDREI VASILEVSKIY G 0.0 24.1 2366.144 -24.1
0 vs. TBL 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)
0 vs. TBL 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)
back2back: 6-2-2	Last 10 after break	back2back: 9-1-0
Committed/Against: 259-216	Icings	Committed/Against: 201-250
Committed/Against: 105-147	Offsides	Committed/Against: 118-90