Preview: 2026/03/08 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING @ BUFFALO SABRES

2026/03/08 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING @ BUFFALO SABRES
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING	2705 Elo 2647	BUFFALO SABRES
56.2%	W%(Model)	43.8%
JON COOPER (2618)	14 - 14	LINDY RUFF (2683)
Roster Expectation (TBL) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% NIKITA KUCHEROV R 0.33 0.80 1.13 0.63 0.95 0.47 0.08 50.0 BRAYDEN POINT C 0.32 0.39 0.71 0.45 0.89 0.46 0.14 53.1 JAKE GUENTZEL L 0.30 0.46 0.76 0.72 0.96 0.53 0.13 49.6 BRANDON HAGEL L 0.30 0.42 0.72 0.68 1.10 0.58 0.01 50.0 ANTHONY CIRELLI C 0.21 0.29 0.49 0.66 1.09 0.66 0.02 55.7 COREY PERRY R 0.20 0.23 0.43 0.84 0.97 0.40 0.09 50.0 OLIVER BJORKSTRAND R 0.17 0.27 0.44 0.42 1.17 0.48 0.10 50.0 MITCHELL CHAFFEE R 0.14 0.12 0.26 0.46 1.85 0.43 0.02 50.0 PONTUS HOLMBERG R 0.13 0.16 0.30 0.46 1.13 0.58 0.00 53.3 YANNI GOURDE C 0.13 0.26 0.39 0.68 1.49 0.51 0.00 47.7 JAKOB PELLETIER L 0.13 0.19 0.31 0.43 1.15 0.51 0.00 50.0 CONOR GEEKIE C 0.13 0.15 0.27 0.50 1.51 0.52 0.00 48.5 DARREN RADDYSH D 0.17 0.42 0.59 0.50 1.17 0.81 0.09 0.00 VICTOR HEDMAN D 0.14 0.49 0.63 0.52 1.03 1.02 0.01 0.00 DECLAN CARLILE D 0.11 0.11 0.22 0.53 1.22 0.71 0.00 0.00 RYAN MCDONAGH D 0.10 0.27 0.37 0.44 0.94 1.12 0.00 0.00 ERIK CERNAK D 0.10 0.17 0.27 0.73 1.76 1.04 0.00 0.00 JANIS MOSER D 0.09 0.20 0.29 0.63 1.08 0.90 0.00 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA ANDREI VASILEVSKIY G 0.0 23.1 2258.556 -23.1
Roster Expectation (BUF) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% TAGE THOMPSON R 0.35 0.36 0.71 0.70 1.11 0.62 0.11 49.0 ALEX TUCH R 0.29 0.33 0.62 0.80 1.16 0.96 0.12 45.6 JOSH NORRIS C 0.28 0.26 0.54 0.72 1.33 0.67 0.13 55.0 JASON ZUCKER L 0.21 0.26 0.47 0.74 1.15 0.52 0.13 43.8 JOSH DOAN R 0.20 0.25 0.44 0.62 1.13 0.58 0.10 50.0 RYAN MCLEOD C 0.18 0.39 0.57 0.58 0.83 0.56 0.00 51.7 JACK QUINN R 0.17 0.31 0.48 0.62 0.93 0.50 0.04 50.0 PEYTON KREBS C 0.15 0.23 0.38 0.94 1.61 0.57 0.01 48.9 NOAH OSTLUND C 0.13 0.18 0.31 0.58 0.81 0.67 0.04 40.0 ZACH BENSON L 0.13 0.25 0.37 0.75 0.98 0.55 0.03 50.0 KONSTA HELENIUS C 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.0 SAM CARRICK C 0.10 0.11 0.22 0.94 1.42 0.59 0.00 59.4 RASMUS DAHLIN D 0.17 0.47 0.64 0.95 1.28 1.00 0.07 0.00 MATTIAS SAMUELSSON D 0.14 0.23 0.36 0.65 1.48 1.29 0.00 0.00 BOWEN BYRAM D 0.12 0.29 0.41 0.74 1.05 1.03 0.01 0.00 OWEN POWER D 0.12 0.25 0.37 0.57 0.90 0.98 0.01 0.00 ZACH METSA D 0.10 0.11 0.21 0.59 0.88 0.70 0.01 0.00 JACK RATHBONE D 0.10 0.11 0.20 0.61 1.06 0.78 0.01 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN G 0.0 23.8 2310.252 -23.8
0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. TBL 0-0 (0 sho)
0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. TBL 0-0 (0 sho)
back2back: 6-4-0	Last 10 after break	back2back: 6-2-2
Committed/Against: 215-264	Icings	Committed/Against: 274-231
Committed/Against: 125-99	Offsides	Committed/Against: 117-162