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Buffalo Sabres

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25 - 37
Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Head-to-Head History (2010–2027)

62

Total Games

25

Sabres Wins

37

Lightning Wins

0

Draws

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All Matchups (66)

Mon, Apr 5, 2027
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
Scheduled
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Jan 2, 2027
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Scheduled
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Sun, Nov 22, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Scheduled
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Wed, Nov 11, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
Scheduled
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Apr 6, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 4
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sun, Mar 8, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
7 - 8
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Feb 28, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
6 - 2
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Tue, Feb 3, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 4
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 7
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Apr 5, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 3
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Mar 6, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 6
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Mon, Apr 15, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Jan 20, 2024
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 1
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Oct 17, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 3
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Mar 4, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 5
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Feb 23, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
6 - 5
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Mon, Nov 28, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
6 - 5
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Nov 5, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 5
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sun, Apr 10, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
0 - 5
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Tue, Jan 11, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
6 - 1
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Oct 25, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 5
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Dec 31, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
6 - 4
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Mon, Nov 25, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 5
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Nov 9, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 5
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm
Fri, Nov 8, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 2
Ericsson Globe, Stockholm
Thu, Feb 21, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Jan 12, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
5 - 3
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 5
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Tue, Nov 13, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 2
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Fri, Apr 6, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
5 - 7
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Wed, Feb 28, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 1
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Tue, Feb 13, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 5
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 0
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Sun, Apr 9, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 4
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Mar 4, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 1
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Jan 12, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 4
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Thu, Nov 17, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 1
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Nov 10, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
4 - 1
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Thu, Nov 5, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 1
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Oct 17, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Sat, Oct 10, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 1
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Mar 3, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
0 - 3
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Fri, Jan 9, 2015
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 2
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Wed, Dec 31, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
5 - 1
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Dec 4, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
0 - 5
Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL
Tue, Dec 2, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 2
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Mar 29, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 3
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Mar 6, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 1
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Sat, Oct 26, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 3
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Tue, Oct 8, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 2
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sun, Apr 14, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 3
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Mar 26, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 2
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Tue, Feb 26, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
2 - 1
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Mon, Mar 19, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
7 - 3
Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Sat, Feb 11, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 1
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Oct 25, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
4 - 3
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Oct 22, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
0 - 3
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Tue, Apr 5, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 4
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Tue, Feb 8, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
7 - 4
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Sat, Dec 18, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
1 - 3
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Sat, Nov 20, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
2 - 1
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Mar 27, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
1 - 7
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
6 - 2
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Wed, Jan 6, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres
3 - 5
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Sat, Oct 24, 2009
NHL Regular Season
Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning
3 - 2
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL

The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning have faced each other 66 times in the NHL. The all-time series record is 25-37. View the complete head-to-head matchup history between these two NHL teams.

Series records

Decided meetings only, 2009–2026. Every number is from the games listed above.

Longest Buffalo Sabres run
4 straight · Oct 24, 2009 – Mar 27, 2010
Longest Tampa Bay Lightning run
7 straight · Dec 4, 2014 – Nov 5, 2015
Biggest Buffalo Sabres win
7-1 · Mar 27, 2010
Biggest Tampa Bay Lightning win
5-0 · Dec 4, 2014
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