Mon, Apr 6, 2026·KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Buffalo Sabres 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 71% of the time.
63%
21%
BUF winsTBL wins
Tampa Bay Lightning
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 | 25:45 | 0.22 | 64.9% | +38.1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | 24:54 | 0.77 | 69.7% | +38.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 23:30 | 0.39 | 66.8% | +16.4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 20:11 | 0.19 | 70.9% | +21.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 19:54 | 0.10 | 62.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 0.17 | 55.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:05 | 0.12 | 35.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 18:02 | 0.10 | 42.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 16:58 | 0.01 | 57.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 16:44 | 0.11 | 28.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 | 0.01 | 69.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 14:53 | 0.00 | 4.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 | 0.05 | 23.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 12:36 | 0.08 | 25.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 8:21 | 0.00 | 4.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 6:23 | 0.00 | 57.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:58 | 0.00 | 18.7% | 0.0 |
| L | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 2.95 | −0.1 | 58:05 |
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 23:01 | 0.08 | 39.9% | +23.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 22:44 | 0.05 | 31.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 21:16 | 0.00 | 69.3% | +37.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:48 | 0.07 | 70.6% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:59 | 0.76 | 63.0% | +13.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 17:56 | 0.12 | 44.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:44 | 0.41 | 38.8% | +17.3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 17:31 | 0.00 | 89.4% | +13.7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:10 | 0.14 | 36.8% | +17.3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:40 | 0.07 | 37.9% | +17.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 14:24 | 0.93 | 50.9% | +5.7 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 13:44 | 0.57 | 65.0% | +29.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0.00 | 52.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:53 | 0.11 | 56.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 0.00 | 65.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:37 | 0.02 | 58.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:19 | 0.05 | 64.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:58 | 0.13 | 64.7% | 0.0 |
| W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 2.31 | +0.3 | 60:00 |