Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
| Lightning (7-6-2) |
3 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 22 |
| Sabres (5-8-0) |
0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 31 |
Top Notes
- With just five total shots between the teams in the third period, the Sabres and Lightning tied a Sabres record for fewest combined shots in a period.
- The record was initially set on March 14, 1972 vs. Minnesota and matched three times before tonight (Dec. 23, 1972 vs. Los Angeles; Jan. 13, 1974 vs. St. Louis; March 17, 2002 at Florida).
- The Sabres allowed three Lightning shots in the period, the fewest since allowing two to Tampa Bay in the second period on Dec. 2, 2014.
- The Sabres outshot the Lightning 31-22 tonight, marking the 10th time Buffalo has outshot its opponent in the team’s first 13 games.
- The Sabres are 4-6-0 when outshooting their opponents this season.
- The Sabres outshot their opponents just 10 times all of last season, finishing the season 5-5-0 in those games.
- Jack Eichel scored in his third consecutive home game tonight and finished tonight’s game tied for third in the NHL with five home goals this season.
- With the start tonight, Linus Ullmark became the first goaltender to make three straight team starts in his first NHL season since Ryan Miller did so from Dec. 31, 2002 to Jan. 10, 2003.
Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma
Sabres forward Brian Gionta
Sabres forward Jack Eichel
Sabres forward Sam Reinhart
Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges
Lightning head coach Jon Cooper
Lightning forward Valtteri Filppula
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov
Lightning forward Steven Stamkos
Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman
Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy
