Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | SOG | |
| Lightning (17-5-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 26 |
| Sabres (6-15-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 34 |
Top Notes
- The Sabres outshot their opponent for the fifth straight game tonight, but fell to 5-6-3 when outshooting opponents this season.
- With tonight’s loss, the Sabres have been shut out in consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 17 and 18, 2014.
- Ryan O’Reilly led all Sabres with 26:00 of ice time tonight. It was his fifth career game with at least 26 minutes and his highest total since his career-high 26:56 on Oct. 17 at Vegas.
- With seven shots tonight, Evander Kane has tied Alexander Ovechkin for the league lead with 117 shots on the season.
Tonight’s Goaltenders
| Tonight’s Stats |
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| Team | Goaltender | Decision | SV% | GAA |
| Lightning | Vasilevskiy | W | .930 | 2.30 |
| Sabres | Lehner | L | .905 | 2.96 |
| Updated Season Stats | ||||
| Team | Goaltender | Record | SV% | GAA |
| Lightning | Vasilevskiy | 16-3-1 | .933 | 2.19 |
| Sabres | Lehner | 5-11-2 | .906 | 2.92 |
Post-Game Audio
Sabres head coach Phil Housley
Sabres forward Evander Kane
Sabres defenseman Marco Scandella
Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner
Lightning head coach Jon Cooper
Lightning forward Mikhail Sergachev
Lightning forward Tyler Johnson
Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman
