NHL MATCHUP REPORT

April 6, 2026, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-6) VS Buffalo Sabres (46-21-8)

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SMART CHART

TB
NAME
BUF
3.62
OFFENSE
3.51
2.80
DEFENSE
2.95
22.12
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
21.43
82.10
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
81.73
28.35
SHOTS FOR
28.15
26.84
SHOTS AGAINST
29.32
0.82
DIFFERENTIAL
0.56

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Tampa Bay 46-22-6 $249 3.62 2.80 38-24 7-3 37-32-5
Buffalo 46-21-8 $1446 3.51 2.95 24-13 19-13 35-37-3

TEAM RECORDS

Tampa Bay Lightning

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 46-22-6 23-13-1 23-9-5 38-24-5 7-3 37-32-5
Last 10 6-2-2 3-2-1 3-0-1 6-4-2 0-0 6-3-1
vs Div 13-6-1 7-4 6-2-1 11-6-1 1-0 13-5-2
vs WEST 23-6-3 12-3-1 11-3-2 19-5-3 4-1 14-17-1
vs EAST 23-16-3 11-10 12-6-3 19-14-2 3-2 23-15-4

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 46-21-8 24-10-4 22-11-4 24-13-5 19-13-3 35-37-3
Last 10 6-2-2 3-2-1 3-0-1 5-4-2 1-0 4-6
vs Div 15-5-4 8-3-1 7-2-3 3-3-2 11-2-2 14-8-2
vs WEST 20-7-3 10-3-2 10-4-1 14-2-2 6-4-1 12-17-1
vs EAST 26-14-5 14-7-2 12-7-3 10-6-3 13-6-2 23-20-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.62 2 3.09 15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.86 1 2.89 12
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 24.39 8 82.28 10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.42 7 2.55 2
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.61 5 2.46 1
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 22.22 10 84.62 6

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Tampa Bay 4-3-3 5-4 3.70 27.90 5.00 18.52 67.65 27.00
Buffalo 6-3-1 5-4 4.00 31.40 11.00 32.35 81.48 34.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Mar 8, 2026 TB 7 BUF 8 -105 6.5 O 28 42 1 4 2 7 50 57.1 42.9 50
Feb 28, 2026 BUF 6 TB 2 -250 6.5 O 35 38 1 0 5 3 20 0 100 80
Feb 3, 2026 BUF 3 TB 4 -210 6.5 O 26 35 1 1 3 2 33.3 50 50 66.7
Apr 13, 2025 BUF 4 TB 7 -260 6.5 O 25 31 1 1 2 2 50 50 50 50
Apr 5, 2025 TB 2 BUF 3 178 6.5 U 24 38 0 1 3 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Mar 6, 2025 BUF 5 TB 6 -250 6.5 O 33 26 1 1 4 3 25 33.3 66.7 75
Apr 15, 2024 BUF 4 TB 2 -170 6 P 34 33 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100
Feb 29, 2024 BUF 3 TB 2 -150 6.5 U 23 23 2 1 3 3 66.7 33.3 66.7 33.3
Jan 20, 2024 TB 3 BUF 1 -110 6.5 U 16 27 0 0 3 2 0 0 100 100
Oct 17, 2023 TB 2 BUF 3 -125 7 U 25 31 0 0 4 3 0 0 100 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Tampa Bay Lightning

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 31, 2026 MON 1-4 L -175 37 23 0/4 2/3 Jakub Dobes H
Mar 29, 2026 NAS 3-2 W -185 28 31 0/4 4/4 Justus Annunen H
Mar 28, 2026 OTT 4-2 W -135 27 28 0/4 2/2 James Reimer H
Mar 26, 2026 SEA 3-4 L -300 33 20 1/1 1/1 Philipp Grubauer H
Mar 24, 2026 MIN 6-3 W -155 25 24 3/4 2/4 Filip Gustavsson H

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 31, 2026 NYI 4-3 W -170 33 28 2/4 2/3 Ilya Sorokin H
Mar 28, 2026 SEA 3-2 W -190 36 34 1/3 4/4 Philipp Grubauer H
Mar 27, 2026 DET 2-5 L -140 30 20 0/3 4/6 John Gibson H
Mar 25, 2026 BOS 3-4 L -210 25 31 2/3 2/2 Joonas Korpisalo H
Mar 22, 2026 ANA 5-6 L -118 29 33 0/3 1/4 Ville Husso A