Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning on Feb 28, 2026?

Buffalo Sabres won 6-2 on Feb 28, 2026.

Sabres 6, Lightning 2 — Feb 28, 2026 Recap

NHLSAT, FEB 28, 20266:00 PM CDT

Away

SabresBuffalo Sabres6

Final

Home

LightningTampa Bay Lightning2

Betting results

Spread

Sabres covered

Lightning -1.5

Total

Over

8 / 6.5

Moneyline

Sabres

+200

Probability

Loading probability

Pre-game notes2 notes

Back-to-backNo rest day

Covered 3 straightLightning covering against the spread

Key performers

Sabres

Rasmus Dahlin84g0.9PTS

0.3G0.7A24mTOI

Last 5: 0.4 pts·vs Lightning: 2 pts (4g)

Mattias Samuelsson85g0.5PTS

0.2G0.3A22mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Lightning: 0.5 pts (4g)

Bowen Byram89g0.5PTS

0.2G0.4A22mTOI

Last 5: 1 pts·vs Lightning: 1.5 pts (4g)

Owen Power88g0.4PTS

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

Last 5: 0.8 pts·vs Lightning: 0.3 pts (4g)

Tage Thompson88g1PTS

0.5G0.5A19mTOI

Last 5: 1 pts·vs Lightning: 1.5 pts (4g)

Goalie

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g

.906SV%2.61GAA

L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA

Lightning

Darren Raddysh80g0.9PTS

0.3G0.6A22mTOI

Last 5: 0.4 pts·vs Sabres: 2 pts (4g)

J.J. Moser86g0.4PTS

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

Last 5: 0.6 pts·vs Sabres: 1 pts (4g)

Jake Guentzel88g1.1PTS

0.5G0.7A20mTOI

Last 5: 1.6 pts·vs Sabres: 1 pts (4g)

Nikita Kucherov83g1.7PTS

0.6G1.1A20mTOI

Last 5: 1.2 pts·vs Sabres: 2 pts (4g)

Brandon Hagel77g1.1PTS

0.6G0.5A20mTOI

Last 5: 1.4 pts·vs Sabres: 1 pts (3g)

Goalie

Jonas JohanssonCold86g

.883SV%3.31GAA

L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

Team

GPG

Scored

OPP

Allowed

MARGIN

Per game

Sabres

3.4★

3.0★

+0.4★

Lightning

3.6★

2.6★

+1.1★

Edge

Lightning +0.2

Lightning +0.4

Lightning +0.7

Last 10 · Trend

Sabres

3.7avg

Lightning

4.1avg

Head to head2025-26 · 1 games

Sabres0

Lightning1

Feb 3

Sabres3@4Lightning

Lightning +1

Recent formLast 10

Straight-Up

Sabres

7-370%

Lightning

8-280%

Against the Spread

Sabres

8-280%

Lightning3 cover

6-460%

Season records2025-26 · 59g / 57g

Team

ATS

O/U

Sabres

Overall

58%34-25

59%35-24

49%29-30

Lightning

Overall

67%38-19

53%30-27

51%29-28

Matchup venueRoad / Home splits

Team

ATS

O/U

Sabres

On Road

55%17-14

61%19-12

48%15-16

Lightning

At Home

68%19-9

39%11-17

50%14-14

Player prop results20 players · 61 props

Brandon HagelTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 3.5

8✓

Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 3.5

6✓

Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

5✓

Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

2✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

2✓

Brayden PointTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

0✗

Jake GuentzelTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

PointsO 1.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

3✓

Nikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

PointsO 1.5

0✗

AssistsO 1.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 3.5

4✓

Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

3✓

AssistsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Darren RaddyshTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

3✓

Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres

2 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres

2 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Oliver BjorkstrandTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

4✓

Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

2✓

Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Anthony CirelliTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

SavesO 26.5

36✓

Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning

1 prop

SavesO 23.5

9✗

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