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Sabres 6, Lightning 2 — Feb 28, 2026 Recap

Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Feb 28, 2026.

Game FAQ — score, spread, and total

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

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

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NHLSAT, FEB 28, 20266:00 PM CT
AwaySabres6
Final
HomeLightning2

Betting Results

Spread
Sabres covered
Lightning -1.5
Total
Over
8 / 6.5
Moneyline
Sabres
+200
Loading probability

Pre-Game Notes2 notes

BUF
Back-to-back
No rest day
TBL
Covered 3 straight
Lightning covering against the spread

Key Performers

Sabres
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinCold84g
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.7A24mTOI
vs Lightning2PTS4g
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonCold85g
0.5PTSL5 0.2
0.2G0.3A22mTOI
vs Lightning0.5PTS4g
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramHot89g
0.5PTSL5 1
0.2G0.4A22mTOI
vs Lightning1.5PTS4g
Owen Power
Owen PowerHot88g
0.4PTSL5 0.8
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Lightning0.3PTS4g
Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson88g
1PTS
0.5G0.5A19mTOI
vs Lightning1.5PTS4g
Goalie
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g
.906SV%2.61GAA
L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA
Lightning
Darren Raddysh
Darren RaddyshCold80g
0.9PTSL5 0.4
0.3G0.6A22mTOI
vs Sabres2PTS4g
J.J. Moser
J.J. MoserHot86g
0.4PTSL5 0.6
0.1G0.3A21mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS4g
Jake Guentzel
Jake GuentzelHot88g
1.1PTSL5 1.6
0.5G0.7A20mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS4g
Nikita Kucherov
Nikita KucherovCold83g
1.7PTSL5 1.2
0.6G1.1A20mTOI
vs Sabres2PTS4g
Brandon Hagel
Brandon HagelHot77g
1.1PTSL5 1.4
0.6G0.5A20mTOI
vs Sabres1PTS3g
Goalie
Jonas Johansson
Jonas JohanssonCold86g
.883SV%3.31GAA
L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

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
VS
Lightning1
Feb 3
Sabres3@4Lightning
Lightning +1

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up
Sabres
7-370%
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
Lightning
8-280%
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
Against the Spread
Sabres
8-280%
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
Lightning3 cover
6-460%
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W

Season Records2025-26 · 59g / 57g

Team
SU
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
SU
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 Hagel
Brandon HagelTampa Bay Lightning
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 3.5
8✓
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Tage Thompson
Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 3.5
6✓
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Alex Tuch
Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 2.5
5✓
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Josh Norris
Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres
3 props
GoalsO 0.5
2✓
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
2✓
Brayden Point
Brayden PointTampa Bay Lightning
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 2.5
0✗
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Jake Guentzel
Jake GuentzelTampa Bay Lightning
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3✓
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 1.5
0✗
Nikita Kucherov
Nikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 3.5
4✓
AssistsO 1.5
0✗
PointsO 1.5
0✗
Jason Zucker
Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres
4 props
GoalsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1✗
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Josh Doan
Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres
3 props
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2✓
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres
3 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
2✗
AssistsO 0.5
2✓
PointsO 0.5
3✓
Darren Raddysh
Darren RaddyshTampa Bay Lightning
3 props
Shots on GoalO 2.5
3✓
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Jack Quinn
Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 1.5
2✓
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Bowen Byram
Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres
2 props
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Oliver Bjorkstrand
Oliver BjorkstrandTampa Bay Lightning
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 1.5
4✓
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
Blocked ShotsO 1.5
2✓
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Zach Benson
Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
1✓
Shots on GoalO 1.5
0✗
PointsO 0.5
1✓
Anthony Cirelli
Anthony CirelliTampa Bay Lightning
3 props
AssistsO 0.5
0✗
Shots on GoalO 1.5
1✗
PointsO 0.5
0✗
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres
1 prop
SavesO 26.5
36✓
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning
1 prop
SavesO 23.5
9✗

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