Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres on Mar 8, 2026?

Buffalo Sabres won 7-8 on Mar 8, 2026.

Lightning 7, Sabres 8 — Mar 8, 2026 Recap

NHLSUN, MAR 8, 20265:10 PM CDT

Away

LightningTampa Bay Lightning7

Final

Home

SabresBuffalo Sabres8

Betting Results

Spread

Sabres covered

Sabres +1.5

Total

Over

15 / 6.5

Moneyline

Sabres

-102

Loading probability

Pre-Game Notes3 notes

TBL

Back-to-back

No rest day

BUF

Back-to-back

No rest day

BUF

Won 6 straight

Sabres on heater

Key Performers

Lightning

Darren RaddyshCold80g

0.9PTSL5 0.4

0.3G0.6A22mTOI

vs Sabres2PTS4g

J.J. MoserHot86g

0.4PTSL5 0.6

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS4g

Jake GuentzelHot88g

1.1PTSL5 1.6

0.5G0.7A20mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS4g

Nikita KucherovCold83g

1.7PTSL5 1.2

0.6G1.1A20mTOI

vs Sabres2PTS4g

Brandon HagelHot77g

1.1PTSL5 1.4

0.6G0.5A20mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS3g

Goalie

Jonas JohanssonCold86g

.883SV%3.31GAA

L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA

Sabres

Rasmus DahlinCold84g

0.9PTSL5 0.4

0.3G0.7A24mTOI

vs Lightning2PTS4g

Mattias SamuelssonCold85g

0.5PTSL5 0.2

0.2G0.3A22mTOI

vs Lightning0.5PTS4g

Bowen ByramHot89g

0.5PTSL5 1

0.2G0.4A22mTOI

vs Lightning1.5PTS4g

Owen PowerHot88g

0.4PTSL5 0.8

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

vs Lightning0.3PTS4g

Tage Thompson88g

1PTS

0.5G0.5A19mTOI

vs Lightning1.5PTS4g

Goalie

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g

.906SV%2.61GAA

L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

Team

GPG

Scored

OPP

Allowed

MARGIN

Per game

Lightning

3.5★

2.7★

+0.9★

Sabres

3.4★

3.0★

+0.5★

Edge

Lightning +0.1

Lightning +0.3

Lightning +0.4

Last 10 · Trend

Lightning

3.7avg

Sabres

3.4avg

Head-to-Head2025-26 · 2 games

Lightning1

Sabres1

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up

Lightning

6-460%

SabresW6

7-370%

Against the Spread

Lightning

5-550%

Sabres

6-460%

Season Records2025-26 · 61g / 63g

Team

ATS

O/U

Lightning

Overall

64%39-22

51%31-30

Sabres

Overall

60%38-25

59%37-26

48%30-33

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Team

ATS

O/U

Lightning

On Road

63%20-12

50%16-16

Sabres

At Home

63%19-11

53%16-14

47%14-16

Player Prop Results21 players · 64 props

Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Anthony CirelliTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

3✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Brandon HagelTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Brayden PointTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Darren RaddyshTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

3✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Jake GuentzelTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

6✓

Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

4✓

Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

3✓

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Nikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 1.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

5✓

Oliver BjorkstrandTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

4✓

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

4✓

Shots on GoalO 3.5

3✗

Victor HedmanTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Jonas JohanssonTampa Bay Lightning

1 prop

SavesO 24.5

34✓

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

SavesO 26.5

22✗

EV Picks

NHLSUN, MAR 8, 20265:10 PM CDT

Away

LightningTampa Bay Lightning7

Final

Home

SabresBuffalo Sabres8

Betting Results

Spread

Sabres covered

Sabres +1.5

Total

Over

15 / 6.5

Moneyline

Sabres

-102

Loading probability

Pre-Game Notes3 notes

TBL

Back-to-back

No rest day

BUF

Back-to-back

No rest day

BUF

Won 6 straight

Sabres on heater

Key Performers

Lightning

Darren RaddyshCold80g

0.9PTSL5 0.4

0.3G0.6A22mTOI

vs Sabres2PTS4g

J.J. MoserHot86g

0.4PTSL5 0.6

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS4g

Jake GuentzelHot88g

1.1PTSL5 1.6

0.5G0.7A20mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS4g

Nikita KucherovCold83g

1.7PTSL5 1.2

0.6G1.1A20mTOI

vs Sabres2PTS4g

Brandon HagelHot77g

1.1PTSL5 1.4

0.6G0.5A20mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS3g

Goalie

Jonas JohanssonCold86g

.883SV%3.31GAA

L5 .000 SV% · 0 GAA

Sabres

Rasmus DahlinCold84g

0.9PTSL5 0.4

0.3G0.7A24mTOI

vs Lightning2PTS4g

Mattias SamuelssonCold85g

0.5PTSL5 0.2

0.2G0.3A22mTOI

vs Lightning0.5PTS4g

Bowen ByramHot89g

0.5PTSL5 1

0.2G0.4A22mTOI

vs Lightning1.5PTS4g

Owen PowerHot88g

0.4PTSL5 0.8

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

vs Lightning0.3PTS4g

Tage Thompson88g

1PTS

0.5G0.5A19mTOI

vs Lightning1.5PTS4g

Goalie

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g

.906SV%2.61GAA

L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

Team

GPG

Scored

OPP

Allowed

MARGIN

Per game

Lightning

3.5★

2.7★

+0.9★

Sabres

3.4★

3.0★

+0.5★

Edge

Lightning +0.1

Lightning +0.3

Lightning +0.4

Last 10 · Trend

Lightning

3.7avg

Sabres

3.4avg

Head-to-Head2025-26 · 2 games

Lightning1

Sabres1

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up

Lightning

6-460%

SabresW6

7-370%

Against the Spread

Lightning

5-550%

Sabres

6-460%

Season Records2025-26 · 61g / 63g

Team

ATS

O/U

Lightning

Overall

64%39-22

51%31-30

Sabres

Overall

60%38-25

59%37-26

48%30-33

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Team

ATS

O/U

Lightning

On Road

63%20-12

50%16-16

Sabres

At Home

63%19-11

53%16-14

47%14-16

Player Prop Results21 players · 64 props

Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Anthony CirelliTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

3✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Brandon HagelTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Brayden PointTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Darren RaddyshTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

3✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Jake GuentzelTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

6✓

Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

4✓

Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

3✓

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Nikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

GoalsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 1.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

5✓

Oliver BjorkstrandTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

2✓

PointsO 0.5

3✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

4✓

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

4✓

Shots on GoalO 3.5

3✗

Victor HedmanTampa Bay Lightning

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Jonas JohanssonTampa Bay Lightning

1 prop

SavesO 24.5

34✓

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

SavesO 26.5

22✗