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Guentzel's goal in the final seconds of OT gives the Lightning a 4-3 win over the Sabres

Jake Guentzel wins it in OT for the Lightning

Guentzel took a long pass from Nikita Kucherov just outside the blue line of the Sabres' zone, skated in and beat Colten Ellis with a low shot to extend the Lightning's winning streak to four games.

Kucherov had a four-point game with a goal and three assists. Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored and Raddysh finished with a goal and an assist. Guentzel also assisted on Kucherov's goal in the first period. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves.

Mattias Samuelsson scored twice and Josh Doan added a goal for Buffalo, which was coming off a win over Florida on Monday night and has won six of its last eight games. Ellis made 31 saves.

The teams traded goals in the first period and, after a scoreless second, each scored twice in the third.

After goals by Samuelsson and Bjorkstrand early in the third, Doan appeared to give Buffalo the edge, scoring a power-play goal with just over five minutes remaining. But, Tampa Bay took advantage of an extra skater and struck in the final seconds as Raddysh scored with 26 seconds remaining to force the extra session.

The Atlantic Division-leading Lightning were coming off a 6-5 win over Boston in an NHL Stadium Series game at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. Tampa Bay rallied from a four-goal deficit and won that game in a shootout.

Tampa Bay was without centers Anthony Cirelli (undisclosed) and Brayden Point (lower body) and winger Nick Paul (undisclosed). Lightning coach Jon Cooper said before the game that Cirelli and Paul would also miss Thursday’s game against Florida. Cirelli was replaced on Canada’s Olympic roster.

Buffalo was without Zach Benson (upper body), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) and Jordan Greenway (abdomen). Luukkonen’s injury will keep him off Finland’s roster for the upcoming Milan Cortina Games.

Up next Sabres: Host Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Lightning: Host Florida on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:24 Nikita Kucherov Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (34)
Goal 1st Period 16:53 Mattias Samuelsson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 4:08 Mattias Samuelsson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (29), Jack Quinn (24)
Goal 3rd Period 8:53 Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (34), Nikita Kucherov (59)
Goal 3rd Period 14:53 Josh Doan Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Tage Thompson (29), Rasmus Dahlin (36)
Goal 3rd Period 19:34 Darren Raddysh Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27)
Goal 4th Period 4:45 Jake Guentzel Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 10
13 Hits 26
9 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 35
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 31
49.2 Faceoff Win Percent 50.8
22 Giveaways 15
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Paul, LW Out Feb 21
Victor Hedman, D Day-To-Day Feb 18
Anthony Cirelli, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Brayden Point, C Injured Reserve Feb 5
Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D Injured Reserve Jan 25
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Zach Benson, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Feb 3
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3
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