Tampa Bay Lightning vs Buffalo Sabres – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

03/02/2026 at 19:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Benchmark International Arena (Tampa, FL).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Denmark	Viaplay
Finland	Viaplay 2 Urheilu, Viaplay
Germany	NHL.tv
Iceland	Viaplay
Italy	DAZN Italia
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovenia	Arena Sport 1 Premium
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN App, ESPN+, Hulu
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Chances of winning

Tampa Bay Lightning
54.5%

Draw
21.2%

Buffalo Sabres
24.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

50.8%

20.6%

28.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

49.2%

21.3%

29.5%

Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.75 ↓ (1.91)	4.46 ↓ (4.72)	3.89 ↑ (3.39)	5.4% (3%)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.00

What is the prediction for Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres?

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Tampa Bay (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

AH -1.5 - Tampa Bay (2.06) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1 - Tampa Bay (1.93) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Tampa Bay (votes: 3 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 3:2.

Preview Facts

One of today’s top clashes will feature two teams fighting for the top spots (ranked 1 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 5 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Tampa Bay won 2.
Right now, both teams are showing solid form.
Tampa Bay may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
In this match, Tampa Bay is seen as the favorite.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Tampa Bay won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 81:63. (average 4.1:3.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Tampa Bay won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 44:31. (average 4.4:3.1).

How many head-to-head matches has Tampa Bay Lightning won against Buffalo Sabres?

Tampa Bay Lightning has won 5 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Buffalo Sabres won against Tampa Bay Lightning?

Buffalo Sabres has won 6 of their last 11 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres were as follows:

13.04.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres 7:4

05.04.2025 Buffalo Sabres - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2

06.03.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres 6:5

15.04.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres 2:4

29.02.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Buffalo Sabres 2:3

Latest results of Tampa Bay Lightning

01.02.2026 Tampa Bay Lightning - Boston Bruins 6:5 ✺

29.01.2026 Tampa Bay Lightning - Winnipeg Jets 4:1 ✺

26.01.2026 Tampa Bay Lightning - Utah Mammoth 2:0 ✺

24.01.2026 Columbus Blue Jackets - Tampa Bay Lightning 8:5 ✺

23.01.2026 Chicago Blackhawks - Tampa Bay Lightning 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Buffalo Sabres

02.02.2026 Florida Panthers - Buffalo Sabres 3:5 ✺

31.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Montreal Canadiens 2:4 ✺

29.01.2026 Buffalo Sabres - Los Angeles Kings 4:1 ✺

27.01.2026 Toronto Maple Leafs - Buffalo Sabres 4:7 ✺

24.01.2026 New York Islanders - Buffalo Sabres 0:5 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	54	33	3	9	9	208:136	81
2	Minnesota Wild	57	21	12	10	14	190:164	76
3	Dallas Stars	56	27	6	9	14	188:156	75
4	Vegas Golden Knights	55	18	7	14	16	182:176	64
5	Edmonton Oilers	56	21	7	8	20	193:185	64
6	Utah Mammoth	56	22	7	4	23	179:156	62
7	Seattle Kraken	54	20	6	9	19	156:159	61
8	Anaheim Ducks	55	17	12	3	23	181:193	61
9	Los Angeles Kings	54	14	9	14	17	143:153	60
10	San Jose Sharks	54	16	11	4	23	169:189	58
11	Nashville Predators	55	19	7	6	23	162:188	58
12	Chicago Blackhawks	56	17	5	9	25	154:181	53
13	Winnipeg Jets	55	20	2	8	25	159:170	52
14	Calgary Flames	55	18	4	6	27	138:166	50
15	St. Louis Blues	56	19	1	9	27	143:198	49
16	Vancouver Canucks	56	12	6	6	32	147:205	42

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	53	27	8	4	14	189:136	74
2	Carolina Hurricanes	55	24	10	6	15	191:160	74
3	Detroit Red Wings	57	23	10	6	18	173:171	72
4	Montreal Canadiens	56	20	11	8	17	194:186	70
5	Buffalo Sabres	55	26	6	5	18	190:167	69
6	Boston Bruins	56	24	8	4	20	191:177	68
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	54	24	4	11	15	183:162	67
8	New York Islanders	56	21	9	5	21	161:157	65
9	Washington Capitals	57	23	5	7	22	183:171	63
10	Columbus Blue Jackets	54	18	9	7	20	172:177	61
11	Ottawa Senators	55	22	5	7	21	186:179	61
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	18	8	9	21	183:192	61
13	Florida Panthers	55	23	5	3	24	168:181	59
14	Philadelphia Flyers	54	17	7	10	20	162:176	58
15	New Jersey Devils	55	18	10	2	25	145:169	58
16	New York Rangers	56	14	8	6	28	151:178	50

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