NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning overnight into Sunday, January 3
01:00
Swedish time
in 56 days and 18 hours
Local time: 19:00, Saturday, January 2
Buffalo Sabres visit Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena overnight into Sunday, January 3. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Sabres are 6th in the Atlantic with 19 points from 16 games, while Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15. It is meeting 3 of 4 between the teams this season. 5 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Pontus Holmberg and Noah Östlund.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| BUF | Comparison | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Points | 22 |
| 16 | Games | 15 |
| 8-5-3 | W-L-OT | 10-3-2 |
| 6th Atlantic | In the division | 3rd Atlantic |
| 15th | In the NHL | 7th |
| 3.06 | Goals per game | 3.73 |
| 3.31 | Against per game | 3.07 |
| -4 | Goal difference | +10 |
| 5-2-3 | Last 10 | 6-2-2 |
| W1 | Streak | W2 |
| 4-1-3 | Road / home this year | 8-0-0 |
| 2 days | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
TBL44 %54 wins
BUF52 %65 wins
Sabres have won 52% of the meetings.5 ties (4 %)
TBL@BUF
2–4April 7, 2026 · 7mo ago
2Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
TBL@BUF
7–8March 8, 2026 · 8mo ago
5Swedes in action1 G3 A4 P
BUF@TBL
6–2March 1, 2026 · 8mo ago
5Swedes in action2 G3 A5 P
BUF@TBLOT
3–4February 4, 2026 · 9mo ago
5Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
BUF@TBL
4–7April 14, 2025 · 1y ago
4Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P