4/6/26 - 7:00pm at KeyBank Center, in Buffalo, NY Buffalo – 46-23-8 | - 100 points – 2nd place in the Atlantic Division Tampa Bay – 48-22-6 | - 102 points – 1st place in the Atlantic Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 20.8% (15th) Penalty Kill – 82.1% (5th) Tampa Bay Power Play – 21.7% (14th) Penalty Kill - 82.3% (4th) Top Scorers Buffalo Tage Thompson: 77 GP, 38 G, 40 A, 78 PTS Rasmus Dahlin: 73 GP, 18 G, 51 A, 69 PTS Alex Tuch: 74 GP, 29 G, 32 A, 61 PTS Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov: 70 GP, 42 G, 83 A, 125 PTS Jake Guentzel: 76 GP, 36 G, 48 A, 84 PTS Brandon Hagel: 69 GP, 35 G, 38 A, 73 PTS Starting Goalies(projected) Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (19-9-3, 2.57 GAA, .910 Sv %) Tampa Bay – Andrei Vasilevskiy (37-13-4, 2.31 GAA, .912 Sv %) Other Sabres Stories Six Former Sabres Who Signed Elsewhere [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/six-former-sabres-who-signed-elsewhere] Sabres - Lightning looks to be critical to Buffalo's hopes for home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Sabres Line Combinations and Pairings (projected) Forwards Peyton Krebs - Tage Thompson - Josh Doan Jason Zucker - Josh Norris - Alex Tuch Zach Benson - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn Jordan Greenway - Tyson Kozak - Beck Malenstyn Ex. Tanner Pearson, Josh Dunne Defense Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin Owen Power - Bowen Byram Logan Stanley - Zach Metsa Ex. Conor Timmins, Luke Schenn, Michael Kesselring Goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Alex Lyon Colten Ellis Injuries Justin Danforth (lower body, Oct. 18; injured reserve) Jiri Kulich (blood clot, Nov. 4; injured reserve - out for the season) Sam Carrick (upper body, Mar. 31; injured reserve) Noah Ostlund (upper body, Mar.25; day-to-day( Notes On April 4, Buffalo clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2010-11. The Sabres have earned at least one point in 23 of their last 29 contests (20-6-3), including a league-best 14 wins and 30 points since the Olympic break. Buffalo is on pace to record 106 points in 2025-26, which would be the most points in a single season by the Sabres since 2006-07 (113). Since Dec. 9, the Sabres rank first among all NHL teams in wins (35) and points (74). Buffalo’s 30 regulation wins in that span also lead the league. Buffalo has a team save percentage of .909, the best mark of any NHL team in that span. Tage Thompson has tallied 55 points (25+30) in 47 games since Dec. 9 and his 22 even-strength goals in that span rank tied for fourth among all NHL skaters. Thompson has registered six points (2+4) in his last six games. Thompson’s 211 goals scored as a member of the Sabres place him tied with Alexander Mogilny for 12th place on Buffalo’s all-time list. Thompson needs seven more goals to pass Jason Pominville (217 goals with Buffalo) and gain sole possession of 10th place on Buffalo’s all-time goal-scoring list. Rasmus Dahlin ranks first among all Sabres skaters in assists (33) and second in points (49) since Dec. 9. His 16 goals in that span rank tied for second among all NHL defensemen. Tonight’s game marks the 583rd of Dahlin’s career, which moves him into sole possession of the seventh-most by a defenseman in franchise history. Josh Norris has registered three assists in his last three games. Follow Michael on X, Instagram @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo] THN.com/Free [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/1e91afe7-e92b-4446-b644-f13bb7cfc2ed.jpeg] THN.com/Free
