Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, February 28, 2026

2025-26 · Saturday, February 28

BUF6

TBL2

Buffalo won 6-2

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeB+Won by 46G · 9A · 35 shots · 14 blocks

Production: A+
Offense: B-
Defense: B-
Power play: B-
Penalty kill: B-

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Zach Metsa	13:08	A-	A+	B-	B+		C-
Josh Norris	15:03	B+	A-	C-	A+	B-
Tage Thompson	16:00	B+	B-	A	B	B-
Rasmus Dahlin	24:32	B	B	B-	A-	B-	B+
Jack Quinn	14:21	B	C	A	A	C
Bowen Byram	22:45	B-	C+	B	B+	C	B-
Jason Zucker	12:05	B-	D	A	B	B-
Owen Power	19:59	C+	C-	A	D	A-	C-
Ryan McLeod	20:21	C+	D	A	C+	D+	C+
Mattias Samuelsson	24:08	C	D+	B-	B-		B-
Josh Doan	16:08	C	C+	D+	C+	B-
Peyton Krebs	10:59	C	C-	A	D-		B-
Alex Tuch	18:15	C	C	B+	D-	D+	C-
Noah Ostlund	14:46	C-	D	F	B+	C-
Beck Malenstyn	12:26	C-	D	D+	C+	B-	B
Tyson Kozak	13:04	D+	D	D-	C	B-	C+
Zach Benson	13:39	D	D	D	D	A-	A-
Michael Kesselring	8:40	D-	F	F	D		B-

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:41	B+	38	2	.947	+1.39

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Rasmus Dahlin	24:32	1	2	3	2	0
Mattias Samuelsson	24:08	0	0	0	1	2
Bowen Byram	22:45	0	1	1	4	2
Ryan McLeod	20:21	0	0	0	2	1
Owen Power	19:59	0	1	1	4	0
Alex Tuch	18:15	1	0	1	5	0
Josh Doan	16:08	0	1	1	2	1
Tage Thompson	16:00	1	0	1	6	0
Josh Norris	15:03	2	0	2	2	0
Noah Ostlund	14:46	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Quinn	14:21	0	1	1	2	0
Zach Benson	13:39	0	1	1	0	0
Zach Metsa	13:08	1	1	2	3	2
Tyson Kozak	13:04	0	0	0	0	1
Beck Malenstyn	12:26	0	0	0	1	2
Jason Zucker	12:05	0	0	0	1	1
Peyton Krebs	10:59	0	1	1	0	0
Michael Kesselring	8:40	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:41	38	2	.947	+1.39