Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning — Faceoff Head-to-Head

Team faceoff comparison.

The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning have faced off 189 times with Tampa Bay Lightning winning 50.8% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Ryan O'Reilly vs Anthony Cirelli (15 meetings).

2025-262024-252023-242022-232021-22 All Seasons
BUF Wins
93
Total Faceoffs
189
TBL Wins
96

Faceoffs by Zone

Offensive Zone
28-22
50 faceoffs
56.0%
BUF
Defensive Zone
30-37
67 faceoffs
44.8%
BUF
Neutral Zone
35-37
72 faceoffs
48.6%
BUF

Team Profiles

BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
45.6%
OZ
42.7%
DZ
47.9%
Home
46.7%
Away
44.5%
Total
4,226
P1 49.2% · P2 45.0% · P3 42.8% · OT 30.3%
TBL — Tampa Bay Lightning
FO%
47.7%
OZ
48.3%
DZ
45.3%
Home
48.7%
Away
46.6%
Total
4,038
P1 47.3% · P2 48.7% · P3 47.3% · OT 34.3%

Top Player Matchups

BUF Player TBL Player Record Meetings
Ryan O'Reilly Anthony Cirelli 8-7 15
Mark Jankowski Jack Finley 5-5 10
Jack Eichel Anthony Cirelli 3-5 8
Mark Jankowski Anthony Cirelli 4-3 7
Tyson Kozak Dominic James 2-5 7
Ryan O'Reilly Yanni Gourde 6-0 6
Ryan O'Reilly Brayden Point 3-3 6
Evan Rodrigues Ross Colton 2-4 6
Ryan O'Reilly Luke Glendening 4-1 5
Ryan O'Reilly Zemgus Girgensons 2-2 4
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