Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Odds and Picks for Tuesday, 02/03/26

In what should be an entertaining matchup to watch unfold, the Buffalo Sabres are set to battle the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Both the Sabres and the Lightning enter this contest playing great hockey, with both sides having won 6 of their last 7 games respectively. The Sabres are playing on the second half of a road back-to-back after they defeated the Panthers by a score of 5-3 on Monday. The Buffalo offense has been clicking, but they could be stymied by a defensively stout Tampa Bay team playing at home. The Bolts are allowing just 2.68 goals per game at home this season, which is the 5th-best mark in the NHL. That success has been seen lately, as they’ve allowed just 2 total goals in their last 3 games at Benchmark International Arena. Andrei Vasilevskiy is also in a groove, as he owns a stellar .926 save percentage since the start of January.

Tampa Bay is coming off a wild 6-5 shootout victory over the Bruins in Sunday’s Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Lightning were down 5-1 in the 2nd period before mounting the impressive comeback. After such an emotional win in a unique environment, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Bolts be a tad sluggish to begin this game. This is the first meeting between these teams this season, so they could take some time to get a feel for each other’s game plan early on. With that in mind, look to the under.

Sabres vs Lightning prediction: Under 6.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to -125.

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