Lightning vs Sabres Picks and Prediction – 4/5/2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning looked to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Saturday when visiting the Buffalo Sabres. Tampa Bay is 44-25-5 with 93 points and second in the Atlantic division, just one point ahead of third-place Florida and three points behind first-place Toronto. Tampa Bay lost to the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night, snapping the Lightning's four-game winning streak. Keep up to date with all the NHL action with our expert NHL picks.

Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay in goals scored with 38. Nikita Kucherov is the leader in assists with 78 and points with 111. In goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 36-20-3 with a goals-against average of 2.16, a save percentage of .922, and six shutouts. Tampa Bay’s goals-for average is 3.56 and its goals-against average is 2.61. Tampa Bay's power play is 7th in the NHL and its penalty kill is fifth

The Buffalo Sabres look for a second consecutive win on Saturday when hosting Tampa Bay. Buffalo is 32-36-6 with 70 points and 15th in the Eastern conference, 11 points behind the second and final wild card spot with just eight games remaining. Buffalo defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Tuesday night. The Sabres have won two straight and five of the last six.

Tage Thompson leads Buffalo in goals scored with 39 and points with 66, while Rasmus Dahlin is the leader in assists with 45. In goal, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is 23-23-4 with a goals-against average of 3.23, a save percentage of .885, and two shutouts. Buffalo’s goals-for average is 3.26, and its goals-against average is 3.54. Buffalo’s power play is 26th in the NHL, and its penalty kill is 23rd.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will win on the road Saturday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres. Tampa Bay has won four of the last five overall, and the Lightning have won 12 of the last 17 on the road versus Buffalo. Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 2.16 GAA, a .922 save percentage, and six shutouts. Tampa Bay is 7th on the power play, while Buffalo is just 23rd on the penalty kill. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Lightning wins 4-2.