[21] TB Lightning 2-1 BUF Sabres [22] 2017-03-05 00:00
Stadium: KeyBank Center Round: 1
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/01/13 00:30 | BUF Sabres v TB Lightning | W | 2-4 |
| NHL | 2016/11/18 00:00 | TB Lightning v BUF Sabres | W | 4-1 |
Home History
| NHL | 2017/03/04 00:00 | TB Lightning v PIT Penguins | L | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2017/03/02 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v TB Lightning | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/02/28 00:30 | OTT Senators v TB Lightning | W | 1-5 |
| NHL | 2017/02/24 00:30 | CAL Flames v TB Lightning | L | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/02/22 00:30 | EDM Oilers v TB Lightning | W | 1-4 |
| NHL | 2017/02/20 01:00 | TB Lightning v COL Avalanche | W | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/02/19 01:00 | TB Lightning v DAL Stars | L | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2017/02/12 00:00 | TB Lightning v WIN Jets | W | 4-1 |
Away History
| NHL | 2017/03/03 00:00 | ARZ Coyotes v BUF Sabres | W | 3-6 |
| NHL | 2017/03/01 00:00 | NAS Predators v BUF Sabres | L | 5-4 |
| NHL | 2017/02/27 01:30 | BUF Sabres v ARZ Coyotes | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/02/26 03:00 | BUF Sabres v COL Avalanche | L | 3-5 |
| NHL | 2017/02/19 23:00 | CHI Blackhawks v BUF Sabres | L | 5-1 |
| NHL | 2017/02/18 18:00 | STL Blues v BUF Sabres | W | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/02/17 00:30 | COL Avalanche v BUF Sabres | W | 0-2 |
| NHL | 2017/02/15 00:30 | BUF Sabres v OTT Senators | W | 3-2 |