[1] TB Lightning 3-5 BUF Sabres [16] 2018-02-14 00:00
Stadium: KeyBank Center Round: 1
Home Manager: Phil Housley Away Manager: Jon Cooper
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/11/29 00:00 | TB Lightning v BUF Sabres | W | 2-0 |
| NHL | 2017/04/09 21:00 | BUF Sabres v TB Lightning | W | 2-4 |
| NHL | 2017/03/05 00:00 | TB Lightning v BUF Sabres | W | 2-1 |
| 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 | 2018/02/13 00:00 | TB Lightning v TOR Maple Leafs | L | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2018/02/11 00:50 | LA Kings v TB Lightning | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2018/02/09 00:30 | VAN Canucks v TB Lightning | W | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2018/02/06 02:00 | TB Lightning v EDM Oilers | L | 2-6 |
| NHL | 2018/02/04 03:00 | TB Lightning v VAN Canucks | W | 4-2 |
| NHL | 2018/02/02 02:00 | TB Lightning v CAL Flames | W | 7-4 |
| NHL | 2018/01/31 01:00 | TB Lightning v WIN Jets | L | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2018/01/26 00:00 | TB Lightning v PHI Flyers | W | 5-1 |
Away History
| NHL | 2018/02/12 00:00 | COL Avalanche v BUF Sabres | L | 5-4 |
| NHL | 2018/02/11 00:00 | BUF Sabres v BOS Bruins | W | 4-2 |
| NHL | 2018/02/09 00:00 | NY Islanders v BUF Sabres | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2018/02/07 00:00 | ANA Ducks v BUF Sabres | L | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2018/02/04 00:00 | STL Blues v BUF Sabres | L | 1-0 |
| NHL | 2018/02/02 00:00 | FLA Panthers v BUF Sabres | L | 4-2 |
| NHL | 2018/01/31 00:00 | BUF Sabres v NJ Devils | L | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2018/01/30 16:05 | NJ Devils v BUF Sabres | L | 3-1 |