The NHL Belt · rivalry
Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
8Belt meetings
5Sabres wins
3Lightning wins
1Title changes
Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 8 times with the NHL belt on the line, from January 22, 1995 to February 3, 2026. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Buffalo Sabres lead the belt series 5–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,507 | Jan 22, 1995 | Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 | Defense |
| 5,551 | Apr 24, 1995 | Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 | Defense |
| 5,844 | Feb 2, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 | Defense |
| 6,482 | Feb 20, 2004 | Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT) | Defense |
| 6,565 | Mar 9, 2006 | Buffalo Sabres beat Tampa Bay Lightning 8–5 | Defense |
| 6,861 | Jan 21, 2009 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 | Title change |
| 7,834 | Dec 31, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 | Defense |
| 8,383 | Feb 3, 2026 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT) | Defense |