[2] TB Lightning 1-2 BUF Sabres [12] 2018-11-08 14:30
Stadium: KeyBank Center Round: 1
Home Manager: Jon Cooper Away Manager: Phil Housley
Head to Head
| NHL | 2018/04/06 23:30 | BUF Sabres v TB Lightning | W | 5-7 |
| NHL | 2018/03/01 00:00 | BUF Sabres v TB Lightning | L | 2-1 |
| NHL | 2018/02/14 00:00 | TB Lightning v BUF Sabres | L | 3-5 |
| 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 | 2018/11/07 00:30 | EDM Oilers v TB Lightning | W | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2018/11/05 00:00 | TB Lightning v OTT Senators | W | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2018/11/03 23:00 | TB Lightning v MTL Canadiens | W | 4-1 |
| NHL | 2018/11/01 23:30 | NSH Predators v TB Lightning | L | 4-1 |
| NHL | 2018/10/30 23:30 | NJ Devils v TB Lightning | W | 3-8 |
| NHL | 2018/10/28 01:00 | TB Lightning v ARZ Coyotes | L | 1-7 |
| NHL | 2018/10/26 22:00 | TB Lightning v VGS Golden Knights | W | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2018/10/25 01:30 | TB Lightning v COL Avalanche | W | 1-0 |
Away History
| NHL | 2018/11/05 00:00 | BUF Sabres v NY Rangers | L | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2018/11/03 18:00 | OTT Senators v BUF Sabres | W | 2-9 |
| NHL | 2018/11/01 23:30 | BUF Sabres v OTT Senators | L | 2-4 |
| NHL | 2018/10/30 23:00 | CGY Flames v BUF Sabres | L | 2-1 |
| NHL | 2018/10/27 23:00 | BUF Sabres v CLB Blue Jackets | L | 4-5 |
| NHL | 2018/10/25 23:00 | MTL Canadiens v BUF Sabres | W | 3-4 |
| NHL | 2018/10/22 00:00 | BUF Sabres v ANA Ducks | W | 4-2 |
| NHL | 2018/10/20 19:30 | BUF Sabres v LA Kings | W | 5-1 |