{"id":444172,"date":"2026-02-03T23:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/444172\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T23:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T23:52:16","slug":"how-to-watch-sabres-vs-lightning-live-stream-nhl-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/444172\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch Sabres vs Lightning: Live Stream NHL, TV Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">The Buffalo Sabres (32-18-5) head into Tuesday night\u2019s Atlantic Division showdown aiming to stay hot on the road when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning (35-14-4) at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"11460906\" alt=\"\" caption=\"ELMONT, NEW YORK - JANUARY 24: Mattias Samuelsson #23 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his third period goal with his teamates during their game against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on January 24, 2026 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images)\" credit=\"\" sourcealt=\"\" sources=\"[]\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4914\" height=\"3849\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257994930.jpg\"\/>How to Watch Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay LightningWhen: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026Time: 7:30 PM ETTV Channel: ESPN Live Stream: ESPN (<a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/5720935\/535104\/9070?sharedid=Sabres%20v%20Lightning%202%2F3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch on ESPN<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Buffalo has been playing some of its best hockey through late January and early February. A 4-1 victory over the Kings highlighted the Sabres\u2019 offensive balance, with Alex Tuch scoring a hat trick and goalie Alex Lyon setting a new franchise mark with his tenth straight win in net.  The Sabres followed that up with a 5-3 road win against the Panthers, showing they can score in bunches and respond in tight spots. Buffalo enters tonight with a 6-1 run in its last seven games overall, giving the team confidence heading into a tough divisional road test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Tampa Bay enters Tuesday\u2019s matchup as the Atlantic Division leader, boasting one of the NHL\u2019s most efficient offenses and a stout defensive structure. Leading the team is Nikita Kucherov, who tops the team in scoring and remains among the league\u2019s elite playmakers. The Lightning also came off a thrilling 6-5 comeback win against the Boston Bruins in the Stadium Series, where Tampa erased a multi-goal deficit and eventually prevailed in a shootout. That kind of resilience embodies the Lightning\u2019s identity and makes them a dangerous opponent at home.<\/p>\n<p>This season, the NHL has widely distributed out-of-market coverage on streaming platforms, and tonight\u2019s Sabres vs Lightning contest is no exception. <a href=\"https:\/\/go.web.plus.espn.com\/c\/5720935\/535104\/9070?sharedid=Sabres%20v%20Lightning%202%2F3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">You can stream the game live via ESPN beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Subscribers who access <a href=\"https:\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/5565082\/1995440\/9358?sharedid=Sabres%20v%20Lightning%202%2F3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ESPN through the Hulu or Disney+ bundles<\/a> can also reach the live stream through those platforms under the ESPN section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_blockParagraph__I2kr4\">Regional restrictions may apply. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buffalo Sabres (32-18-5) head into Tuesday night\u2019s Atlantic Division showdown aiming to stay hot on the road&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1107,229,266,5,4,187,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-444172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-buffalo","9":"tag-buffalo-sabres","10":"tag-espn","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-tampa","14":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116009394671475388","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}