Sabres take on red-hot Lightning

⏰ 7:30 p.m.   ? MSG   ? WGR550

The Buffalo Sabres continue their Florida trip against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Amalie Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Season series: 

This game will conclude the season series between these teams. Tampa Bay holds the edge with a 2-1 record and has outscored Buffalo, 11-9.

Buffalo notes: 

As the season of free fall continues for the Sabres, this will not be an easy game to watch unless the young squad can play a full 60 minutes of hockey.

Jack Eichel continues to put points up with 14 (four goals, 10 assists) in his last 13 games played. He will likely need to continue this trend tonight if his team wants a chance to win.

Tampa Bay notes: 

What more can be said about this Tampa Bay team? With zero regulation losses in the month of February (11 games) and a seven-game win streak, this team is on fire. During that win streak, the Lightning have averaged five goals per game while allowing under two goals against per game.

Another impressive stat is that nine different players for Tampa Bay have scored double-digit goals. Comparatively, the Sabres have five.

Watch for the league points leader to shine tonight as Nikita Kucherov enters tonight’s contest with 29 goals and 70 assists for 99 points in only 61 games played.

John Krieger
John Krieger
A Buffalo sports fan from birth who has stayed loyal through many tough years. Now living in Buffalo, NY. Producer of the BHC Podcast and would love to be able to report on future Sabres success. Let’s go Buffalo!
[td_block_social_counter facebook="BuffaloHockeyCentral" twitter="BHCdotcom" custom_title="Follow BHC:" header_color="#002654" open_in_new_window="y"]