Kucherov extended his point streak to nine games (six goals, 17 assists) for the Lightning (36-14-4), who have won 18 of 20 (18-1-1) and were playing their first game since a 6-5 shootout win over the Boston Bruins in the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. Vasilevskiy made 23 saves.

Jake Guentzel leads the Lightning in high-danger chances over the past five games, but only scored in one of them. Playing for a sizable home favorite in a game with a 6.5 total, this is a good spot for him to find twine. The Lightning are a strong shot suppression team, but that shouldn’t matter too much for Jason Zucker.

The Panthers struck first, but the Sabres pulled back control of the game thanks to a sterling performance from Krebs.

The Buffalo Sabres saw their five-game win streak come to an end with a 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at KeyBank Center. Buffalo carried a 2-1 lead into the third period, but Montreal’s Cole Caufield scored twice in the final frame to swing the game.

Buffalo Sabres (32-18-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (35-14-4, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -227, Sabres +186;

Jason Zucker scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in the third period and Alex Lyon made a season-high 38 saves as the Sabres shook off a shaky start to win 5-3 in Florida on Monday night. The Sabres won despite being out-shot 41 to 20,

The Buffalo Sabres continued their dominant run with a 5-0 road win over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena. The victory improved Buffalo to 29-17-5 and marked its 18th win in the past 22 games.

The Sabres are on a 20-3-1 stretch and have climbed from last place in the Eastern Conference to a playoff spot.

Jason Zucker broke a tie on a power play at 5:31 of the third period and he Buffalo Sabres beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday night