The more rested Lightning had the bulk of the chances early, and they turned a Sabres giveaway into a Nikita Kucherov goal. Ellis was Buffalo’s best player as he made 12 saves in the first period, including five on high-danger chances, per Natural Stat Trick.

Jake Guentzel scored a breakaway goal with 15 seconds left in overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning won their ninth straight home game, beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Jake Guentzel scored with 14 seconds remaining in overtime after teammate Darren Raddysh forced the extra session by scoring with 26 seconds left in regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Buffalo Sabres 4-3.

The game remained tied into the third. Twice in the final frame, the Sabres grabbed a lead. Moments after the Lightning had a near miss at the side of the Buffalo net, the Sabres countered off the rush. Samuelsson snapped a shot from the slot past Vasilevskiy at 4:08.

The Buffalo Sabres dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night after surrendering a tying goal in the final seconds of regulation and a breakaway winner in the extra period.

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

The Montreal Canadiens visit the Buffalo Sabres after Nicholas Suzuki scored two goals in the Canadiens' 7-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche

Just days after being named head coach, Joe Brady took in the Sabres' NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. While a loss, Brady was welcomed by fans on the big screen during the game. He also did an intermission interview alongside general manager Brandon Beane.

The Tampa Bay Lighting on Tuesday were back channelside at Benchmark International Arena for a divisional match against the Buffalo Sabres. For the second game