The Lightning lead despite Buffalo holding a narrow 9-8 edge in team shots.
On Wednesday, Tampa Bay leads Buffalo 2-0, while the Sabres hold a narrow 9-8 edge in team shots. John Carlson has a power-play goal, one point, one shot on goal and a plus-one; Scott Sabourin has one goal, one point, one shot and a plus-one, with two hits. Jake Guentzel has two assists, two points, one shot and a plus-one, and Tampa has outhit Buffalo 16-7. Andrei Vasilevskiy has stopped 9 of 9 shots for a 1.000 save percentage, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has made 6 saves on 8 shots for a .750 mark. Tampa is 11-4-2 and No. 8 in the power index; Buffalo is 8-6-3 and No. 23.
Key Performers
John Carlson (Tampa): 1G, 1 point, 1 SOG, +1; 1 power-play goal Jake Guentzel (Tampa): 2A, 2 points, 1 SOG, +1 Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa): 9 saves on 9 shots, 1.000 SV%