A pair of Eastern Conference squads square off when the eighth-place Tampa Bay Lightning (32-24-5) host the 13th-place Buffalo Sabres (27-28-4) at Amalie Arena on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
Tampa Bay fell in a 6-2 defeat on the road its last time out on February 27 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Buffalo lost 3-2 on the road against the Florida Panthers in its most recent game on February 27.