The Tampa Bay Lightning (37-19-5) will be trying to snap their three-game losing streak when they face the Buffalo Sabres (31-25-4) on Saturday afternoon. The Lightning are coming off a 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh. The Sabres are coming off a 7-1 loss to Boston.
Tampa Bay is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games against Buffalo.
The Lightning followed up their win over Detroit with three straight losses. They will try to put an end to their streak with a win over the Sabres, which will give them their second win in their last five games.
Tampa Bay is averaging 3.52 goals per game. They scored four goals on 31 shots in their last game.
Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist for the Lightning. Ross Colton scored a goal, while Mikhail Sergachev had two assists.
Tampa Bay has struggled defensively, giving up three goals per game. They gave up five goals in their last game and will have to do a better job if they want to win this game.
Andrei Vasilevskiy saved 27 of the 32 shots that he faced. He is 28-15-3 in 46 games with a 2.61 GAA and a .917 save percentage.
Erik Cernak (Undisclosed) is questionable for this game.
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