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Recap - Lightning Defeat Buffalo 3-2

The Lightning beat Buffalo 3-2 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Andrei Vasilevskiy's 20 saves.

The Lightning were a -178 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Yanni Gourde, Nikita Kucherov, and Alex Killorn each scored for the Lightning in the victory. Kucherov opened the scoring for Tampa Bay.

Andrei Vasilevskiy turned in a 20-save effort for the Lightning.

Buffalo got a goal from Sam Reinhart(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Buffalo got a 31-stop effort from Linus Ullmark in the loss.

On the power play, Tampa Bay went 1-for-4, while the Sabres were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 34-22.