nhl Game Recap
Sabres Fall 3-1 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
The Sabres came up short Saturday against the Lightning, falling 3-1.
Tampa Bay won as a -105 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Tyler Motte, Nicholas Paul, and Calvin de Haan in the victory. Paul opened the scoring at 6:14 of the first period.
Jonas Johansson stopped 26 of 27 Buffalo shots in the victory.
Buffalo got a goal from Dylan Cozens in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 13 of 15 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Tampa Bay scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 27-16.
Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Red Wings. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track at Anaheim.