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Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Sabres Win 3-2

The Sabres earned a 3-2 victory over the Lightning on Thursday at Amalie Arena.

The Sabres were a +130 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Buffalo got goals from Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, and Alex Tuch in the victory. Tuch opened the scoring at 10:59 of the first period.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 21 of 23 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.

Brayden Point, and Mitchell Chaffee scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of 23 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Buffalo went 2-for-3, while the Lightning were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay outshot Buffalo 23-23 in the game.

Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Vegas looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head home to face Montreal.