nhl Game Recap
Sabres Down Tampa Bay 3-2 - Match Report
Buffalo earned a 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday, but needed a shootout to do it at KeyBank Center.
Bettors who backed the Sabres were rewarded as +171 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson, and Jason Zucker in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring at 4:47 of the second period.
James Reimer stopped 22 of 24 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Gage Goncalves, and Brayden Point in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 36-stop effort from Jonas Johansson in the loss.
On the power play, Buffalo went 1-for-3, while the Lightning were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 38-24.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Bruins. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.