Buffalo Sabres (24-30-6, 54 pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (36-21-4, 76 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MSG-/FDSN SUN
Radio:
Buffalo – WGR 550 AM
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Buffalo +1.5 ML +200
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -240
O/U 6.5
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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:
The Sabres dropped their fourth straight on Tuesday in a 6-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks. In the current losing streak, they’ve allowed 4.75 goals per game while scoring 2.25 goals per game. It’s been a rough season in Buffalo, it’ll be curious who is still on the roster after 3:00 PM EST tomorrow.
Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes
The Lightning picked up a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in a 6-2 win. They’ve now won nine of their last ten averaging 4.10 goals per game while allowing 1.70 goals per game. They’ve added Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Seattle Kraken with both expected to play tonight.
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:
Peterka-Kulich-Thompson
Greenway-Cozens-Tuch
Benson-McLeod-Quinn
Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Power
Bryson-Clifton
Luukkonen
Reimer
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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines
Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Paul
Goncalves-Gourde-Bjorkstrand
Chaffee-Glendening-Girgensons
Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Raddysh
Vasilevskiy
Johansson
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Players To Watch:
Buffalo Sabres
Dylan Cozens this season has 31 points on 11 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Lightning 11 times in his career recording eight points on five goals and three assists; in four games last season he had five points on four goals and an assist.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brandon Hagel this season has 68 points on 30 goals and 38 assists. He’s faced the Sabres nine times in his career recording 11 points on five goals and six assists; in the four meetings last season he had two goals and two assists.
Injury Report:
Buffalo Sabres
F Jason Zucker – DTD
Tampa Bay Lightning
None
Next Game:
Buffalo – March 8 at Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay – March 8 vs. Boston Bruins
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