Sabres fall to the Lightning 8-3

The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-3 on Wednesday, November 11, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

The Lightning led 2-0 after the first period, the Lightning led 4-2 after the second period, and the Lightning led 8-3 after regulation.

With 18:49 left in the first period, Scott Sabourin scored on a snap shot, assisted by Conor Geekie and Jake Guentzel. Tampa Bay Lightning led 1-0. With 15:06 left in the third period, Brandon Hagel scored on a snap shot, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli. Tampa Bay Lightning led 8-3.

Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning with 3 goals. Tage Thompson led the Sabres with 1 goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 31 shots for the Lightning.

Tampa Bay Lightning were favored by 1.5 goals. Lightning covered. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Sabres are 8-10. In their last 4 games they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-8 at home on November 11, lost to the Vegas Golden Knights 1-4 at home on November 8, beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at home on November 6, and lost to the Ottawa Senators 1-2 at home on November 4.

The Lightning are 12-6. In their last 4 games they beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 in Buffalo on November 11, lost to the Winnipeg Jets 3-4 in Winnipeg on November 8, beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Minnesota on November 7, and beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 at home on November 5.

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