The puck drops between the Sabres and Lightning at 7 p.m. Here’s what you need to know in the meantime. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff shook up the defense pairs during the loss to the Sharks. Mattias Samuelsson joined a defense pair with Rasmus Dahlin while Bowen Byram spent time alongside Owen Power.
Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning and NHL odds
Slumping Sabres take on Lightning's high-scoring offense
Sabres come into matchup against the Lightning on losing streak
BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres are looking to stop their four-game slide with a victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay is 36-21-4 overall and 7-10-0 against the Atlantic Division. The Lightning are second in the league with 217 total goals (averaging 3.6 per game).
Sharks share offense during blowout of Sabres
Six San Jose players recorded multiple-point games in the Sharks' 6-2 win over the host Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Sabres sink lower with loss to league-worst Sharks
The Sabres are pulling one forward who was considered trade bait off the board with a two-year extension for Jordan Greenway.
The Buffalo Sabres could be one of the busier ... it was reported that the Tampa Bay Lightning are one of many teams interested in acquiring his services. NHL reporter Cam Robinson shared the ...
The Tampa Bay Lightning have a habit of making big moves at the trade deadline, but whether or not they will do so this year remains a mystery. Tampa Bay is in
The Lightning (36-21-4) have gone from a team battling for a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference to pushing toward the top of the Atlantic Division by going 10-1-1 in their past 12 games heading into their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Amalie Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN).
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Due to their hot play, the Lightning now have a 35-20-4 record and are in a prime position to be buyers. One area they are looking to improve is their top six at the right wing position. According to Elite Prospects' Cam Robinson, the Lightning are the team pursuing Buffalo Sabres star Alex Tuch the most in trade talks.
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