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Tampa Bay Lightning (39-18-4, 82 pts) at Buffalo Sabres (38-19-6, 82 pts)

Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Sunday, March 8
Time: 6:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/MSG-B/The Spot/MTN
Radio: 550 WGR AM/102.5 FM The Bone

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning enter tonight’s big game off a 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs last night. The win snapped a four-game losing streak. They’re 1-4-0 in their last five games, averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing 4.4 goals per game.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres enter tonight’s game for first place in the Atlantic coming off their sixth straight win last night as they beat the Predators

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Girgensons
Bjorkstrand-Gourde-Holmberg
Sabourin-Geekie-Perry

Moser-Raddysh
Hedman-Cernak
McDonagh-D’Astous

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:

Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Zucker-McLeod-Quinn
Ostlund-Norris-Doan
Benson-Carrick-Malenstyn

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Power
Metsa-Kesselring

Luukkonen
Lyon

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists in one of the two games against Buffalo this season.

Buffalo Sabres

Josh Norris scored two goals in his lone game against Tampa Bay this season.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

F Nick Paul – Out
D Maxwell Crozier – IR
F Dominic James – IR
F Gage Goncalves – Out

Buffalo Sabres

D Conor Timmins – IR
F Jiri Kulich – IR
F Justin Danforth – IR
F Jordan Greenway – IR

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