NHL action on Monday includes the Tampa Bay Lightning (48-22-6) visiting the Buffalo Sabres (46-23-8) at KeyBank Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on NHL Network. The Lightning sit in second place and the Sabres are third in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
Watch the NHL, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link<\/a> to sign up.<\/p>\n Lightning vs. Sabres: April 6 Viewing Options<\/p>\n Date: Monday, April 6, 2026 Catch NHL action all year long on Fubo.<\/a><\/p>\n Lightning vs. Sabres Top Players<\/p>\n Lightning<\/p>\n Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s leading contributors this season with 125 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 19.4%. Tage Thompson’s 38 goals and 40 assists in 77 games for Buffalo add up to 78 total points on the season. Lightning<\/p>\n Declan Carlile: Out (Undisclosed), <\/p>\n Max Crozier: Out (Abdomen), <\/p>\n Dominic James: Out (Leg), <\/p>\n Victor Hedman: Out (Personal), <\/p>\n Brandon Hagel: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed), <\/p>\n Scott Sabourin: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed)<\/p>\n Sabres<\/p>\n Justin Danforth: Out (Lower Body), <\/p>\n Jiri Kulich: Out For Season (Ear), <\/p>\n Sam Carrick: Out (Arm), <\/p>\n Noah Ostlund: Day-To-Day (Upper Body)<\/p>\n Sign up for ESPN+<\/a>, Fubo<\/a> and HBO Max<\/a> to watch the NHL this season.<\/p>\n Lightning’s Schedule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NHL action on Monday includes the Tampa Bay Lightning (48-22-6) visiting the Buffalo Sabres (46-23-8) at KeyBank Center,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5105],"tags":[229,833,5,189,835,4,37137,834,540,92,5168,5167],"class_list":{"0":"post-543531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-lightning","8":"tag-buffalo-sabres","9":"tag-ds-sports","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-lightning","12":"tag-men","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-nhl-preview","15":"tag-professional","16":"tag-tampa-bay","17":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning","18":"tag-tampabay","19":"tag-tampabaylightning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116357027707319442","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTime: 7 p.m. ET
\nHow to watch on TV: NHL Network
\nLocation: Buffalo, New York
\nVenue: KeyBank Center
\nLightning’s 2025-26 Stats<\/p>\n
\nHaving scored 36 goals and adding 48 assists, Jake Guentzel is a strong contributor for Tampa Bay through 76 games.
\nThrough 69 games, Brandon Hagel has proven himself as a scoring option for Tampa Bay. He has 73 points (35 goals and 38 assists).
\nIn the 54 games Andrei Vasilevskiy has played this season, his save percentage is .912, the fourth-best in the league.
\nSabres<\/p>\n
\nRasmus Dahlin has helped lead the offense for Buffalo this season with 18 goals and 51 assists.
\nAlex Tuch’s 28 goals and 32 assists add up to 60 points this season.
\nAlex Lyon is 20-10-4 on the season, allowing 92 goals (2.8 goals against average) and compiling 885 saves with a .907 save percentage (16th in the league).
\nLightning vs. Sabres Injury Report<\/p>\n