Lightning visit Sabres for first meeting since 8-7 thriller
The gist
The Tampa Bay Lightning (11-4-2) visit the Buffalo Sabres (8-6-3) on Wednesday, the teams' first meeting this season.
Buffalo took last season's series 3-0-1, so the division points carry extra weight.
How it unfolded
- Mar 8, 2026The Sabres beat the Lightning 8-7 at KeyBank Center, moving into first place in the Atlantic Division after the teams entered tied at 82 points.
- Nov 8, 2026The Lightning lost 4-3 at Winnipeg; Brayden Point left in the first period and Pontus Holmberg scored twice. The Sabres lost 4-1 at home to Vegas the same day.
- Nov 11, 2026The Lightning (11-4-2) visit the Sabres (8-6-3) at KeyBank Center at 7 p.m. ET on TNT/truTV/HBO Max.
Key terms
- moneyline
- A measure of the probability of an outcome, expressed as a ratio of favorable to unfavorable chances.
- spread
- To win a spread bet by beating the point spread set for the game.
- Over 6.5 goals
- A bet that the combined score of both teams will be higher than a number set by the sportsbook.
Source: Wikipedia