nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning Wrap - Tampa Bay Wins 7-4
Tampa Bay earned a 7-4 victory over Buffalo behind a 2-goal performance from Nikita Kucherov on Sunday at Amalie Arena.
The Lightning were a -250 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov(2), Jake Guentzel(2), Ryan McDonagh, Conor Geekie, and Emil Lilleberg in the victory. Guentzel opened the scoring at 16:35 of the first period.
Jonas Johansson turned in a 21-save effort for the Lightning.
Buffalo got goals from Sam Lafferty, Alex Tuch, Connor Clifton, and Jiri Kulich in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Buffalo got a 24-stop effort from James Reimer in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Buffalo 31-25 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Toronto.