Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
When: Saturday, April 5 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: KeyBank Center - Buffalo, NY
TV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (check local listings)
Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7
Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com
Lines from Friday's practice (subject to change)
Forwards
Jake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Nikita Kucherov
Brandon Hagel - Nick Paul - Mitchell Chaffee
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Yanni Gourde - Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Cam Atkinson
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - JJ Moser
Ryan McDonagh - Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg - Nick Perbix
Darren Raddysh
Goaltenders
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Saturday's Matchup
Tampa Bay travels to play the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday for game three of a four-game road trip... Tampa Bay is 52-50-16 all-time against the Sabres, including 27-25-6 on the road...The Lightning are 13-4-3 against Buffalo since the beginning of the 2018-19 season...Tampa Bay won the first game between the teams this season by a 6-5 score on March 6 behind a Jake Guentzel hat-trick...Five different Bolts recorded multiple points in that win, one that saw both Nick Paul and defenseman Darren Raddysh finish with 1-1—2...Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in that win...The teams will close the three-game season series next Sunday in Tampa...Steven Stamkos is the Lightning’s all-time leader in scoring against Buffalo with 23-25—48 in 52 games, followed by Nikita Kucherov’s 17-27—44 in 37 games...Tampa Bay’s all-time leader in net against the Sabres is Vasilevskiy, who is 13-2-3 in his career while posting a .913 save percentage and two shutouts...His goalie partner in Jonas Johansson is 1-0-1 with a .931 save percentage against Buffalo as a Bolt.
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The Road Ahead
Monday, April 7 at New York Rangers
Wednesday, April 9 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Friday, April 11 vs. Detroit Red Wings
