The Lightning (36-21-4) have gone from a team battling for a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference to pushing toward the top of the Atlantic Division by going 10-1-1 in their past 12 games heading into their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Amalie Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN).
The hot Tampa Bay Lightning host the struggling Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night in the first meeting this season between the Atlantic Division foes. When
The Lightning wasted no time as they hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. The Bolts were on their second night of a back-to-back, after facing the Panthers on Monday night. They quickly opened the scoring with two goals in 1:37,