Tonight, the Jekyll and Hyde Buffalo Sabres host their Atlantic Division rivals, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Both teams are fighting for a playoff spot, as they are currently on the outside looking in. Tampa barely edges out the Sabres in the wild card standings; Tampa has 66 points and Buffalo has 65. The New York Islanders currently hold the final playoff spot with 71 points (https://www.nhl.com/standings).
This evening, Buffalo will be playing without one of their top stars, Kyle Okposo. He is injured and will be out of the lineup for a while (http://buffalonews.