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Game #18 Preview & Open Thread: Sabres vs. Lightning
Buffalo, Tampa Bay
Buffalo Sabres (8-6-3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (11-4-2)
Puck Drop: 7 p.m. ET | KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.
TV: TNT/truTV, HBOMax
Radio: WGR 550
Know Your Opponent
Tampa Bay Lightning
Record: 11-4-2
Last Game: 4-3 loss at Winnipeg
Division Ranking: 3rd
PP: 22nd, 19.4% [Sabres: 30th, 14.3%]
PK: 24th, 72.9% [Sabres: 26th, 71.2%]
Season Series: Sabres 3-0-1 vs. Lightning in 2025-26 season
What to Watch
1. Fireworks inbound?
As the Sabres and Lightning meet for the first time this season, it’s hard not to think back to (arguably) the greatest regular season Sabres game this decade.