Recap: Sabres hang on for impressive win over Lightning

Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY SportsTampa Bay rolled into Buffalo on Tuesday night and showed why they are one of the best teams in the league, but that did not end up being enough to put the Sabres away.

Things got off to a fast-paced start with the Tampa Bay Lightning in town. As expected when playing Tampa, play found itself bouncing back-and-forth at a rapid pace.

Buffalo was able to get themselves on the board late in the first period.

Sam Reinhart’s shot from the point most certainly was not going to make it into the net but the shot created a rebound, which was quickly put home by Skinner.

Skinner’s 13th goal of the season – at 17:45 of the first period – put Buffalo up 1-0 heading into the…