For the second consecutive game in Stockholm, the Buffalo Sabres simply could not keep up with the high-octane Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping the second game of the NHL Global Series by a score of 5-3. The blue-and-gold have now dropped six of their last seven contests after starting the season 8-1-1. Recently, several of the same issues that haunted them last season have reemerged.
Plus-1: Starting Hot
During the two-game series against the Lightning in Sweden, not a lot went right for the Sabres. The talent gap was evident in both contests, but Buffalo did do a nice job coming out of the gate in both games to try and set the pace.