The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 in another third period comeback. It was a classic performace from Nikita Kucherov. He had a goal and two assists, which isn’t unusual for him. But he controlled the game in a way that one player rarely can. And in the third period, he was so clearly the best player on the ice that he looked like he needs to be called up to some other league higher than the NHL.
Before the game, the team made some big changes to the lineup.