BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning aren't out of playoff contention yet, but time is not on their side.
The Sabres (27-26-11, 65 points) and Lightning (29-26-8, 66 points) meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. with one point separating the two and plenty of ground to make up in order to push for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Heading into Saturday night's late games, the New York Islanders held the final wild-card position with 70 points.
Buffalo snapped a four-game losing streak with a dominant 6-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday.