Lightning Head to Buffalo for First Half of Back to Back

By: Philip Wunderlich

The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading to New York to face another divisional opponent in the Buffalo Sabres as part of the first half of the back to back. The Lightning are coming off a win against the Hurricanes while the Sabres are coming off a loss to the same team. The Lightning should come out with a win but with the recent success of players like Jeff Skinner who was just added to the All Star game it is not going to be an easy task. Let’s see how the teams match up as far as the lines.

 

Tampa Bay Lines:

 

Offense

Palat – Stamkos – Gourde

Johnson – Point – Kucherov

Killorn – Cirelli – Miller

Erne – Paquette – Callahan

 

Defense

Hedman – Girardi

McDonagh – Cernak

Coburn – Stralman

 

Goalies

Vasilevskiy

Domingue

 

Buffalo Lines:

 

Offense

Skinner – Eichel – Thompson

Sheary – Sobotka – Reinhart

Girgensons – Mittlestadt – Pominville

Rodrigues – Larsson – Okposo

 

Defense

Pilut – Ristolainen

Dahlin – Bogosian

Scandella – McCabe

 

Goalies

Ullmark

Hutton