OTP - Do The Sabres Need A Different Type Of Head Coach? 4/15/24 – 7:00 pm EST at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL Record Buffalo – 38-37-6 | 82 points – 6th place in Atlantic Division Tampa Bay – 44-28-8 | 96 points – 4th place in Atlantic Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 16.7% (28th) Penalty Kill – 79.7% (14th) Tampa Bay Power Play – 28.9% (1st) Penalty Kill – 83.0% (5th) Top Scorers Buffalo Alex Tuch: 74 GP, 22 G, 37 A, 59 PTS Rasmus Dahlin: 80 GP, 20 G, 39 A, 59 PTS Tage Thompson: 70 GP, 29 G, 27 A, 56 PTS Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov: 79 GP, 43 G, 98 A, 141 PTS Brayden Point: 79 GP, 45 G, 44 A, 89 PTS Steven Stamkos: 77 GP, 39 G, 39 A, 78 PTS Starting Goalies Buffalo – Eric Comrie (1-7-0, 3.91 GAA, .864 save %) Tampa Bay – Andrei Vasilevskiy (30-19-2, 2.87 GAA, .900 save %) Line Combinations and Pairings Buffalo Forwards JJ Peterka-Tage Thompson-Alex Tuch Zach Benson-Dylan Cozens-Jack Quinn Jeff Skinner-Peyton Krebs-Jordan Greenway Zemgus Girgensons-Tyson Jost-Victor Olofsson Ex. Lukas Rousek, Eric Robinson Defense Owen Power-Rasmus Dahlin Bowen Byram-Henri Jokiharju Jacob Bryson-Connor Clifton Ex. Kale Clague Goaltenders Eric Comrie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Notes The Sabres have earned at least one point in five of their last six games against the Lightning (4-1-1), including wins in each of their last two road matchups with Tampa Bay. A win tonight would give the Sabres their first three-game winning streak in Tampa since they won seven consecutive road games against the Lightning from Oct. 13, 2005 to Dec. 6, 2008. In his last 16 games, Alex Tuch has tallied 19 points (5+14), including 10 points (3+7) in his last eight games. Tage Thompson has recorded 21 points (11+10) in his last 17 games, including seven points (3+4) in his last six games. Jack Quinn has tallied one goal in each of his last two games and he has four goals in his last five games. Henri Jokiharju has recorded four assists in his last three games and an assist in tonight’s game would give him a four-game assist streak, which would be the longest of his career. Zach Benson has registered six points (1+5) in his last six games. In his last six games, Rasmus Dahlin has registered six points (3+3), including one assist in each of his last two road contests. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0OTAwNDgyNjA1MzkzMjQy/img_5780.jpg] LATEST THN BUFFALO STORIES Do The Sabres Need A Taskmaster Head Coach? [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/do-the-sabres-need-a-taskmaster-at-head-coach] Levi Sent To Rochester For Upcoming Calder Cup Playoffs [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/levi-sent-down-to-rochester-for-upcoming-calder-cup-playoffs] Sabres Injuries Were Costly In Their Playoff Pursuit [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-injuries-were-costly-in-their-pursuit-of-the-playoffs-] Sabres Benefiting From A Playoff Race That No One Can Put Away [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/sabres-benefiting-from-a-playoff-race-that-no-one-can-put-away-]