The story

The Sabres beat the Lightning 8-7 in a game the chances had about even, 3.7 expected goals to 3.9. The Sabres trailed by two at one point. Tage Thompson had four points, four assists. Three points for Jason Zucker: two goals and one assist.

• Tage ThompsonBig night

  Tage Thompson had four points, four assists. That makes 11 straight games with a point. He has 70 points in 64 games this season. The Sabres beat the Lightning 8-7.

• Jason ZuckerBig night

  Three points for Jason Zucker: two goals and one assist. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.5. It finished 8-7 for the Sabres.

• Nikita KucherovBig night

  Nikita Kucherov had three points, two goals and one assist. That was his 34th goal of the season. The Lightning fell 8-7 to the Sabres.

• Darren RaddyshBig night

  Three points for Darren Raddysh: three assists. He has 58 points in 56 games this season. He played 23:13 and had four shots on goal. The Lightning fell 8-7 to the Sabres.

• Rasmus DahlinBig night

  Three points for Rasmus Dahlin: one goal and two assists. That was his 13th goal of the season. He played 26:16 and had one shot on goal. The Sabres beat the Lightning 8-7.

• Bowen ByramBig night

  Three points for Bowen Byram: three assists. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.9. He has 35 points in 64 games this season. It finished 8-7 for the Sabres.