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Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:24:31 GMT Buffalo Sabres https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58658328 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58658328 false false The Buffalo Sabres fell 8-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 11, 2026. Buffalo’s goals were scored by Josh Doan, Jason Zucker, and Tage Thompson. Ukko-... Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:24:26 GMT Buffalo Sabres https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58658325 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58658325 false false BUFFALO – In the coming days, perhaps as soon as tonight in Chicago, Sabres goalie Alex Lyon is expected to make his season debut and display the latest version of himself that he spent the offseason and the past several weeks developing. Lyon 10.0 – he spent at least parts of 10 seasons in the NHL – has gotten rid of some bugs and promises to be better than ever. “I definitely think that I’m ... The post first appeared on . Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:16:38 GMT Bill Hoppe https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58657887 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58657887 false false Nikita Kucherov had a natural hat trick and an assist — all in the third period — and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Wednesday night. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:00:06 GMT JOE YERDON https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656843 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656843 false false BUFFALO – The same Sabres team that looked finished after falling behind four goals to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period nearly tied the darn thing. Heck, after winger Tage Thompson scored 33 seconds into Wednesday’s third period, it felt inevitable they would complete a rollicking comeback inside KeyBank Center. Instead, the Sabres suffered an embarrassing 8-3 loss to their fierce Atlantic Division rival before a capacity crowd of 19,070 fans, many of ... The post first appeared on . Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:58:47 GMT Bill Hoppe https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656838 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656838 false false Buffalo almost came from behind again, but then Kucherov took over Boxscore Score: Buffalo Sabres 3-8 Tampa Bay Lightning Shots: BUF 31-22 TBL Buffalo Sabres Goals: Doan 4 PPG (McLeod, Norris), Zucker 2 (Östlund, Quinn), Thompson 11 (Krebs, Samuelsson) Tampa Bay Lightning Goals : Sabourin 1 (Geekie, Guentzel), Carlson 6 PPG (Guentzel, D’Astous), Hagel 10 (Cirelli, Carlson), Gourde 1 (Guentzel, O’Reilly), Kucherov 6 (Hagel, Carlson), Kucherov 7 (Carlson, Cirelli), Kucherov 8 PPG (Carlson, Guentzel), Hagel 11 (Kucherov, Cirelli) Quick Thoughts Folks, not going to go to great lengths to explain that we were beaten comprehensively tonight by a savvy, experienced team. The Sabres were actually even in this one for most of the first period before an irresponsible backcheck allowed the Bolts to go up by one following a Ukko Pekka Luukkonen save on an odd-man rush. It got worse as Josh Doan took an ill-timed delay of game penalty just seconds later and the penalty kill was so inept that the old fossil John Carlson had enough time to fan on his first attempt, corral the puck and still beat UPL coming across to make it 2-0 just before the first period ended, and it took them only sixteen seconds on the power play. Buffalo has been atrocious with their shooting percentage at home (as Adam pointed out in the preview), and that luck did not change tonight. Tampa then gleefully took advantage when the Sabres didn’t clear out the space in front of UPL and the unsighted goalie didn’t even see the third go in, before more lazy backchecking resulted in an odd-man rush that made it 4-0 just past the halfway mark in this game. Coming just days after they were outgunned 4-1 by Vegas Golden Knights, it was incomprehensible that the Sabres could continue to be so poor but yet there it was. However, credit where it’s due, as the Sabres did attempt to mount a comeback. The much-maligned power play finally broke a double-digit futility streak albeit it took the second unit to get it done, Doan tapping in the puck to make it 4-1. With the period winding down then Noah Östlund got a lovely return pass from Jack Quinn to get in space and he fed an open Jason Zucker to scoop home and make it 4-2. The third period started with aplomb as the Sabres smelled a comeback. The arena was soon rocking as Tage ‘TNT’ Thompson finally woke up. Ultimate wingman Peyton Krebs drove into the Tampa zone, turned around and passed back for Tage to crank one in off the far pipe and it was 4-3. The Sabres threw the kitchen sink at the Bolts for the next minute and came this close to leveling things but veteran goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made the right saves at the right time and before you know it, league MVP Nikita Kucherov suddenly showed up in a big way with a hat-trick to take the game away from the Sabres. After Kuch had potted on the odd-man rush to make it 5-3 Lindy Ruff decided enough was enough with UPL and threw on Colten Ellis. If his hope was the move would jolt the Sabres, it didn’t work. Brandon Hagel even had time to add an eighth for good measure with five to play, and aforementioned fossil Carlson ended the night with five points on a goal and four assists, 8-3 the final score. At The Horn Buffalo continues to beat themselves this season when they’re not committing to playing team defense. They’re seeing themselves get found out by smart hockey teams with skilled veterans who know how to catch them out, and while you can blame the Sabres goaltending to some extent, they’re not helping themselves with poor backchecking. Sitting non-performing players hasn’t been working out either, so we’re all curious to see what Lindy Ruff tries next. The Sabres are 4-6-0 at home and 4-1-3 on the road, but that also includes three road games against three spectacularly inept California teams so who knows what they’ll manage on their upcoming six-game road trip. The stat cards for Buffalo look awful and deservedly so. NHL Game Score Impact Card for Buffalo Sabres on 2026-11-11: — HockeyStatCards (@hockeystatcards) Just for posterity, here’s Tampa’s card too, because Carlson registered the single highest score this entire season for an individual performance – 8.67 (adjusted from the 8.09 showed here). NHL Game Score Impact Card for Tampa Bay Lightning on 2026-11-11: — HockeyStatCards (@hockeystatcards) Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:57:39 GMT Calvin https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656832 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656832 false false The Buffalo Sabres have been inconsistent at home, and are 4-6-0 at KeyBank Center after an 8-3 loss to Atlantic Division rival Tampa Bay. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:48:13 GMT rlenzi@buffnews.com (Rachel Lenzi) https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656775 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656775 false false One of the big bummers to a long road trip is wading through five games and 10 days before we get back to Buffalo and the Bolts. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:48:09 GMT MHarrington@buffnews.com (Mike Harrington) https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656774 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656774 false false BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Scoring surged in yet another encounter with Lightning at KeyBank Center. The Sabres couldn't cut through it this time. Tampa Bay scored four goals before Buffalo battled back with three in a row, only to let the Lightning light the lamp four more times in the third period of a 8-3 [...] Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:03:00 GMT Jonah Bronstein https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656527 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656527 false false Game-changing highlights from the matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:47:14 GMT https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656438 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656438 false false Lindy Ruff speaks to the media following the Sabres’ 8-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 11, 2026 at KeyBank Center. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:47:11 GMT https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656437 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656437 false false Tage Thompson speaks to the media following the Sabres' 8-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on November 11, 2026 at KeyBank Center Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:47:07 GMT https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656436 https://sportspyder.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/articles/58656436 false false