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Lightning at Sabres

Lightning 11-4-2 · Sabres 8-6-3 · TNT, truTV · KeyBank Center

The storylines

Tage Thompson (Sabres) is averaging 1.8 points over the last 5 games, up from 1.1 on the season
Sabres have won the last 3 meetings
Lightning at Sabres: close game (54% favorite)
Lightning: Brayden Point (4th on the team in points (5 goals, 11 assists)) is on injured reserve
Sabres: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is at .878 save percentage — the skaters may need to outscore their own net
Lightning: Andrei Vasilevskiy is at .883 save percentage — the skaters may need to outscore their own net

From the FlowWire desk, strongest first, built from ESPN and market data.

The matchup

Lightning11-4-2

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3rd in Atlantic Division · 3-4-2 on the road · L1

No. 6 offense · No. 17 defense of 32 · +0.59 a game

Nikita Kucherov: 22 points, No. 18

Jake Guentzel: 18 points, No. 45

Andrei Vasilevskiy: .883 save percentage, No. 32

Sabres8-6-3

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6th in Atlantic Division · 4-5-0 at home · L1

No. 20 offense · No. 21 defense of 32 · -0.41 a game

Tage Thompson: 19 points, No. 38

Jack Quinn: 16 points, No. 67

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: .878 save percentage, No. 40

Who's missing

Brayden Point (Lightning), 4th on the team in points (5 goals, 11 assists): Injured Reserve, Undisclosed

From ESPN's injury report.

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Market information, not betting advice. The FlowWire Line blends the sportsbooks (margin removed) and the prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket into one win chance.