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Kristie Ackert

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Sabres leave lightning stunned in overtime 45e80379 63a5 484f 84b5 5f439c60e1ab | History Defined

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning knew how dangerous the Sabres were going into Thursday night’s game, and they are sure of it now. Buffalo defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin scored a short-handed goal 1:41 into overtime to send Tampa Bay to a 6-5 loss at Amalie Arena.

Tampa Bay dropped to 36-17-4 but kept their home point streak alive at 16 games. The Sabres improved to 29-23-4 and 18-8-2 on the road.

“This is the best Sabres team, in my opinion, we faced or I’ve faced in quite some time,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said before the game. “They’re a dynamic team. You give them an inch, they’ll take a mile. I mean, everything about them is trending in the right direction..”

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