Buffalo Sabres @ Tampa Bay Lightning

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Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Sep 15
Jiri Kulich C	IR	Sep 15
Noah Ostlund C	OUT	Sep 15

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Pontus Holmberg RW	OUT	Sep 15

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
5/18/26	vsMTL	L3-2 OT
5/16/26	@MTL	W8-3
5/14/26	vsMTL	L6-3
5/12/26	@MTL	W3-2
5/10/26	@MTL	L6-2

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
5/3/26	vsMTL	L2-1
5/1/26	@MTL	W1-0 OT
4/29/26	vsMTL	L3-2
4/26/26	@MTL	W3-2
4/24/26	@MTL	L3-2 OT

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Series starts 11/11

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11/11

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Game 2

11/22

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1/2

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Game 4

4/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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