BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: Mattias Samuelsson #23 of the Buffalo Sabres defends against a shot from Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of an NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won, 4-2. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: Zach Benson #6 of the Buffalo Sabres collides into Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: Mitchell Chaffee #41 of the Tampa Bay Lightning stick checks Jordan Greenway #12 of the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: Rasmus Dahlin #26 of the Buffalo Sabres shoots the puck into the offensive zone against Jake Guentzel #59 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: Yanni Gourde #37 of the Tampa Bay Lightning defends against Josh Doan #91 of the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: Zemgus Girgensons #28 of the Tampa Bay Lightning defends against Jack Quinn #22 of the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: J.J. Moser #90 and Nick Paul #20 of the Tampa Bay Lightning defend against Beck Malenstyn #29 of the Buffalo Sabres during the second period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 6: Jason Zucker #17 of the Buffalo Sabres reacts after scoring a goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of the NHL game at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)