Mike Harrington: Hard lessons continue for Sabres in frustrating thriller vs. Lightning
By Mike Harrington
News Sports Reporter
Updated
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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Asplund skates back to the bench as Tampa Bay Lightning left winger Steven Stamkos (91) congratulates Corey Perry on his goal during the first period at the KeyBank Center on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.
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Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner cannot get his rebound after being stopped by Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Brian Elliott during the first period at the KeyBank Center on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
Through all this legitimate talk of development and learning and building and finding guys who want to be here, it's important not to lose sight of one key thing: They still keep score in these games. The Buffalo Sabres have played 22 of them this year. They've won only nine.
With the Buffalo Sabres clinging to a one-goal lead, Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov tied the score with 2:02 left in regulation to send the game to overtime, and Steven Stamkos scored the game winner to send the Sabres to a 6-5 loss at KeyBank Center.
"You want your team to learn its lessons quickly, so it will be fascinating to see what the Sabres can do with an arduous schedule staring at them," writes Mike Harrington.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Asplund skates back to the bench as Tampa Bay Lightning left winger Steven Stamkos (91) congratulates Corey Perry on his goal during the first period at the KeyBank Center on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.
Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner cannot get his rebound after being stopped by Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Brian Elliott during the first period at the KeyBank Center on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News)
