How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time - 10-17-2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning (1-2) square off against the Buffalo Sabres (0-2) at KeyBank Center on Tuesday, October 17 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Lightning fell to the Ottawa Senators 5-2 in their most recent game, while the Sabres are coming off a 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders.

Lightning vs. Sabres Game Info

Game Day: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
TV Channel: ESPN

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Lightning and Sabres Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Lightning Insights

The Lightning’s 280 total goals (3.4 per game) made them the eighth-best scoring team in the NHL last season.
The Lightning gave up 252 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 14th in NHL play in goals against.
Their +28 goal differential ranked 11th in the league.
The 71 power-play goals the Lightning put up last season (third-most in the NHL) came via 280 power-play chances.
The Lightning’s 25.36% power-play conversion rate was third-best in the league.
The Lightning scored seven shorthanded goals last season (16th among NHL squads).
The Lightning had the league’s 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.69%).
The Lightning won 51.6% of their faceoffs (11th in the NHL)
The Lightning shot 10.7% as a team (seventh in the league).
The Lightning secured six shutouts last season. Their skaters averaged 24.7 hits and 14 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

Nikita Kucherov, a productive offensive player a season ago for Tampa Bay, registered 113 points on the season.
Brayden Point was another of Tampa Bay’s key contributors last season, tallying 95 total points (51 goals and 44 assists).
With 84 points in 81 games last season (34 goals and 50 assists), Steven Stamkos was a key cog in the Tampa Bay’s offensive efforts.
In three games played last season, Jonas Johansson (2-0-0) yielded five goals.

Lightning Injuries

Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back (Out), Tyler Motte: Upper Body (Out)

Sabres Insights

The Sabres’ 293 goals last season (3.6 per game) ranked them third in the NHL.
The Sabres allowed 297 total goals (3.6 per game), 26th in the NHL.
They had the 19th-ranked goal differential in the league at -4.
The Sabres had 63 power-play goals (on 269 chances), eighth in the NHL.
The Sabres scored on 23.42% of their power plays, No. 9 in the league.
In terms of shorthanded goals, the Sabres had nine.
The Sabres’ had the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (73.01%).
The Sabres won 45.1% of faceoffs, 32nd in the NHL.
The 11% shooting percentage of the Sabres was sixth in the league.
The Sabres held their opponents scoreless two times.

Sabres Key Players

Tage Thompson recorded 47 goals and 47 assists in 78 games for Buffalo last season, resulting in 94 points.
Jeff Skinner helped lead the attack for Buffalo last season with 35 goals and 47 assists.
Alex Tuch had 79 points, including 36 goals and 43 assists.
Eric Comrie was 9-9-1 in 19 games last season, conceding 68 goals (1.1 goals against average) with an 88.552 save percentage (59th in the league).