Score: Lightning 6 | Sabres 1

Shots: TBL 36 | BUF 18

Buffalo Sabres Goals: Vinnie Hinostroza (7)

Tampa Bay Lightning Goals: Ondrej Palat (15), Anthony Cervelli (10), Nikita Kucherov (2, 3, 4), Steven Stamkos (17)

Minus 1 | Couldn’t Get Much Worse Than This

Whenever the defending Stanley Cup Champions come into town, fans are on alert. These games always provide somewhat of a measuring stick as to where the Buffalo Sabres currently are in the grand scheme of things.