TAMPA – Ben Bishop set a team record for career wins, Alex Killorn scored a go-ahead goal late in the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday night.
Tampa Bay also got a goal from Vladislav Namestnikov.
Sam Reinhart scored his first NHL goal for the Sabres, who have scored once in three of their five games this season.
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman, hurt when he was checked into the boards by Dallas’ Jamie Benn in Thursday’s 5-3 loss to the Stars, didn’t play. The team said Hedman, who underwent concussion protocols, is day to day with an unspecified injury.