BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov scored in a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday night.
Tyler Johnson scored in regulation for the Lightning and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves as Tampa Bay bounced back on the second night of a back-to-back after losing 5-2 in Pittsburgh on Friday.
The Lightning have won three of four and seven of nine on the road.
Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and Robin Lehner made 31 saves for Buffalo, which has lost four of five -- and all three meetings with Tampa Bay this season.