BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have finally rediscovered their scoring touch. But can they keep it up without top scorer Jack Eichel?
The Sabres (16-30-10) have shown some signs of life as of late, with 12 goals in their past three games. That came after a dreadful stretch to open the new year, with 11 losses in their first 15 games of 2018 (4-9-2).
Buffalo will have a tough task at hand when the Tampa Bay Lightning (38-14-3) come to town Tuesday night.
The Sabres are expected to be without Eichel for at least 4-6 weeks -- and possibly the remainder of the season -- after their top forward suffered a high ankle sprain in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins.