Bolts hit the road to face off against the Buffalo Sabres

The Lightning resume divisional play on Wednesday when they get their first crack at the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. This marks the first of four games between the teams this season. Tampa Bay went 1-3-0 against the Sabres in 2025-26. Bolts goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has a 14-4-3 record against Buffalo in his NHL career while posting a .905 save percentage, and goalie partner Dennis Hildeby is 1-0-0 with a .889 save percentage against the team. Wednesday marks the NHL debut of top Tampa Bay prospect Sam O'Reilly. He was recalled from Syracuse after 12 games with the Crunch. The 20-year-old forward tallied two goals and two assists so far this season. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. ET Where: KeyBank Center HOA said yes, but the CDD says no: Sun City Center homeowners ordered to remove backyard fences For years, homeowners in one Hillsborough County neighborhood had fences around their backyards — fences that were approved by their homeowners' association. But now, another organization with government powers says some of those fences are blocking drainage easements and have to go, at the owners' expense. Sun City Fences Latest Sports News from Tampa Bay 28 Ex-NFL coach Rex Ryan charged after hitting 2 people with his truck and fleeing Scripps News Group Professional Women's Hockey League expansion team names unveiled AP via Scripps News Group A family business: Alonso QB Michael Pyne leads Ravens to historic season Kyle Burger Bucs force 5 turnovers but fall to Bears 27-24 Kyle Burger