Analyzing Thursday’s Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning NHL game to be played on March 6, 2025 on ESPN.

Jake Guentzel had a hat trick, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Bjorkstrand scored on a wrist shot with 18:20 remaining,

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The Tampa Bay Lightning lost top defenseman and captain Victor Hedman to injury during Thurdsay night’s wild 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Amalie Arena; he managed to play less than three total minutes in the first period,

The Buffalo Sabres lost 6-5 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a high-flying, back-and-forth affair Thursday at Amalie Arena. Buffalo overcame early deficits and took a 5-3 lead in the second period, but an ensuing three-goal Lightning surge was the difference as the Sabres’ winless streak extended to five games (0-4-1).

Jake Guentzel records a hat trick and Oliver Bjorkstrand scores in his Bolts debut as Tampa Bay wins a wild one over Buffalo

The Sabres (24-30-6) are coming off a rough beating, 6-2, at the hands of the San Jose Sharks. After four straight losses, they are firmly dead last in the Atlantic Division — and the Eastern Conference — and have serious work to do if they hope to contend for the postseason,

The Buffalo Sabres will look to snap a four-game winless streak when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday at Amalie Arena. Buffalo is 0-3-1 in its last four games following a 6-2 loss at home against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.