Lightning visit Sabres after Holmberg scores twice

The Tampa Bay Lightning meet the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo on Wednesday, November 11, in the teams’ first matchup of the season. Tampa Bay is 11-4-2, while Buffalo is 8-6-3; both play in the Atlantic Division.

Holmberg’s two goals came in Tampa Bay’s 4-3 defeat by the Winnipeg Jets. Jake Guentzel leads the Lightning with 10 goals and eight assists. Nikita Kucherov has recorded four goals and 10 assists in his last 10 games.

Buffalo has scored 50 goals and conceded 56, a minus-six differential. Noah Ostlund has four goals and six assists, while Jack Quinn has tallied seven goals and five assists in his last 10 games.

Over their last 10 games, the Lightning are 6-2-2 and average 4.2 goals scored and 3.2 allowed per game. The Sabres are 5-3-2, averaging 3.1 goals for and 3.1 against.

Buffalo will be without Matt Grzelcyk, Konsta Helenius, Justin Danforth and Alex Lyon, all listed out with injuries. Tampa Bay’s Brayden Point is day to day with an undisclosed issue. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST.