The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 8-7 at the Buffalo Sabres. The Bolts overcame two 3-goal deficits to take a 2-goal lead before giving up 3 straight goals. Buffalo converted on 4 power plays and they scored a shorthanded goal. Corey Perry scored for the 2nd straight game since being acquired at the Trade Deadline, Nikita Kucherov had another 3-point night and Brandon Hagel has scored 30 goals for the 2nd straight season. The game saw each team take 5 fighting majors.

<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 8-7 at the Buffalo Sabres. The Bolts overcame two 3-goal deficits to take a 2-goal lead before giving up 3 straight goals. Buffalo converted on 4 power plays and they scored a shorthanded goal. Corey Perry scored for the 2nd straight game since being acquired at the Trade Deadline, Nikita Kucherov had another 3-point night and Brandon Hagel has scored 30 goals for the 2nd straight season. The game saw each team take 5 fighting majors.</p>

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<p>The Lightning Daily Strike Podcast starts every day with the latest info on the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 5 minutes or less you&rsquo;ll hear from the Lightning coaches and players, Dave Mishkin&rsquo;s game highlights, interesting stats &amp; figures on the Bolts, news &amp; notes, Syracuse Crunch and Orlando Solar Bears updates plus this date in Lightning History.</p>