Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn had three-point games to fuel Tampa Bay’s big rally on Tuesday, helping the Lightning to a 6-4 win and season sweep of the host Buffalo Sabres. Down 4-1 in the second period, the Lightning scored five unanswered goals to win their season-high fourth straight and improve to 23-4-2 over the Sabres since the 2013-14 season. Alex Killorn tallied twice and assisted on a goal, Johnson had a goal and two assists, and Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli each posted a goal and an assist. Kevin Shattenkirk scored the other goal Tampa Bay, which won its 12th straight over Atlantic Division competition and swept all four games from the Sabres this season. Conor Sheary notched a goal and two assists and Marcus Johansson, Jimmy Vesey and Jack Eichel each added a goal for the Sabres, who lost their fourth consecutive.

Source: National Post January 01, 2020 03:00 UTC