Buffalo at Tampa Bay

Rebuilding Buffalo has a winning record overall and is 7-7-3 on the road with an improved defense and a strong power play (seventh in the NHL). Buffalo has won two in a row and is scoring more with three players tied for the team lead at 27 points in right wing Kyle Okposo (12 goals), defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (24 assists) and 21-year-old center Sam Reinhart (nine goals). Slumping Tampa Bay has lost four straight, allowing 22 goals in those games. Young goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has started 10 straight games since star netminder Ben Bishop was sidelined. The Lightning are 4-9 against the Eastern Conference, so grab the healthier dog and overachieving. Take Buffalo.