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For the Sabres it'll be an opportunity to showcase defenseman Rasmus Dahlin along with forward Johan Larsson and goaltender Linus Ullmark in their home country.

The Sabres and Lightning completed their season series on Thursday night with the Lightning winning for the third time in four games

Twice, the Sabres held the lead. But things began to unravel late in the third period.

The Lightning looked determined to pay back the Sabres for the 2-1 defeat they were handed two weeks ago and needed only three minutes to open the scoring and they continued to attack throughout the game.

credit goaltender Carter Hutton for stealing a game for the Sabres. He made 29 saves and got some help when Lightning shots went off the goalpost or went wide.

Casey Mittelstadt and Alex Nylander each scored their first NHL goals for the Sabres.

It's been a rough season for the Buffalo Sabres, but they seem to be determined to make the most of the time they have left in the season.

There haven't been too many games this season where the Buffalo Sabres have made it worth the price of admission, but a much different story on Tuesday night.

The Sabres actually played a pretty good defensive game against the high-flying and high-scoring Lightning. They just couldn't get any luck around the net.

After going thru the motions in an embarrassing and uninspired effort the night before against the Florida Panthers, the Buffalo Sabres showed slightly more spirit Sunday in Tampa, but lost anyway 4-2.  The Lightning scored the winning goal with just 1:24 left to play, then scored into an empty net to clinch it.

Having lost five of their last six games, as far as I'm concerned Buffalo Sabres fans should realistically hope their team loses as many games as possible thru the end of the season for a better draft choice.  The Sabres chances of making the playoffs this year are the smallest of small, so just pack it in and think ahead to next year.

Buffalo Sabres fans deserve better than the product they're getting on the ice.  The Sabres lost again Thursday night, falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1.  That's their sixth straight loss overall and their sixth loss in seven games at home.