The Sabres And Lightning Brawled, Scored, And Cemented A Wild New Rivalry

The Sabres And Lightning Brawled, Scored, And Cemented A Wild New Rivalry

On a Sunday full of get-a-load-of-this, it was going to be hard to beat this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQBt5lAolQM Oh, and there were 15 goals in that game, too. It happened in a venerable old barn, with a team that hasn't been good in almost 15 years but is suddenly brilliant pulling out an 8-7 win after leading 4-1 and trailing 7-5. It also drove the gerbils at YouTube positively bat-guano crazy, which is the newest measure of big-deal…

Sabres’ win over Lightning a statement to fear them come playoff time - Daily Faceoff

One of the wildest games we have seen in a long time could serve as a launching pad for one team to go from playoff hopeful to legitimate threat. The Buffalo Sabres came away with a spirited 8-7 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning to take over first place in the Atlantic Division. It was a crazy game that saw five fights, 105 penalty minutes and a partridge in a pear tree. The Sabres gave up a 3-0 lead early in the game, trailing by two in the thir…