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Sabres beat Lightning in overtime, 2-1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jason Pominville scored on a power play at 1:26 of overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 2-1 victory over the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.
Credit: Kim Klement
Feb 28, 2018; Tampa, FL, USA; Buffalo Sabres right wing Jason Pominville (29) is congratulated by Buffalo Sabres right wing Nicholas Baptiste (13) as he scores the game winning goal. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jason Pominville scored on a power play at 1:26 of overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a 2-1 victory over the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

Pominville beat Andrei Vasilevskiy with a one-timer from the left circle to give the Sabres their second straight victory over the Lightning.

Evan Rodrigues tied it for Buffalo in the third, and Chad Johnson stopped 21 shots.

Cory Conacher scored for Tampa Bay, and Vasilevskiy made 32 saves. With a point in the standings for the overtime loss, the Lightning became the first team to reach 90 points this season.

J.T. Miller, acquired from the New York Rangers on Monday, played 17:40 in his Lightning debut.

With NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov out with an undisclosed upper-body injury, the Lightning struggled to generate offensive chances and finished with 17 shots on goal while at even strength.

Tampa Bay opened the scoring with 1:57 left in the first period. The puck deflected off the stick of Conacher in front right in to Johnson, but Conacher quickly recovered the rebound and pulled the puck back to his forehand to find the vacated side of the net

Rodrigues tied it with 8:13 left in regulation. After Andrej Sustr fumbled the puck in the corner and lost it to Jason Pominville before he fed Rodrigues, who lifted the puck over Vasilevskiy.

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