Lightning out to transfer home success on road vs. Sabres

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have proven all season, and especially this month, that they are strong in defending their home ice.

Now the chore of gaining ground in a tight Eastern Conference playoff race hits the road as the surging Lightning visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, the second meeting in New York between the Atlantic Division foes.

The game will open a critical peri