By ERIK ERLENDSSON<\/p>\n
TAMPA\u00a0 \u2014 Josh Norris scored twice, Rasmus Sandin had a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.<\/p>\n
Zach Metsa had a goal and an assist, Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson also scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 36 saves to help Buffalo move within four points of the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning.<\/p>\n
The Sabres improved to 16-2-1 in their past 19 on the road, ending Tampa Bay\u2019s 10-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n
Dominic James and Victor Hedman scored for Tampa Bay. The Lightning have lost consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 15-18.<\/p>\n
Andrei Vasilevksiy, who was 17-0-1 in his previous starts, was pulled after allowing five goals on 14 shots in his first regulation loss since Dec. 18. Jonas Johansson came on in relief and stopped 20 shots.<\/p>\n
Buffalo scored twice in a span of 50 seconds in the first period, both off the rush with Dahlin picking up his 12th of the season at 5:25 and Norris his first of the night at 6:15. Norris scored again on a deflection at 8:18, and Thompson made it 4-0 with 4:54 left in the first period.<\/p>\n
Metsa scored 1:54 into the second period to end the night for Vasilevksiy, which marked the first time he has been pulled Oct. 21, 2024, at Toronto.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Sabres: Host Vegas on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Lightning: At Minnesota on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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