Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk is making a big declaration after losing to the Sabres. Florida has dropped four straight.

The Florida Panthers are now dead-last in the Atlantic Division. They have lost four-straight games and their latest 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres did not sit quite well with some players on the supposed Stanley Cup three-peat hopefuls.

It sure didn’t start well for the Buffalo Sabres on Monday in Florida, but they figured it out quickly and went from down 2-0 early to beating the Panthers, 5-3. Paul Hamilton shares more of his postg

Josh Doan set up Jason Zucker for the winning power-play goal in the third period. The Sabres had to kill two late penalties – which overlapped for 1:07 of 5-on-3 play in favor of the Panthers – before Krebs finally set up a late Doan goal on the rush with 2:09 left to play. Alex Lyon made a season-high 38 saves for the win.

Buffalo Sabres (32-18-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (35-14-4, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -227, Sabres +186;

The Lightning trailed by four goals in the second period before rallying for a 6-5 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday. Jake Guentzel netted the only goal in the shootout at Raymond James Stadium, the home of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Panthers' two-goal first-period lead didn't hold up as they lost 5-3 to the Buffalo Sabres.

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