Players to target: Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and Ondrej Palat

At home, the Tampa Bay Lightning top line gets a prime matchup against the Buffalo Sabres, who allow 3.33 goals per game on the road with a road penalty kill of 76.7%. Buffalo's goaltending has been awful all season long (.898 save percentage), so the Lightning should have several chances to capitalize on. The Tampa Bay power play has a 24.3% conversion rate, which included seven High-Danger Scoring Chances against the Boston Bruins, but no goals. The Bolts' power play is right around 25% since January 1st, too.

The top line should match up well against any of Buffalo's bottom six. Since January 1st, the Sabres' depth lines have given up 35 shots per 60 minutes, 38 Scoring Chances Against per 60 minutes and just under 15 High-Danger Chances Against per 60 minutes.

In a previous meeting, Buffalo upended Tampa Bay in shocking fashion. Few expected a 2-1 result in a game where both defenses and penalty kills struggled. But now, Tampa Bay has a chance to clinch the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a win in regulation or overtime tonight.