Buffalo, which earned a 5-3 come-from-behind victory against the New York Rangers on the road Wednesday, plays the desperate Columbus Blue Jackets at KeyBank Center (7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, MSG-B, SNP, SNO) in a game with playoff implications for each team.

Colten Ellis started after Alex Lyon went down with a lower-body injury that will keep him out for at least a week. Timothy T. Ludwig / Imagn Images BUFFALO, N.Y. — This isn’t how the Buffalo Sabres envisioned Colten Ellis getting back into the net.

The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the final stretch of the regular season in a strong position, sitting second in the Eastern Conference, just two points behind the

The Buffalo Sabres' magic number is down to three to clinch home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and they continue to have a grip on first place in the Atlantic Division.

The Lightning and Sabres are both playoff-bound, but the No. 1 divisional seed is up for grabs. Plus, full playoff projections, draft lottery standings.

There’s a neck-and-neck, three-way race for the Atlantic Division title, and the only person seemingly not buying into the buzz might be Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper. Emerging from the Lightning locker room before playing at Buffalo on Monday night,

Two of the teams tied atop the Atlantic Division in points face off when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

MONTREAL -- Nick Suzuki scored the game-tying goal with 21 seconds remaining in the third period, and the Montreal Canadiens moved into a three-way tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-3 shootout win against the Florida Panthers at Bell Centre on Tuesday.