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Lightning aim for revenge against Sabres

Dec 5, 2006 - 3:18 PM Buffalo (20-4-2) at Tampa Bay (13-12-2) 7:30 pm EST

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) - The Tampa Bay Lightning hope for a much better result against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

Tampa Bay was hammered in Buffalo, 7-2, on November 20 after surrendering seven straight goals in the second period.

The Lightning have been slumping lately, going 0-2-1 in their last three games. Tampa Bay's latest loss was a 5-2 road defeat to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Eric Perrin and Vincent Lecavalier scored for the Lightning, who allowed four first period goals.

The Sabres try to rebound from a 7-4 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday in the opener of their five-game road trip.

Derek Roy, Chris Drury, Thomas Vanek and Drew Stafford scored for Buffalo, which outshot Washington, 30-28, but only converted on one of its nine power-play chances.

The Lightning will honor former captain and all-time power-play goal leader Dave Andreychuk prior to the game. Andreychuk helped the Lightning to their Stanley Cup win in 2004.

Andreychuk was signed as a free agent by the Lightning on July 13, 2001, and was named the seventh captain in team history on September 11, 2002. In his 23 NHL seasons with Buffalo, Toronto, New Jersey, Boston, Colorado and Tampa Bay, he recorded 640 goals, 698 assists, 1,338 points and 1,125 penalty minutes in 1,639 regular-season games.