NHL roundup: Sabres win crucial game against Lightning despite Kucherov's 400th goal

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-sabres/UobjtMIP/"]Sabres[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/buffalo-sabres-UobjtMIP/tampa-bay-lightning-YVE3zk1c/?mid=4pyesZAU"]4-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-lightning/YVE3zk1c/"]Lightning[/a][/h2][p]Tampa Bay's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kucherov-nikita/CCOwSw87/"]Nikita Kucherov[/a] scored his 400th career goal, and 43rd on the season, which tied the game 1-1 for the Lightning in the first period. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norris-josh/hEIOCK2D/"]Josh Norris[/a] (BUF) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guentzel-jake/Mq78JKxK/"]Jake Guentzel[/a] (TB) would exchange goals to tie it all up 2-2 before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zucker-jason/YHBrijkd/"]Jason Zucker[/a] scored his 23rd of the season to give the Sabres a 3-2 lead. [/p][p]With nothing going in the third, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quinn-jack/OdqJSbeb/"]Jack Quinn[/a] scored his 19th with an empty-netter as the Sabres are now tied with the Lightning at 108 points each on the season. [/p][p]Buffalo sits with a 43-27-8 record with four games left, while Tampa Bay is with a 48-23-6 record and five games left.[/p][embed guid="674029aa-0aaf-4c8b-a5de-da753f89f95f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR5kVzzBulI" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/winnipeg-jets/r3L8pAaJ/"]Jets[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/seattle-kraken-MibYQ5nU/winnipeg-jets-r3L8pAaJ/?mid=rHqfxove"]6-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-kraken/MibYQ5nU/"]Kraken[/a][/h2][p]The Jets keep their playoff hopes alive after being near the bottom of the Western Conference for the majority of the season. They now sit with a 34-31-12 record (81 points) as they're in a battle with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-predators/QV0K6kn4/"]Nashville Predators[/a] (81 points), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-kings/CIDo8i2o/"]Los Angeles Kings[/a] (81 points), and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-jose-sharks/E588Co9j/"]San Jose Sharks[/a] (79 points) - all of whom are playing tonight. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scheifele-mark/2e6dppLs/"]Mark Scheifele[/a] led the way with three assists, bringing his total up to 63 on the year, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/connor-kyle/46J4bvlG/"]Kyle Connor[/a] scored twice, totaling 38 goals on the year so far. [/p][embed guid="96b676ac-6a9a-4f07-a54f-4ab7a9f11768" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0xk11SKkRQ" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Ongoing [/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/los-angeles-kings-CIDo8i2o/nashville-predators-QV0K6kn4/?mid=GO4DaGQb"]Los Angeles Kings 3-2 Nashville Predators[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="d232e59a-93c5-4b04-a97c-c19e9c6b57e3" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KFZbZ4VUzU" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/chicago-blackhawks-A1kbmKeg/san-jose-sharks-E588Co9j/?mid=f9G41xdn"]San Jose Sharks 3-2 Chicago Blackhawks[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="7cb34074-d26b-4a5e-b889-bce387def13d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Gca5fprqI" social-type="youtube" /]