JJ Peterka and Tage Thompson scored in the loss.

Mikko Rantanen and Tage Thompson are two of the best players to watch when the Carolina Hurricanes meet the Buffalo Sabres at PNC Arena on Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 PM ET. Purchase tickets for this game at StubHub!

Tage Thompson scores a power-play goal to give the Sabres a 4-3 lead over the Lightning.

This was Thompson's third straight game with a goal. The 27-year-old forward is up to 31 tallies, 54 points, 174 shots on net, 55 hits and a plus-4 rating across 55 appearances. He'll likely surpass last year's 56-point output -- he's on track to top the 40-goal and 70-point marks.

He has 19 points, including 11 goals, and 51 shots in his last 16 games. Thompson's 53 points in 54 games leads the Sabres in scoring.

Norris is looking to get past the “initial shock” of being traded, saying goodbye to good friends in Ottawa and having to settle in Buffalo.

The Buffalo Sabres lost their fifth-straight game, blowing a two-goal lead to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 6-5 loss.

The Sabres have multiple trade chips at Friday's deadline, but according to one insider, they won't be trading JJ Peterka to the Rangers.

It was another ugly night for the Sabres, who were taken to task by frustrated head coach Lindy Ruff after their loss to the Sharks.

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres head into a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers after losing six in a row. Buffalo is 15-14-3 at home and 24-32-6 overall. The Sabres have gone 9-14-4 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy entered the night with a .950 save percentage in his last eight games, but the Sabres beat him for five goals on 32 shots. That said, the former Vezina Trophy winner made 12 saves in the third period to deny Buffalo’s comeback attempt.

Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams made a major shakeup on Friday afternoon, acquiring forward Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker from the Ottawa Senators.