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TAMPA -- The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are both off to 2-0-0 starts to their respective seasons, and the two teams that finished 1-2 in the Atlantic Division in 2015-16 square off for the first time in the new campaign Tuesday night at Amalie Arena.It should be a pretty good clash, said Lightning coach Jon Cooper, whose team lost four of five games to their in-state rivals last season. Theyre a really good team. They won our division last year. Theyre strong on defense. Theyre strong down the middle. ... Theyve had a year to win together, so theyre that much more confident in what theyre doing.Florida had the better regular season last year, resetting franchise records for wins (47) and points (103), but it was the Lightning who stuck around longer in the playoffs. The Panthers lost in the opening round 4-2 to the Islanders, with three overtime losses, while Tampa Bay needed only five games to eliminate the Islanders in the next round before ultimately losing to Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference finals.We have a big test tomorrow night in Tampa. It should be fun, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. Its going to be a battle. ... Our game plan hasnt changed. If you execute well, youre going to have good opportunities. I like the way we have played in these first two games for sure.Among Floridas impact newcomers is center Jonathan Marchessault, who had just seven goals in 45 games last year with the Lightning but has stepped up with goals in his first two games with the Panthers.Tampa Bay has had to rally back from two-goal deficits in each of its first two wins, with the power play a major part of their opening win against Detroit. The Lightning own three power-play goals in nine opportunities so far, while Florida has yet to score in five tries with the man advantage.Tampa Bay won Saturday against New Jersey with backup Andrei Vasilevskiy in net, showing a commitment to a more even split between him and Ben Bishop. The Lightning will likely benefit from facing a backup Tuesday, as Florida is expected to give Roberto Luongo (2-0, 0.98 GAA) the night off, allowing James Reimer, 28, to make his Panthers debut.Reimer is 91-78 for his career with a 2.79 GAA, having played most of his career in Toronto before finishing last season with San Jose.Florida dominated the regular-season series last year, so Tampa Bay is hoping to fare better this time around. 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Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals.BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Tampa Bay Lightnings offense looks fine so far minus captain Steven Stamkos.A few acrobatic saves by goalie Ben Bishop didnt hurt either.Nikita Kucherov scored to increase his team-leading point total to 22, and Alex Killorn snapped a 10-game goal drought in leading a the Lightning to a 4-1 victory over the injury-depleted and scoring challenged Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.Tampa Bay won its third straight, and improved to 6-2-1 in its past nine in its first game since Stamkos was sidelined by a torn ligament in his right knee.Obviously, were going to miss him. Hes a great leader. Its just one of those things where youve got to step up, said Bishop, who stopped 32 shots. Youve got to go more as a team effort because you cant rely on your big dog to come through. ... But weve got a lot of big dogs here.The Lightning were certainly barking with a spread-out attack that also included goals from Nikita Nesterov and Brayden Point, while Valtteri Filppula set up two goals with no-look passes.Its a necessary approach for a team that will be missing its two-time NHL scoring champion, who is expected to be sidelined for four months after having surgery earlier in the day.We know the drill and its going to be up to certain guys to kind of fill it up, said Killorn, who also had an assist. Thats 40 goals a year, and weve got to kind of make up for it.Its a different story for Buffalo, which continues to struggle to overcome its growing number of injuries.The Sabres are winless in their past six (0-4-2), a stretch in which theyve managed just six goals.It must be a joke right now: If you score two goals against the Buffalo Sabres youre going to win the game, forward Evander Kane said. Weve got to end that.Buffalo is playing without two top-line forwards, Ryan OReilly (mid-section) and Jack Eichel (left ankle), and two regular defensemen, Zach Bogosian (knee) and Dmitry Kulikov (lower back).Except for defenseman Cody Franson scoring on the power play, the Sabres couldnt buy a goaal against Bishop.ddddddddddddThe most telling moment came a little over three minutes into the second period, when Bishop played the puck behind his own net and inexplicably sent a pass through the middle. The puck landed directly on the stick of Sabres forward Kyle Okposo, who snapped a shot at the wide-open net.Bishop, however, scrambled back and dived across the crease to glove the shot.Its a 1-0 game at that point and I just though he was completely out of it and wanted to make sure I settled it for a half second and shot it, Okposo said, before letting out a sigh. He made a heck of a save.Phew, said Bishop.I dove and I felt it hit my glove and I was kind of like, `Are you kidding me? Bishop said. Sometimes its good to be a little lucky, I guess.He was fortunate again in the second period when defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen slipped a shot through his legs only to have the puck dribble wide of the left post. Bishop did make several big stops on forward Sam Reinhart parked in front.Kucherovs goal with 18 seconds remaining in the second period proved to be a backbreaker for Buffalo. It allowed the Lightning to reclaim a two-goal lead after Franson had cut the margin seven minutes earlier.Killorn pounced on a turnover in Buffalos zone and fed Kucherov, who drove to left circle. Kucherov then snapped a shot that beat goalie Robin Lehner, who was screened by Tampa Bay forward Tyler Johnson.Game notesLightning LW Jonathan Drouin returned after missing seven games with an upper body injury. ... The Sabres Dan Bylsma became the NHLs 66th coach to reach 500 games. ... Franson became Buffalos first defenseman to score a goal this season. ... D Anton Stralman (upper body) missed his third straight game and is not expected to miss the final two games of Lightings five-game road trip.UP NEXTLightning: At Philadelphia on Saturday.Sabres: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday night. ' ' '