Sabres use early 3-goal flurry to beat LightningSource: AP ‘Tyler Myers, Jochen Hecht and Clarke MacArthur scored in the first 2:11 of the game and the Buffalo Sabres held on for a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.’ Related posts: Briere nets first career hat trick to lift Sabres past Lightning Sabres Strike Early, Rout Canadiens 6-2 Sabres Stage 3rd Period Comeback; Beat Stars 5-4 In Shootout Sabres outgun Lightning with scoring flurry Lightning building with early picks