STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - When the Buffalo Sabres look back on the 2019 NHL Global Series, they'll view it as an amazing experience to help grow the game of hockey, but also as a missed opportunity to gain some ground in the Atlantic Division standings.
Sam Reinhart, Victor Olofsson and Jack Eichel scored for Buffalo on Saturday, but the Sabres fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. Carter Hutton made 35 saves. The Lightning also won the first game of the series on Friday, meaning the Sabres are going home without any points on the trip.
"It was a great experience. It was very unique and a once-in-a-lifetime or whatever you want to call it, but we just lost four points to a divisional opponent so not too much of a success," Eichel said.
Sabres look to take lessons from Global Series back home after loss
Buffalo unable to come away with any points in two games against Lightning in Sweden
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