Greece native Ryan Callahan scores for the Lightning in the 5-3 loss to Buffalo.
By Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Reinhart scored twice, Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and two assists, and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at KeyBank Center on Tuesday.
O’Reilly’s 18th goal of the season gave the Sabres a 4-2 lead at 3:41 of the third period when he put a rebound of a Kyle Okposo shot past Louis Domingue. O’Reilly’s goal was the game-winner after Lightning forward, and Greece native, Ryan Callahan made it 4-3 at 11:36.
O’Reilly also set up Reinhart’s goal at 1:16 of the second period and has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in his past 11 games. O’Reilly assisted on Reinhart’s empty-net goal with eight seconds remaining in the third that made it 5-3.
Scott Wilson and Nicholas Baptiste scored, and Chad Johnson made 26 saves for the Sabres (17-30-10), who have won three of their past four games.
The Lightning (38-16-3), who have lost two straight games and three of five (2-3-0), lead the Atlantic Division by one point ahead of the Boston Bruins.
Baptiste gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 6:25 of the first period when he received a pass from Zemgus Girgensons and put a shot past Domingue for his second goal.
Yanni Gourde made it 1-1 at 13:23 of the first period when he redirected a pass from Nikita Kucherov past Johnson for his 22nd goal.
Gourde has 13 points (8 goals, 5 assists) during a 7-game point streak.
After Reinhart made it 2-1, Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov made it 2-2 at 13:19 of the second when he picked up a loose puck after a turnover and bounced the puck off Johnson for his 19th goal.
Wilson gave the Sabres a 3-2 lead at 15:47 of the second when he tipped a shot by Casey Nelson past Domingue for his fourth goal.