Sabres pile up goals early, cruise past Lightning

Josh Norris scored twice as Buffalo found the net four times in the first period, and the Sabres easily won their third straight outing since the Winter Olympics break in a 6-2 rout of the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

The visitors' victory pushed their road point streak to a season-best nine games (8-0-1). The Sabres play six of the next seven contests on home ice.

Rasmus Dahlin hit the net and had two assists, while Zach Metsa had a goal and a helper. Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch also scored...