Eichel has 2 points, Sabres beat Lightning 4-1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Rookie Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Buffalo also got goals from Cody Franson, Marcus Foligno and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Sabres captured the final game of the season series after they were outscored 10-3 in three earlier losses to Tampa Bay.

Sabres goalie Chad Johnson made a full-out diving save across the crease to take a goal away from Nikita Kucherov in the second.

Steven Stamkos scored his eighth goal this season for the Lightning, who have lost seven of nine (2-6-1). The defending Eastern Conference champions, the NHL's top-scoring team last season, have 12 goals over the last nine games.

Eichel opened the scoring 5:57 into the first by beating Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had lost his stick, from the left circle during a power play. It was his first NHL road goal and sixth overall.

After Stamkos got a power-play goal 52 seconds into the second, Franson made it 2-1 at 1:40 with his first goal in 18 games off a pass from Eichel.

Vasilevskiy lost his stick twice during the second, but the Sabres were unable to capitalize.

Foligno stopped a 17-game goal drought at 5:24 of the third when his soft wrist shot from the top of the left circle eluded Vasilevskiy.

Ristolainen added an empty-net goal in the final minute.

Buffalo is 28-15-3 at Tampa Bay for its best road record against any opponent.

NOTES: Tampa Bay LW Ondrej Palat, hurt Saturday at Minnesota, is wearing a brace around his left ankle and will miss three to five weeks. ... Eichel has two goals and five points during a three-game point streak. ... Eichel drew a second-period hooking penalty in front of the Lightning net after a nifty rush that started in the Sabres' defensive zone. ... Buffalo D Carlos Colaiacovo returned after missing two games with an upper body injury. ... Sabres D Mike Weber didn't play due to a lower body injury.