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Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 2

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 14 (UPI) -- Vaclav Prospal had two goals and an assist and Dave Andreychuk took sole possession of 11th place on the NHL's all-time goal-scoring list Friday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a six-game road skid against the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-2 victory.

Coupled with Washington's loss to Los Angeles, the Lightning grabbed a one-point lead in the race for the division title with a game in hand.

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Prospal opened the scoring 6:23 into the contest and sealed the win with an empty-netter with 15 seconds to play as Tampa Bay won in Buffalo for the first time since March 11, 1999.

The Lightning's scoring leader, Prospal reached the 20-goal plateau for the second time in his career.

Andreychuk's power-play tally at 10:25 of the first was the former Sabre's 611th career goal, moving him past Hall-of-Famer Bobby Hull on the all-time list.

Brad Richards chipped in a goal and an assist to extend his points streak to six games.

Daniel Briere and Taylor Pyatt scored for the Sabres, who are winless in three straight (0-1-1-1).

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