At the Rink: Sabres at Lightning

TAMPA -- When the NHL Trade Deadline passed on Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightning were a little deeper and stronger on defense and the Buffalo Sabres had continued their youth movement.

Each team will look a little different when they play at Amalie Arena on Tuesday.

The Lightning (38-20-6) welcome defenseman Braydon Coburn to the lineup after acquiring him in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers. Coburn, 30, will bring additional size and playoff experience to Tampa Bay.

"It's a different feeling with a new group and new coaches," Coburn said. "I think as hockey players we get into a bit of a routine, but I'll adjust to a quickly. This is a fast group with a lot of skill and I'm eager to see how I fit in."

Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said the team is excited to add Coburn to the roster.

"We want to win and he's a tough, veteran guy that knows how to play in all situations," Stamkos said. "Obviously it's tough to see a teammate like [Radko] Gudas go, but we want to win and [Coburn's] a solid defender and a physical guy. He's someone that's going to help us now and in the playoffs."

Buffalo (19-39-5) was busy Monday, trading veteran forwards Matt Flynn, Chris Stewart and Torrey Mitchell and goaltender Michal Neuvirth. The Sabres will fill the roster gaps with call-ups from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and former Lightning goalie Anders Lindback, who was acquired in a trade with Dallas last month.

"A lot of young guys are going to get the opportunities they've wanted for a long time," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "Guys that have always wanted to play in the NHL, here's your chance."

Lindback is 2-8-0 in his 10 appearances this season with a 3.71 goals-against average and .875 save percentage.

He appeared in all four games for the Lightning in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs after an injury sidelined starting goaltender Ben Bishop. He gave up 14 goals against the Montreal Canadiens as the Lightning were eliminated in a sweep.

"He's going to get a shot to play," Nolan said. "And he can make somebody eat crowd for thinking he can't play."

Bishop was hit in the midsection with a puck during the Lightning's morning skate and spent time with a trainer. Andrei Vasilevskiy will get the start.

The Lightning are 3-0-1 against the Sabres this season.

Here are the projected lineups:

SABRES

Matt Moulson - Philip Varone - Tyler Ennis

Marcus Foligno - Johan Larsson - Brian Gionta

Nicolas Deslauriers - Tim Schaller - Cody Hodgson

Jerry D'Amigo - Matt Ellis - Zac Dalpe

Andre Benoit - Zach Bogosian

Mike Weber - Rasmus Ristolainen

Andrej Meszaros - Nikita Zadorov

Anders Lindback

Chad Johnson

Scratched: Tyson Strachan, Mikhail Grigorenko, Mark Pysyk

Injured: Josh Gorges (lower body), Cody McCormick (blood clot), Zemgus Girgensons (foot)

LIGHTNING

Alex Killorn - Steven Stamkos - Ryan Callahan

Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Nikita Kucherov

Cedric Paquette - Valtteri Filppula - Jonathan Drouin

Brenden Morrow - Brian Boyle - J.T. Brown

Anton Stralman - Victor Hedman

Braydon Coburn - Jason Garrison

Andrej Sustr - Mark Barberio

Andrei Vasilevskiy

Ben Bishop

Scratched: Nikita Nesterov

Injured: Matthew Carle (abdominal surgery)

Status report: The Sabres called up D'Amigo, Schaller and Grigorenko from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. … Carle is aiming for a return to the lineup next week.

Who's hot: Johnson has two goals and three assists in the past three games. … Meszaros has scored goals in the past two games.