Lightning's John Carlson: Erupts for career-best five points in rout

John Carlson recorded a career-best five points as the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Wednesday. The defenseman scored a power-play goal and added four assists, including three on Nikita Kucherov’s third-period goals. Carlson gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead late in the first period and has six goals and 15 points in 18 games in his first season with the team.