In the last few minutes, the NHL issued an official statement confirming the cancellation of the Friday, December 23 game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Sabres in Buffalo.
The game will be rescheduled for March 4.
We have also just learned that another game is affected by this announcement, the one on March 4th.
This game has been moved up to January 9 (Philadelphia Flyers vs. Sabres in Buffalo)
The information was first reported by the excellent Frank Seravalli.