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Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

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Buffalo hosts Boston after Byram's 2-goal showing

Boston Bruins (20-17-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (18-14-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

Sabres -149, Bruins +125; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Boston Bruins after Bowen Byram scored two goals in the Sabres' 3-2 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators.

Buffalo has a 6-2-2 record in Atlantic Division play and an 18-14-4 record overall. The Sabres have gone 8-3-2 in games they convert at least one power play.

Boston is 20-17-1 overall with a 7-7-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins have gone 17-7-1 in games they score three or more goals.

The teams square off Saturday for the third time this season. The Bruins won the last meeting 4-3 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tage Thompson has scored 18 goals with 14 assists for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin has three goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Morgan Geekie has 25 goals and 14 assists for the Bruins. Elias Lindholm has one goal and nine assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 7-3-0, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, four penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

Bruins: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 4.9 penalties and 15.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sabres: None listed.

Bruins: None listed.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 2-0

Statistics

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3.29 Goals Against Average 3.25
30.0 Shots Against per Game 29.7
79.2 Penalty Kill Percentage 84.5
30 Power Play Goals Against 16
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.16 Goals For per Game 3.03
27.2 Shots per Game 28.3
29 Power Play Goals 22
25.4 Power Play Percentage 20.2
1 Short Handed Goals 3
522 Penalty Minutes 341
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Kozak, C Out Dec 23
Conor Timmins, D Injured Reserve Dec 20
Colten Ellis, G Injured Reserve Dec 17
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Dec 17
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Aspirot, D Injured Reserve Dec 23
Henri Jokiharju, D Injured Reserve Nov 29
Matej Blumel, RW Injured Reserve Nov 28

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 22 13 47 3
Montreal 20 12 45 5
Tampa Bay 20 13 43 3
Florida 20 14 42 2
Ottawa 18 13 41 5
Boston 20 17 41 1
Buffalo 18 14 40 4
Toronto 16 15 37 5
Full Standings
Bruins Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs UTA W 4-1
vs EDM L 3-1
vs VAN L 5-4 SO
vs OTT L 6-2
vs MTL L 6-2
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ SEA W 3-1
vs PHI W 5-3
vs NYI W 3-2 SO
@ NJ W 3-1
@ OTT W 3-2 OT