Final: Bruins 2, Sabres 0 - Rask shuts door

The Bruins will open their five-game road trip with a matchup against the Sabres on Tuesday night. Puck drop is set for 6:30 p.m. Follow along for updates from Tuesday's game. 

WHO: Bruins (25-12-6) vs. Sabres (12-26-7)

WHEN: 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: KeyBank Center

TV: NESN+

RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

LIVE COVERAGE:



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Now Lauzon heads off.

Could very well be looking at an empty net for Buffalo for the final 3:01.

And now Ritchie heads off.

B's make the kill.

McAvoy heads off for a hook.

No dice on the power play.

Third period is a go.

End Second: Bruins still lead, 2-0.

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Looks like Clifton will be credited for Boston's second goal.

Second period is a go.

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End First: Bruins lead, 1-0.

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What a stop from Rask. Sheesh.

Bruins make the kill.

DeBrusk off for a hook. Bruins to the PK.

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Not a great decision from Lauzon.

Puck is dropped.

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LINEUPS

BOSTON

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Nick Ritchie -- Charlie Coyle -- Jake DeBrusk
Sean Kuraly -- Curtis Lazar -- Chris Wagner

Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Connor Clifton
Jeremy Lauzon -- Jakub Zboril

Tuukka Rask
Jeremy Swayman

Scratched: Jarred Tinordi, Steven Kampfer, Anton Blidh, Karson Kuhlman, Jaroslav Halak
Injured: Kevan Miller (undisclosed), Brandon Carlo (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body)

BUFFALO

Jeff Skinner -- Sam Reinhart - Victor Olofsson
Rasmus Asplund -- Casey Mittelstadt -- Tage Thompson
Anders Bjork -- Dylan Cozens - Arttu Ruotsalainen
Tobias Rieder -- Riley Sheahan -- Drake Caggiula

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
Jacob Bryson -- Colin Miller

Dustin Tokarski
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Scratched: Cody Eakin, Matt Irwin
Injured: Linus Ullmark (lower body), Carter Hutton (lower body), William Borgen (forearm)

PREGAME NOTES

The Bruins will get some reinforcements on their blue line — as Matt Grzelcyk will return to game action after missing the last five games due to an upper-body injury. Jakub Zboril will also return to te lineup after missing his last game due to illness. Both Jarred Tinordi and Steven Kampfer will slot out of the lineup.

Tuukka Rask will get the start in net tonight and likely Friday against Buffalo. With Jaroslav Halak still working his way back from COVID, Jeremy Swayman could start Thursday.

The Sabres might be the cellar dwellers in the East this season, but they've actually managed to right the ship in some ways as of late — going 5-3-2 over their last 10 games.