Sabres 6, Bruins 4 - B's win streak snapped

The Bruins will continue their five-game road trip with another matchup against the Sabres on Friday night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Friday's game. 

WHO: Bruins (27-12-6) vs. Sabres (12-28-7)

WHEN: 7:00 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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A casual three-point night for Steven Kampfer.

Kevan Miller. 5-3 game.

Nick Ritchie makes it a 5-2 game.

Well, that was embarrassing. 5-1.

Jaroslav Halak taking over in net for Boston.

4-1 Buffalo. Wooof.

Third period is a go.

End Second: Sabres lead, 3-1.

Moving on to 4v4 hockey. Smith and Cozens head off.

B's are missing about 3 gears out here.

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Bruins make the kill.

Annnnnd back to the PK.

2-1 Buffalo.

Rask with a big save off of a bad change.

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B's starting to tilt the ice more in its favor this period.

Second period is a go.

No dice on the power play.

Now the Bruins get a look on the power play.

Tie game. Buffalo strikes quick on the power play.

Bruins head to the PK. Grzelcyk whistled for a trip.

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Game is underway.

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No Bergeron tonight. He took a puck off his foot last night.

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 — Kevan Miller
Jeremy Lauzon — Steven Kampfer

Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak

Scratched: Jarred Tinordi, Jakub Zboril, Anton Blidh, Karson Kuhlman, Jeremy Swayman, Connor Clifton
Injured:  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

Rasmus Dahlin – Henri Jokiharju
Mattias Samuelsson – Rasmus Ristolainen
Jacob Bryson – William Borgen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Dustin Tokarski

Scratched: Colin Miller, Cody Eakin, Matt Irwin
Injured: Linus Ullmark (lower body), Carter Hutton (lower body)

PREGAME NOTES:

The Bruins will be looking for a three-game sweep against the Sabres on Friday night — with two points putting Boston just one point behind both Pittsburgh and New York in the East Division standings.

Kevan Miller will return to the lineup and slot in for Connor Clifton, while Tuukka Rask will get the start in net. No other lineup changes for the Bruins, who are looking to secure their seventh straight win on Friday.

Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will make his NHL debut for the Sabres. The 22-year-old Finland native, who checks in at 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, posted a 7-5-2 record with a .888 save percentage and 3.60 goals against average in the AHL this season.