Final: Bruins 6, Sabres 2 - B's take care of business

The Bruins will close out their brief two-game set at home with a matinee matchup against the Sabres on Saturday. Puck drop is set for 1:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game. 

WHO: Bruins (29-14-6) vs. Sabres (13-31-7)

WHEN: 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: TD Garden

TV: NESN

RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

LIVE COVERAGE:



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5-2 game.

Smith gets another. 5-1 game.

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No dice on the power play.

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Third period is a go. Boston will have 1:10 on the power play.

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End Second: Bruins lead, 3-1.

Bruins back on the power play with 50.3 seconds left in the second.

Bruins kill the penalty.

Bruins to the PK for the first time today. Kuraly off for a slash.

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3-1 Bruins. Bergeron.

DeBrusk rings one off the iron.

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Second period is a go.

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Back to 5v5 play. A bad power play.

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Coyle draws another penalty.

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Puck is dropped.

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LINEUPS

BOSTON

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Trent Frederic -- Sean Kuraly -- Charlie Coyle
Nick Ritchie/Jake DeBrusk -- Curtis Lazar -- Karson Kuhlman

Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Kevan Miller
Jeremy Lauzon -- Connor Clifton

Jeremy Swayman
Jaroslav Halak

Scratched: Jake DeBrusk, Steven Kampfer, Jakub Zboril, Anton Blidh, Jarred Tinordi, Tuukka Rask
Injured: Brandon Carlo (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body), Chris Wagner (undisclosed)

BUFFALO

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

Mattias Samuelsson -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Rasmus Dahlin -- Henri Jokiharju
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

Jeremy Swayman will get the start in net once again as Boston looks for its seventh win in what stands as the B's eighth and final meeting with Buffalo this season. Mike Reilly is dealing with a nagging injury and did not practice Friday, but Bruce Cassidy expects the defenseman to play this afternoon. Chris Wagner also didn't practice on Friday, with Cassidy adding that the fourth-liner will probably not be cleared to play.

Brandon Carlo practiced once again on Friday, but won't be cleared to play until at least Monday or Tuesday at the Devils. "Which game, I don't know," Cassidy said of Carlo's availability in New Jersey. "My guess is the trainers will not want to play him in back-to-backs to start. That seems to be the way…guys coming off injuries, not to rush them back, give them a day to heal. I don't know if he'll play the front end or the back end, that might depend on how our health is going into Jersey. But that's the goal right now."