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Finala: Bruins 3, Sabres 1 - Bruins improve to 13-2-0
The Bruins will continue the 2022-23 season on Saturday evening with a matchup against the Sabres up in Buffalo. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.
WHO: Bruins (12-2-0) vs. Sabres (7-7-0)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: KeyBank Arena
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
PROJECTED LINEUPS
BOSTON
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Pavel Zacha
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- Craig Smith
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvy
Hampus Lindholm -- Connor Clifton
Jakub Zboril -- Brandon Carlo
Linus Ullmark
Keith Kinkaid
Scratched: Anton Stralman, A.J. Greer
Injured: Jeremy Swayman (lower body), Derek Forbort (hand)
BUFFALO
Skinner-Thompson-Tuch
Quinn-Cozens-Peterka
Krebs-Mittelstadt-Olofsson
Asplund-Girgensons-Hinostroza
Power-Dahlin
Bryson-Fitzgerald
Pilut-Lyubushkin
Anderson
PREGAME NOTES
The Bruins will look to earn their 10th win in their last 11 games on Saturday when they battle a slumping Sabres team up in Buffalo.
Following morning skate, Jim Montgomery said that he was “leaning toward” Keith Kinkaid in net for Saturday’s game. It will be the veteran goalie’s first start with the Bruins.
The Bruins can set the record for the best home start in franchise history on Sunday against Vancouver, but the first challenge of a back-to-back set comes at Buffalo, which has lost four in a row.
The Sabres have a young core to build around and certainly seem to be on the upswing, but the Bruins have been a source of misery for them for years now — with Boston boasting a 14-1-0 record in head-to-head games with Buffalo over the last three seasons.
While a young D corps anchored by Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power is poised to be a pillar of strength for Buffalo for years to come, Tage Thompson has been the Sabres’ breakout forward up front. In a 7-4 loss to Vegas earlier this week, Thompson became the first Sabres player to reach the 10-goal mark in 14 games or fewer since Thomas Vanek in 2012.
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