BUFFALO –– The Boston Bruins are proper again at it.
After falling 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday at TD Garden, the B’s will skate within the second sport of a back-to-back on Wednesday at KeyBank Center in opposition to the Buffalo Sabres. The 7:30 p.m. puck drop marks the fourth and closing time the groups will meet this common season; Boston has received two of the three earlier video games in opposition to Buffalo.
“The good thing is, we had to move on really quickly. I think that’s a good thing, playing tonight against the hottest team in the league. I see it as a good thing,” head coach Marco Sturm mentioned.
The Sabres sit atop the Atlantic Division with 95 factors. The Bruins are at present within the first wild-card spot within the Eastern Conference with 86 factors.
“It’s a great opportunity, it’s a great challenge. We want to be in the mix – here’s our chance. I see it as a good thing, and that’s what I told the guys this morning. We should be excited for these kinds of moments right now,” Sturm mentioned. “How I know my team, they are going to try everything they possibly can to have a good night tonight and move forward.”
Wait, There’s More
- Joonas Korpisalo will begin in internet for Boston. The goaltender final performed on March 16 in opposition to the New Jersey Devils and made 30 saves. Korpisalo has a 3.30 targets in opposition to common and a .891 save proportion by 26 video games.
- Casey Mittelstadt was a first-round choose for Buffalo within the 2017 NHL Draft. The 27-year-old ahead spent seven seasons with the Sabres earlier than getting traded to Colorado and ultimately touchdown in Boston. Mittelstadt has 36 factors (13 targets, 23 assists) this 12 months with the B’s whereas on the second line with Pavel Zacha and Viktor Arvidsson.
- Nikita Zadorov was additionally a first-round choose for the Sabres within the 2013 NHL Draft; the defenseman was with the group from 2013 to 2015. Zadorov has 19 factors (two targets, 17 assists) this season. He is projected to skate on the third pair with Andrew Peeke, who’s reentering the lineup on Wednesday in Buffalo.
Opposing View
- The Sabres most just lately fell 6-5 in extra time to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday at Honda Center. Alex Tuch, Josh Doan, Jack Quinn, Owen Power and Zach Benson scored within the loss, and netminder Alex Lyon made 27 saves. Buffalo has received 4 of its final 5 video games coming into Wednesday.
- Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 72 factors (36 targets, 36 assists) by 71 video games this season. The 28-year-old ahead has been centering the primary line between Tuch and Peyton Krebs. Thompson can be on the primary power-play unit and has 5 targets on the person benefit.
- Buffalo’s penalty kill ranks sixth within the league at 81.9%. Rasmus Dahlin – who leads all Sabres defensemen in factors – is on the PK. His 24:23 of ice time per night time is probably the most on the group, and he has 65 factors (15 targets, 50 assists) by 67 video games. Dahlin has been on the primary pair with Mattias Samuelsson, who’s a game-time resolution.
