Boston Bruins Ready to Overpower Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden
On Thursday, the Buffalo Sabres (10-14-2, 22 points) will face the division-leading Boston Bruins (14-7-3, 37 points) at TD Garden. The Sabres enter the game having lost four
Game outlook
On Thursday, the Buffalo Sabres (10-14-2, 22 points) will face the division-leading Boston Bruins (14-7-3, 37 points) at TD Garden. The Sabres enter the game having lost four straight, most recently a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The Bruins come into the game riding the wave of a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday in which Brad Merchand scored a hat trick. Meanwhile, Buffalo is without LW Zemgus Girgensons, LW Jordan Greenway, RW Jack Quinn and RW Alex Tuch, while Boston is missing LW Milan Lucic.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Sabres +224 | Bruins -265
Spread: Sabres +1.5 (-118) | Bruins -1.5 (-2)
Total: Over/Under 6 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Boston will win straight-up is 73%.
Buffalo Sabres
Jeff Skinner leads them in goals (11), Casey Mittelstadt is the leader in assists (16), and Mittelstadt holds the most points with 22. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is the current goaltender, 6-5-1 with a 2.81 goals against average and .907 save percentage, but he is questionable for their next game. The Buffalo Sabres are near the bottom of the league for scoring and power play, however Casey Mittelstadt leads the team in assists and overall points. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is the team's goaltender, but he is questionable for their next game. Their current record is 10-14-2 and they are ranked 24th in power ranking.