In New England NESN - Jack and Andy
Rest of USA NBCSN John Forslund (play-by-play) and Brian Boucher
IN CANADA
Tonight's Officials
Referees Jake Brenk (26) was 42, Francis Charron (6)
Linesmen Shandor Alphonso (52), Derek Amell (75)
Ntl. Anthem
Eric Van Houten (USA) / Kevin Kennedy (Canada)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Sabres tonight for the second of four games between these teams .The Bruins are 16-10-5 this season and are 6-5-2 on the road thus far … They are 2-1-2 against Atlantic Division foes and 7-4-4 against the Eastern Conference.
The Bruins are playing game 7 tonight of a stretch in which they play 8 of 10 games on home ice (4-1-1 so far) … They will next return home for 3 games, hosting Winnipeg on 12/21, Detroit on 12/23 and Ottawa on 12/27.
They are playing their 4th & 5th of 16 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights and they enter this series having gone 2-2-1 in game 1s, 2-1-1 in game 2s and 1-1-1 in game 3s this season.
They are concluding their 5th of 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-1-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
BOSTON vs BUFFALO, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Sabres are meeting for the 287th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 135-110-29-12 record and a 923-907 scoring edge in those contests.
The Bruins are 79-44-14-5 in 142 games played between the teams in Boston, with a 507-413 scoring edge.
The Bruins are 12-1-3 in their last 16 games overall vs. the Sabres, including a 5-4 overtime loss in Boston on 10/21 in the 1st game of this season’s series as Buffalo overcame a 3-goal deficit to win the game in OT … They are 8-2-3 in their last 13 home games vs. the Sabres.
WAYBACK MACHINE
MILESTONES APPROACHING
Brad Marchand is three assists shy of the 200 NHL/Bruins assists
Torey Krug is five points short of his 200th NHL/Bruins point.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2017-18: 133)
Adam McQuaid – Broken right fibula , missed last 25 games
Peter Cehlarik – Lower body, missed last 10 games
David Krejci – Upper body, missed 1 game