GDT: Game 39: Bruins @ Sabres - 12/29 7pm ET (MSG-B, WGR 550)

Dreakon13

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Game Preview: 12/29/18 vs. Boston


LAST GAME
Thursday, December 27
Buffalo 1 at St. Louis 4
Goals: Eichel
Goalie: Hutton (28 saves/32 shots)
PP: 1/2; PK: 1/1; Shots: St. Louis 32 – Buffalo 31

CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 151)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 38 games
Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 9 games
Nathan Beaulieu (upper body, Dec. 16) – 5 games
Jason Pominville (undisclosed, Dec. 21; injured reserve) – 3 games

TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A

UPCOMING GAMES
Monday, Dec. 31: NY Islanders at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 5: Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8: New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11: Buffalo at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

TONIGHT’S GAME
BRUINS at SABRES

  • This is the third of four meetings between the Sabres and Bruins this season.
  • Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Boston 4-2 in Boston on Dec. 16
  • Next meeting: Saturday, Jan. 5 in Boston
  • The Sabres are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games vs. the Bruins; 2-6-2 at home.
  • This is the 292nd game all-time between Buffalo and Boston; Buffalo has a 125-122-44 series record.
  • The Sabres are 74-50-23 at home against the Bruins all-time.
THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY
  • The Sabres are 8-11-4 all-time on December 29.
  • December 29, 1983: Real Cloutier scores three times in a span of 5:21 in the second period to kick-start the Sabres’ offense in an 8-5 win vs. Quebec.
  • December 29, 2017: Jake McCabe records an assist in his 200th NHL game, a 4-3 overtime win at New Jersey.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
  • The Sabres are 7-4-2 against the Atlantic Division this season, including a 4-2-1 record at home.
  • Rasmus Ristolainen enters tonight’s game on a season-best, four-game point streak (1+3) and is looking to stretch the streak to five games for the first time since January 2018.
  • Linus Ullmark stopped 35 of 37 shots (.946) to post a win in his only previous meeting with Boston when these teams met on Dec. 16.
  • Rasmus Dahlin has two assists in two meetings with the Bruins this season.
  • Jack Eichel has totaled 11 points (5+6) in 12 career games against Boston, including two of his five career games with four or more points.
  • Sam Reinhart has posted six assists in six games against the Bruins since the beginning of last season.

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Image Source: BostonHerald.com
 

Burgmania

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If you've got tickets for tonight's Sabres game, consider coming early - it's a doubleheader at KeyBank Center and your Sabres ticket is good for both games!

The Buffalo Beauts take on the Minnesota Whitecaps at 2 PM in National Women's Hockey League action!
 

BuffaloGooner

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Just win. We need a bounce back from Thursday’s debacle. 2 points against a strong division opponent breathing down our neck will help me sleep comfortably tonight
 

Vito_81

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Montreal plays Tampa

Islanders play Toronto

Need to win this game tonight to get back some space on those two.

Scoreboard watching begins
 

HaNotsri

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The first line needs to produce at least three goals tonight, not getting any help from our bottom nine sludge gang.
 

Chainshot

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The first line needs to produce at least three goals tonight, not getting any help from our bottom nine sludge gang.

I'm curious if Phil is willing to let another line take on Bergeron's or if he's still going to let Jack's line get dictated to on home ice.
 
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Ace

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Pilut is sitting.

Fire Housley. Today. It’s that brutal a decision.
 

Ace

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Big divisional game. Opponent walks in wounded. Let’s shoot ourselves in the foot...to make it more fair.
 

Dubi Doo

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Another extended losing streak, and things will get really crowded around the WC. These are must wins from here on out unless we gain some separation.

Oh, and Scandella in over Pilut? I missed most of the last game, was Pilut really that bad? Or is it a case of the Housleys?
 

oldgoalie

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what's going on with the Wedgewood call up?

WTF. why is Pilut out of the line up?
 

HappySabresFan

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I don't understand the logic behind putting an inferior version of a team fourth when all it would take is some simple moves to possibly solve a major weakness. It's like the staff thinks its 2014-15 again and Remi Ellie has to stay in the line up to be our tank commander.
 

GellMann

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Scandella will get the entirety of the next two seasons without missing a game, despite my increasing suspicions that his status as our worst defender and not playing capable as a legit top six outside of some decent PK work will continue that whole time.
 

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