Game Night | Sabres vs. Bruins

Buffalo Sabres (14-17-4) vs. Boston Bruins (19-7-6)

Thursday, Dec. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

The Sabres return from their three-day holiday break to host the Boston Bruins. Buffalo entered the break having earned points in consecutive games, a 9-3 win at home over Toronto followed by a 4-3 overtime loss on the road to the New York Rangers.

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

TV: TNT

Radio: WGR 550

LAST TIME OUT

Buffalo

Dec. 23: Rangers 4, Sabres 3 (OT)

Goal scorers: Rasmus Dahlin, Jack Quinn, Casey Mittelstadt

Goaltending: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (L, 29/33)

Boston

Dec. 23: Wild 3, Bruins 2

Goal scorers: David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie

Goaltending: Linus Ullmark (L, 32/25)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Buffalo

• Rasmus Dahlin entered the holiday break having scored goals in three consecutive games. The longest stretch of his career is five games, which he set at the beginning of last season.
• Jack Quinn has scored two goals in three games since making his season debut on Dec. 19. Quinn missed the start of this season after undergoing offseason surgery to repair an injured Achilles tendon.

Boston

• Forward David Pastrnak ranks fourth in the NHL with 20 goals and is tied for fifth with 44 points.
• Boston owns the NHL's third-ranked penalty kill at 85.8 percent. That unit is led by defenseman Brandon Carlo, who ranks fifth in the league in shorthanded ice time (114:22).

THE ROAD AHEAD

Saturday, Dec. 30: Buffalo vs. Columbus, 5 p.m. (WinterFest) | Tickets

Sunday, Dec. 31: Buffalo at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 4: Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.