Bruins vs Sabres Preview: Eyes on Stewart

Just the Facts:

Game Time: 7:00 PM, TD Garden.

TV Broadcast: NESN, MSGB.

Radio Broadcast: 98.5 The Sports Hub

Rival SB Nation Site: Die By The Blade

Season Record: Bruins: 16-14-3, 6 in Atlantic Division | Sabres: 13-17-2, 8 in Atlantic Division

Sabres Lines:

Matt Moulson - Zemgus Girgensons - Tyler Ennis

Marcus Foligno - Brian Flynn - Brian Gionta

Cody Hodgson - Mikhail Grigorenko - Chris Stewart

Nicolas Deslauriers - Patrick Kaleta - Drew Stafford

Defensive Pairings:

Josh Gorges - Tyler Myers

Nikita Zadorov - Rasmus Ristolainen

Andrej Meszaros - Andre Benoit

Goalies: Jhonas Enroth, Michal Neuvirth

IR: Mark Pysyk, Matt Hackett, Jake McCabe, Mike Weber, Torrey Mitchell, Tyson Strachan

Bruins Lines:

Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Seth Griffith

Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Reilly Smith

Chris Kelly - Carl Soderberg - Loui Eriksson

Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Craig Cunningham

Defensive Pairings:

Zdeno Chara - Dougie Hamilton

Dennis Seidenberg - Zach Trotman

Torey Krug - Kevan Miller

Goalies: Tuukka Rask, Niklas Svedberg

IR: Adam McQuaid

Game Notes:

• According to Amalie Benjamin, Loui Eriksson might see some time on the first line. It is a risk to break up the charismatic duo of Eriksson and Carl Soderberg but it's worth a try.
• Guys, we need to talk about it. We need to talk about the power play. Right now, Boston has the worst PPO in the entire league at 77. At least the opportunity-to-goal ratio isn't the worst, but the opportunities still aren't there.
• The Bruins need to focus on the fundamentals. Lately the little things have been turning close games into losses.

NEVER FORGET:

Sveddy was great in this 3-2 OT win.

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