Game Thread: Boston Bruins (19-7-6) at Buffalo Sabres (14-17-4) – 27 Dec 2023 – 7:30PM EST

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# Boston [](/r/bostonbruins) Bruins (19-7-6) at Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (14-17-4)

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##In-Game Updates

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:30PM|5:30PM|6:30PM|7:30PM|8:30PM|12:30AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|TNT, MAX|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020532) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020532/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020532/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020532/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Tage Thompson|Alex Tuch|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Danton Heinen|Pavel Zacha|David Pastrnak|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|JJ Peterka|Dylan Cozens|Jack Quinn|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Brad Marchand|Charlie Coyle|Jake DeBrusk|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|Casey Mittelstadt|Zach Benson|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|James van Riemsdyk|Morgan Geekie|Trent Frederic|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Victor Olofsson|Peyton Krebs|Kyle Okposo|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jakub Lauko|John Beecher|Oskar Steen|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Hampus Lindholm|Charlie McAvoy|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Connor Clifton|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Mason Lohrei|Brandon Carlo|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Erik Johnson|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Parker Wotherspoon|Ian Mitchell|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jeremy Swayman|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Linus Ullmark|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/buffalo-sabres/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/boston-bruins/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|24 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Girgensons (lower body) may still be available before the upcoming Christmas break, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Tuesday.|unknown|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Matt Grzelcyk|21 Dec 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Grzelcyk (upper body) will not play against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, according to Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald.|unknown|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Derek Forbort|07 Dec 2023|Undisclosed|IR-LT|The Bruins put Forbort (undisclosed) on long-term injured reserve Thursday, per Conor Ryan of Boston.com.|02 Jan 2024|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Milan Lucic|22 Oct 2023|Ankle|IR-LT|Not Specified|02 Jan 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/boston-bruins/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|35|14|17|4|32|0.457|3.03|3.43|14.14|80.18|30.20|29.77|45.92|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|32|19|7|6|44|0.688|3.06|2.66|24.49|85.83|31.03|32.34|50.29|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

## Goalie Breakdown

||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|17|14|6|8|2|1|3.21|0.892|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|15|14|7|4|2|0|3.25|0.892|
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|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Linus Ullmark|17|16|10|5|2|0|2.87|0.914|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jeremy Swayman|16|16|9|2|4|2|2.25|0.928|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=7 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=6 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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