Game Thread: Buffalo Sabres (10-14-2) at Boston Bruins (17-4-3) – 07 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM EST

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# Buffalo [](/r/sabres) Sabres (10-14-2) at Boston [](/r/bostonbruins) Bruins (17-4-3)

#TD Garden

##In-Game Updates

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##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|MSG-B, NESN, SNE, SNO, SNP|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020392) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020392/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020392/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020392/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jake DeBrusk|Pavel Zacha|David Pastrnak|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jeff Skinner|Casey Mittelstadt|Tage Thompson|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Brad Marchand|Charlie Coyle|Morgan Geekie|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zach Benson|Dylan Cozens|John Jason Peterka|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|James van Riemsdyk|Matthew Poitras|Trent Frederic|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Tyson Jost|Peyton Krebs|Kyle Okposo|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jakub Lauko|John Beecher|Oskar Steen|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ryan Johnson|Isak Rosen|Victor Olofsson|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Matt Grzelcyk|Charlie McAvoy|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|Mattias Samuelsson|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Hampus Lindholm|Brandon Carlo|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Owen Power|Henri Jokiharju|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Derek Forbort|Kevin Shattenkirk|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Connor Clifton|Erik Johnson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Linus Ullmark|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jeremy Swayman|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Eric Comrie|

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

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Milan Lucic|22 Oct 2023|Ankle|IR-LT|Not Specified|16 Dec 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Rasmus Dahlin|06 Dec 2023|Lower Body|DTD|Dahlin is battling a lower-body injury and is considered questionable for Thursday’s contest versus Boston, according to Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.|unknown|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|05 Dec 2023|Illness|DTD|Luukkonen (illness) will miss Thursday’s road game against the Boston Bruins, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.|09 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Alex Tuch|03 Dec 2023|Lower Body|IR|Tuch (lower body) will be out of action for seven-to-10 days, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|13 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jordan Greenway|02 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Greenway (upper body) is expected to miss seven-to-10 days, according to Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.|13 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Zemgus Girgensons|24 Nov 2023|Lower Body|IR|Girgensons (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.|13 Dec 2023|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Jack Quinn|21 Sep 2023|Achilles|IR-NR|Surgery|04 Jan 2024|

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

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|24|17|4|3|37|0.771|3.33|2.46|22.78|89.01|31.79|31.79|50.25|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|26|10|14|2|22|0.423|2.85|3.46|15.79|81.18|29.15|29.85|44.63|

[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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|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jeremy Swayman|13|13|9|1|2|2|2.08|0.932|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Linus Ullmark|12|11|8|3|1|0|2.65|0.918|
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|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen|13|11|6|5|1|1|2.81|0.907|
|[BUF](/r/sabres)|Devon Levi|9|8|3|4|1|0|3.73|0.876|

[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), [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)

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