Bruins Benders Podcast Bruins Game Day Preview
Game 15: Boston Bruins (11-1-2-) at Buffalo (7-7-1)
Date: Tuesday, November 14
Time: 7:00 pm
TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
BOS -1.5
BUF +1.5
O/U 6.5
Bruins Notes:
Bruins are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal on Saturday night. Head Coach Jim Montgomery felt the team was tired and prepared a harder practice to give the team a “jolt.” The Bruins have scored 11 fewer goals than they did at this point last season (14 games).
Sabres Notes:
The Sabres are without forward Alex Tuch, who is out with an injury. Buffalo is 18th in the league in both goals scored and goals against. The last two losses to the Bruins have been by scores of 7-1 and 7-0 last season.
Boston Bruins Lineup:
Marchand-Zacha-Pastrnak
Van Riemsdyk-Coyle-Frederic
Heinen-Poitras-DeBrusk
Lauko-Beecher-Steen
Lohrei-McAvoy
Lindholm-Carlo
Forbort-Shattenkirk
Ullmark
Swayman
Buffalo Sabres Lineup:
Skinner-Thompson-Cozens
Greenway-Mittelstadt-Peterka
Girgensons-Jost-Okposo
Olofsson-Krebs-Rousek
Dahlin-Samuelsson
Power-Jokiharju
Clifton-Johnson
Levi
Luukkonen
Players To Watch:
BOS – The Bruins need more from Jake DeBrusk, who has one goal and four assists in 13 games. DeBrusk hit the post in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal. The last time Boston played Buffalo was on March 19, 2023, a 7-0 Boston win. DeBrusk scored a goal in that game.
BUF – Tage Thompson has two goals in 21 career games versus Boston. This season, the center has six goals and six assists in 15 games and is scoreless in his last three games.
Next game
BOS – November 18 vs Montreal
BUF – November 17 at Winnipeg
