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Game 15: Buffalo Sabres (10-14-2) at Boston Bruins (17-4-3)

Date: Thursday, December 7

Time: 7:00 pm

TV: NESN

Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

BUF +1.5

BOS -1.5

O/U 6

Buffalo Sabres Notes:

The Sabres are winning on 44.6 percent of their faceoffs, which is last in the NHL. Buffalo’s power play is 25th in the league, and the Sabres take just 29 shots per game, which is 26th.

Boston Bruins Notes:

The Bruins have won three in a row and average 3.33 goals per game, which is 10th in the league, and are the only team in the NHL to score at least two goals in every game this season. Boston has the third-best goals-against average in the league.

Buffalo Sabres Lineup:

Skinner-Mittelstadt-Thompson

Benson-Cozens-Peterka

Jost-Krebs-Okposo

R. Johnson-Rosen-Olofsson

Dahlin-Samuelsson

Power-Jokiharju

Clifton-E. Johnson

Levi

Comrie

Boston Bruins Lineup:

DeBrusk-Zacha-Pastrnak

Marchand-Coyle-Geekie

Van Riemsdyk-Poitras-Frederic

Lauko-Beecher-Steen

Grzelcyk-McAvoy

Lindholm-Carlo

Lohrei-Shattenkirk

Ullmark

Swayman

Players To Watch:

Buffalo Sabres – Jeff Skinner has a team-high 11 goals and JJ Peterka has 10. Casey Mittelstadt has collected 16 assists.

Boston Bruins – Brad Marchand has four goals in his last two games and is heating up for Boston. David Pastrnak is fourth in the NHL in points with 36.

Buffalo Sabres Injuries:

Jack Quinn (Lower Body), Zemgus Girgensons (Lower Body), Jordan Greenway (Upper Body), Alex Tuch (Undisclosed), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Illness), Rasmus Dahlin (Lower Body-Day to Day)

Boston Bruins Injuries:

Milan Lucic (Lower Body, Leave of Absence), Derek Forbort (Undisclosed)

Next game

BUF – December 9 vs Montreal

BOS – December 9 vs Arizona

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