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Game Preview: 12/16/18 at Boston
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LAST GAME
Saturday, December 15
Buffalo 3 at Washington 4 (SO)
Goals: Eichel (2), Dahlin
Goalie: Hutton (35 saves/38 shots)
PP: 2/3; PK: 4/4; Shots: Washington 38 – Buffalo 28
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 129)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 33 games
Jake McCabe (upper body, Nov. 29; injured reserve) – 7 games
Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 4 games
Lawrence Pilut (lower body, Dec. 15) – 1 game
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
12/12: Assigned D Matt Hunwick to Rochester (AHL) on a conditioning loan
12/15: Recalled D Matt Hunwick from his conditioning loan in Rochester (AHL); Activated D Marco Scandella from IR
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Dec. 18: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22: Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 27: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29: Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES at BRUINS
Source: SabresDigitalPressBox.com
LAST GAME
Saturday, December 15
Buffalo 3 at Washington 4 (SO)
Goals: Eichel (2), Dahlin
Goalie: Hutton (35 saves/38 shots)
PP: 2/3; PK: 4/4; Shots: Washington 38 – Buffalo 28
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 129)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
Scott Wilson (ankle, Oct. 4; injured reserve) – 33 games
Jake McCabe (upper body, Nov. 29; injured reserve) – 7 games
Casey Nelson (upper body, Dec. 8; injured reserve) – 4 games
Lawrence Pilut (lower body, Dec. 15) – 1 game
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
12/12: Assigned D Matt Hunwick to Rochester (AHL) on a conditioning loan
12/15: Recalled D Matt Hunwick from his conditioning loan in Rochester (AHL); Activated D Marco Scandella from IR
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Dec. 18: Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21: Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 22: Anaheim at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 27: Buffalo at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29: Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
TONIGHT’S GAME
SABRES at BRUINS
- This is the second of four meetings between the Sabres and Bruins this season.
- Last meeting: Boston defeated Buffalo 4-1 in Buffalo on Oct. 4
- Next meeting: Saturday, Dec. 29 in Buffalo
- The Sabres are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Bruins; 4-4-2 at home.
- This is the 291st game all-time between Buffalo and Boston; Buffalo has a 124-122-44 series record.
- The Sabres are 50-72-21 on the road against the Bruins all-time.
- The Sabres are 9-11-1 all-time on December 16.
- December 16, 1976: Rick Martin scores three times in the second period to record his 18th hat trick as a member of the Sabres in a 7-2 Buffalo win against the New York Rangers.
- December 16, 2011: Drew Stafford scores his 100th NHL goal in a 5-4 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- With wins in their last two visits to Boston, the Sabres are looking to win three straight road games against the Bruins for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
- The Sabres are 6-3-2 against the Atlantic Division this season.
- Jack Eichel enters tonight’s contest on a five-game point streak (7+2).
- Jeff Skinner has points in five straight games (2+3) for the third time this season. He will look to extend his point streak to six games for the first time since he tallied points in seven straight from March 16 to 27, 2017.
- Kyle Okposo has 25 points (7+18) in 32 career games against Boston, including 16 points (6+10) in the last 17 matchups.