BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins] (1-2) get their chance to even the series against the Buffalo Sabres [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres] (2-1) Sunday afternoon inside TD Garden. After a long two days off, the Bruins get set to host the Sabres, in a massive game in this opening round best-of-seven. The Bruins have lost four consecutive home playoff games, with their last victory being a Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs] in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins lost three straight (Games 3, 4, and 6) against the Florida Panthers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers] before dropping Game 3 against the Sabres on Thursday. Bruins Coach Marco Sturm has made two lineup changes, with Mason Lohrei and James Hagens becoming healthy scratches [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins/latest-news/bruins-make-two-shocking-lineup-changes-for-game-4], while Lukas Reichel and Jordan Harris return to the lineup. There is an undisclosed defenseman with a lingering injury considered a game-time decision (rumored to be Nikita Zadorov), but no changes come of it. Jeremy Swayman starts for Boston, while Alex Lyon gets the net for Buffalo. Full Bruins Lineup: Forwards: Morgan Geekie - Elias Lindholm - David Pastrnak Casey Mittelstadt - Pavel Zacha - Viktor Arvidsson Lukas Reichel - Fraser Minten - Marat Khusnutdinov Tanner Jeannot - Sean Kuraly - Mark Kastelic Defense & Starting Goalie: Jonathan Aspirot - Charlie McAvoy Hampus Lindholm - Jordan Harris Nikita Zadorov - Andrew Peeke Jeremy Swayman
