OTP - Sabres Suffering From Defensive Gaffes And Lack Of Discipline 12/21/24 – 7:00 pm EST at TD Garden, Boston, Mass Record Buffalo – 11-18-4 | 26 points – 8th place in the Atlantic Division Boston – 17-13-4 | 38 points – 4th place in the Atlantic Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play – 13.5% (30th) Penalty Kill – 77.1% (23rd) Boston Power Play – 12.7% (31st) Penalty Kill – 77.9% (21st) Top Scorers Buffalo Tage Thompson: 28 GP, 16 G, 9 A, 25 PTS Alex Tuch: 33 GP, 9 G, 16 A, 25 PTS JJ Peterka: 31 GP, 9 G, 14 A, 23 PTS Boston David Pastrnak: 34 GP, 12 G, 21 A, 33 PTS Brad Marchand: 34 GP, 13 G, 13 A, 26 PTS Elias Lindholm: 34 GP, 5 G, 12 A, 17 PTS Starting Goalies Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (8-11-3, 3.12 GAA, .892 save %) Boston – Jeremy Swayman (11-10-3, 3.13 GAA, .887 save %) Line Combinations and Pairings (projected) Buffalo Forwards Jason Zucker – Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch JJ Peterka - Dylan Cozens - Jack Quinn Peyton Krebs - Jiri Kulich - Zach Benson Beck Malenstyn - Ryan McLeod - Sam Lafferty Ex. Nicolas Aube-Kubel Defense Rasmus Dahlin - Bowen Byram Mattias Samuelsson - Owen Power Dennis Gilbert - Connor Clifton Ex. Jacob Bryson, Henri Jokiharju Goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen James Reimer Injuries Jordan Greenway (out-middle body) Notes Buffalo’s 128 victories over Boston all-time are the second-most against any single team in franchise history. The Sabres have only defeated the Montreal Canadiens (136) more times than they have beaten the Bruins. The Sabres have defeated the Bruins in two of their last three road contests in Boston. Owen Power has notched at least one point in back-to-back games (1+2). Power would record his fourth-point streak of three or more games this season with a point in tonight’s game. In his last five games, JJ Peterka has recorded six points (1+5), including at least one in each of his last three games. A point in tonight’s game would give Peterka the seventh point streak of four or more games in his career. Peterka has recorded one point in back-to-back road contests in Boston (1+1). Dylan Cozens has recorded one point in back-to-back games (1+1). Alex Tuch has registered six points (3+3) in his last three road games against the Bruins. In his last three road games against the Bruins, Dylan Cozens has posted three points (1+2). In 27 career games against Boston, James Reimer has registered a .925 save percentage and a 2.59 goals-against average. Reimer possesses a save percentage of .918 and a goals-against average of 2.89 in 14 road appearances against the Bruins. Bowen Byram is expected to play against Boston for the first time in his career tonight. Boston is the only active team that Byram has not yet faced in his career. Follow Michael on X, Instagram, and Bluesky @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo]
