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The Boston Bruins (1-2) are on home ice again for Game 4 against the Buffalo Sabres (2-1). They fell in Game 3 and have not won a home playoff game since Game 7 vs. Toronto (May 4, 2024).
At practice on Friday, Marco Sturm experimented with some lineup changes. He said that James Hagens did not make mistakes that put him out of the lineup, but they are opting for Lukas Reichel for speed.
Jordan Harris took Mason Lohrei’s spot alongside Hampus Lindholm as well. Sturm said that there were gametime decisions to be made due to injuries, but later said Lohrei is “fine.”
The Sabres rolled out their same lines at practice yesterday, according to The Athletic’s Matthew Fairburn.
The Sabres moved Noah Ostlund to their top power play unit yesterday, hoping to give a spark to a dull unit. The Sabres have not scored a power-play goal in April, going 0-for-36 (0-for-14 this series). They hit over 60 power-play minutes without scoring a goal during Game 3.
The Sabres have outscored the Bruins this series, 9-8. In the third period alone, the Sabres have outscored the Bruins 8-3.
Bruins Morning Skate Notes
The Bruins will not have a morning skate. Marco Sturm will meet with the media approx. 90 minutes before puck drop to confirm lineup changes and the starting goaltender.
Expected Bruins Lines
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
Defensemen
Jonathan Aspirot – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Jordan Harris
Nikita Zadorov – Andrew Peeke
Source: Saturday practice
Starting Goalie
Jeremy Swayman (1-2, 2.38 GAA, .931 SV%)
Source: Unconfirmed
Expected Sabres Lines
Forwards
Peyton Krebs – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod – Jack Quinn
Zach Benson – Noah Ostlund – Josh Doan
Jordan Greenway – Tyson Kozak – Beck Malenstyn
Defensemen
Rasmus Dahlin – Mattias Samuelsson
Owen Power – Bowen Byram
Logan Stanley – Conor Timmins
Source: Last game
Starting Goalie
Alex Lyon (1-0, 0.81 GAA, .969 SV%)
Source: Unconfirmed
Special Teams
Bruins
Regular Season
- Power play: 23.4% (9th)
- Penalty kill: 77.0% (24th)
Playoffs
- Power play: 16.7% (T-8th)
- Penalty kill: 100% (T-1st)
Sabres
Regular Season
- Power play: 19.5% (21st)
- Penalty kill: 81.9% (4th)
Playoffs
- Power play: 0% (T-15th)
- Penalty kill: 83.3% (T-8th)
Season Series
Saturday, October 11: @ BOS – BOS wins 3-1
Thursday, October 30: @ BOS – BOS wins 4-3 (OT)
Saturday, December 27: @ BUF – BUF wins 4-1
Wednesday, March 25: @ BUF – BOS wins 4-3 (OT)
Series Schedule
Game 1: at Buffalo. Sunday, April 19. Buffalo wins 4-3
Game 2: at Buffalo. Tuesday, April 21, Boston wins 4-2
Game 3: at Boston. Thursday, April 23, Buffalo wins 3-1
Game 4: at Boston. Sunday, April 26, 2:00 PM – TV: NESN, TNT
Game 5: at Buffalo. Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 PM – TV: NESN, TNT
Game 6*: at Boston. Friday, May 1, TBD – TV: TBD
Game 7*: at Buffalo. Sunday, May 3, TBD – TV: TBD
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Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub
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