Game #6
Buffalo Sabres (4-0-1, 9PTS) vs. Boston Bruins (2-1-2, 6PTS)
7:00 PM EST, HSBC Arena
TV: Versus (HD) (National)
Radio: WGR 550 (Buffalo), XM 205 (National)
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The Buffalo Sabres have not played since their 3-2 shootout loss on Saturday at Atlanta. They hope the rest will allow them to show the Boston Bruins and a National television audience they are for real. This game may not mean anymore for the team but for me it's big. Most of the so-called experts picked the Bruins to finish better than the Sabres this season, tonights game allows the Sabres an opportunity to prove them wrong (at least for one night).
Players to Watch
Buffalo Sabres: Thomas Vanek (7G-2A-9P, 3PPG, 2SHG), Ales Kotalik (4G-3A-7P, 2PPG), Jason Pominville (2G-4A-6P), Teppo Numminen (0G-4A-4P), Clarke MacArthur (2G-1A-3P, 1PPG), Ryan Miller (3-0-0, 1.30 GAA, .945 sv%), Patrick Lalime (1-0-1, 1.44 GAA, .951 sv%)
Boston Bruins: Marc Savard (5G-4A-9P, 2PPG), Phil Kessel (5G-1A-6P, 2PPG), Michael Ryder (1G-4A-5P), David Krejci (2G-3A-5P), Tim Thomas (1-0-2, 2.54 GAA, .919 sv%)
Notes
Buffalo Sabres: This will be the Sabres first National TV game of the season...Thomas Vanek was named the leagues first star last week...They have killed off 24-of-24 of their opponents power play opportunities...Thomas Vanek has scored two shorthanded goals making the team a plus two on the penalty kill...most penalized team in the league, averaging 27.2 penalty minutes a game.
Boston Bruins: Played their home opener last night, losing 2-1 in a shootout to the Pittsburgh Penguins...played their first four games on the road going 2-1-1 on the road trip...Four out of five games have been decided by one goal...