The Bruins are in Buffalo tonight in their first match-up against the Sabres. Both teams' previous games were shootout losses. Boston lost against Pittsburgh 2-1 in a shootout last night. Buffalo lost 3-2 against Atlanta in a shootout on Saturday.
Tonight's game can be seen on Versus starting at 7.
Goalies: Starting goaltenders are bolded.
Buffalo: Ryan Miller (3-0-0, 1.30 GAA, .945 SV%), Patrick Lalime (1-0-1, 1.44 GAA, .951 SV%)
Boston: Tim Thomas (1-0-2, 2.54 GAA, .919 SV%), Manny Fernandez (1-1-0, 3.03 GAA, .878 SV%)
Who's Hot: Phil Kessel has a two-game goal scoring streak.
Who's Not: Blake Wheeler who hasn't recorded a point since the season opener.
Injuries: Chuck Kobasew, fracture in right leg suffered Oct. 9th, out indefinitely... P.J. Axelsson, muscle spasms, is no longer listed on the injury list.
Milestones: With Fernandez slated to start tonight's game, the game will be his 300th of his NHL career.
Buffalo Wingin' It: The Bruins and Sabres have never made a trade between these two teams... The Sabres are 4-0-1 through their first five games.
Buffalo Firsts: Phil Kessel scored his first NHL against the Sabres on October 21, 2006... Matt Hunwick, David Krejci and Petteri Nokelainen all played their first NHL games against the Sabres. Hunwick on November 10, 2997, Krejci on January 30, 2007 and Nokelainen on October 5, 2005... Shane Hnidy and Dennis Wideman were both drafted by the Sabres, but neither played on the team.
I will be around to live-blog the game tonight, so check back for that starting during the first intermission.
