Still on the Sabres website. Who knows what the B's are waiting for...
Today's Game
- The Bruins host the Sabres tonight in the third of five games between these teams this season and the third and final game of this season's series at the FleetCenter.
- The Bruins are 30-15-3-7 overall this season with an 18-6-0-4 record on home ice. The Sabres are 22-25-5-1 overall this season with a 9-14-2-1 record on the road.
- The Bruins are 8-5-0-1 vs. Northeast Division opponents thus far this season and are 23-10-0-5 overall vs. Eastern Conference foes. The Sabres are 4-5-1-0 vs. Northeast Division opponents thus far this season and are 16-14-3-1 overall vs. Eastern Conference foes.
Lifetime Series
- The Bruins are 92-80-28-1 lifetime vs. the Sabres with a 676-661 scoring edge in those 201 games.
- On home ice, the Bruins are 57-31-13-0 lifetime vs. Buffalo with a 377-295 scoring advantage in those 101 contests.
- The Bruins have won the last three games between these teams, including the first two games of this season's series (3-1 in Boston on Nov. 17 and 4-2 in Boston on Dec. 8), with their last loss to the Sabres a 3-1 setback in Boston on Mar. 6, 2001.
Recent Boston Bruins Games
Last 5 BOS games: 4 - 1 - 0 - 0 Last 10 BOS games: 5 - 2 - 0 - 3
- The Bruins have won their last four games with a 4-2 win over Florida on Jan. 26, a 2-1 victory over Chicago on
Jan. 28, a 4-3 overtime win in Montreal on Jan. 30 and an 8-0 win in Columbus on Feb. 4. They are looking to match
their longest win streak of the season (five games from Dec. 20-29).
- The 8-0 victory in Columbus last night was the most goals the Bruins have scored in a game since an 8-1 victory over
Nashville on Jan. 18, 1999 and was their largest margin of victory since an 8-0 win in Ottawa on Apr. 13, 1994.
- The Bruins have taken points out of 11 of their last 14 games at 8-3-0-3, are 14-5-0-3 in their last 22 games, are
16-7-0-4 in their last 27 games and have taken points out of 24 of their last 32 games at 19-8-0-4.
- The Bruins are 5-1-0-1 in their last seven home games and are 13-4-0-2 in their last 19 home contests.
- They have won their last two road games and are now 2-2-0-2 in their last six road games and are 7-3-0-2 in their
last 12 road contests.
Boston Bruins Injuries/Transactions
Total Man-Games Lost: 108
Injuries:
- Kyle McLaren: Dec. 28 surgery to repair a torn right wrist ligament (injury suffered Dec. 22 vs. NY Islanders); out indefinitely.
- Martin Lapointe: Hamstring strain; doubtful for tonight's game.
Recent Transactions:
Feb. 3: Gord Murphy recalled from Providence/AHL.
Feb. 5: Andy Hilbert recalled from Providence/AHL.
Boston Bruins Notes
- The Bruins have 14 sets of back-to-back games this season. They are 5-1-1-1 thus far in the first game of those series and are 1-4-2-0 in the second game of consecutive-night play.
Boston Bruins Upcoming Games & Schedule
- The Bruins will next host Florida on Feb. 9 (1:00 p.m.; NESN & WBZ Radio).
- They will close out the pre-Olympic break portion of their schedule in Colorado on Feb. 11 (8:00 p.m. ET; UPN38 & WBZ Radio) and in Vancouver on Feb. 12 (10:00 p.m. ET; NESN & WBZ Radio).
Next Seven Days (all times local to that city):
- Wed. Feb. 6: Practice at Wilmington, 11:45 a.m.
- Thu. Feb. 7: Practice in Wilmington, 10:45 a.m.
- Fri. Feb. 8: Practice at FleetCenter, 11:00 a.m.
- Sat. Feb. 9: Game vs. Florida, 1:00 p.m.; Charter to Denver, after game.
- Sun. Feb. 10: Practice at Pepsi Center, 1:00 p.m.
- Mon. Feb. 11: Game-day skate at Pepsi Center, 10:30 a.m.; Game at Colorado, 6:00 p.m.; Charter to Vancouver, after game.
- Tue. Feb. 12: Game-day skate at GM Place, 11:30 a.m.; Game at Vancouver, 7:00 p.m.
