Boston Bruins (19-7-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (14-17-4, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -159, Sabres +134; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins look to break a four-game skid with a victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
Buffalo has a 5-3-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 14-17-4 record overall. The Sabres serve 10 penalty minutes per game to rank 10th in the league.
Boston is 7-3-2 against the Atlantic Division and 19-7-6 overall. The Bruins are 18-2-3 when scoring three or more goals.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Sabres won 3-1 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeff Skinner has 14 goals and 11 assists for the Sabres. Kyle Okposo has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
David Pastrnak has 20 goals and 24 assists for the Bruins. Brad Marchand has scored six goals with three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sabres: 4-4-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Bruins: 4-3-3, averaging 2.5 goals, four assists, four penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Sabres: Zemgus Girgensons: out (lower body).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Matt Grzelcyk: day to day (upper body), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
