The Bruins are one of those teams that plays much better on the road than at home. That was their pattern last season and it has been this season, too. The Sabres know all about the Boston's road strength. They've lost five straight home games to the Bruins.

Buffalo just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win at Detroit two days ago. The Bruins are coming off a pair of one-goal losses. This one sets up well for Boston.

The Sabres are very limited offensively and are down two of their key players with center Ryan O'Reilly and forward Evander Kane both sidelined.