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Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Tuesday, January 5, 2027 · TD Garden

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Game preview

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday, January 5, 2027, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sabres

First game of a road trip.

  1. 262026-12-26: vs NJD
  2. 272026-12-27: no game
  3. 282026-12-28: vs DET
  4. 292026-12-29: no game
  5. 302026-12-30: at FLA
  6. 312026-12-31: no game
  7. 12027-01-01: no game
  8. 22027-01-02: at TBL
  9. 32027-01-03: no game
  10. 42027-01-04: vs WPG
  11. 52027-01-05: at BOS, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~399 mi
traveled since last game
on this road trip
~399 mi
on this road trip
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home

Bruins

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Chicago and Columbus).

  1. 262026-12-26: vs NYI
  2. 272026-12-27: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 282026-12-28: no game
  4. 292026-12-29: no game
  5. 302026-12-30: vs EDM
  6. 312026-12-31: no game
  7. 12027-01-01: at CHI
  8. 22027-01-02: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 32027-01-03: no game
  10. 42027-01-04: no game
  11. 52027-01-05: vs BUF
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~643 mi
traveled since last game
on the road trip just ended
~1,770 mi
on the road trip just ended
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = back-to-back, the second of two games on consecutive days. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5-on-5
  2. McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5-on-5
  3. Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5-on-5
  4. NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5-on-5
  1. NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5-on-5
  2. Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49 together killing penalties
Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5-on-5
  2. Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5-on-5
  3. Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5-on-5
  4. Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5-on-5
  1. NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5-on-5
  3. Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27 together on the power play
  2. PP2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36 together killing penalties

Behind the bench

How each coach tends to run his bench, compared with every other NHL team. Each gray tick is one team, the dashed line is the league average, and the two dots are these teams.

BUFBOS

Lines kept together · 2026–27

BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)BOS 72% (9th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Pulling the goalie when down a goal · 2025–26 · fewer than 10 pulls, so this one can swing a lot

BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift · 2025–26

BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)BOS 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts · 2025–26

BUF 28% (14th least often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series