It is a massive Friday night in the 716 — even if the Sabres are playing on the road.
Buffalo heads back to TD Garden in Boston tonight for Game Six of their first-round playoff series against the Bruins, with the Sabres holding a commanding three-games-to-two series lead. One win tonight, and Buffalo ends a fifteen-year playoff drought by advancing to the second round.
The Sabres have been here before this series — Boston punched back in Game Five with a two-to-one overtime win to stay alive, getting a critical goal from Elias Lindholm and a sharp performance from goaltender Jeremy Swayman. Buffalo was held to just 26 shots and a three-point-eight percent shooting night.
But the Sabres have the weapons. Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin are driving the offense, and Buffalo has won nineteen of their last twenty-five road games — a remarkable number heading into tonight.
As for the oddsmakers — Buffalo is a slight favorite on the moneyline tonight, with the Sabres sitting around minus-one-sixteen. Puck drops at 7:30pmEDT on ESPN.
This is Sabres hockey and it matters, right now.
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