Bruins Round 1, Game 4: Notes, Lines, and How to Watch vs. Sabres

The Boston Bruins (1-2) are on home ice again for Game 4 against the Buffalo Sabres (2-1). They fell in Game 3 and have not won a home playoff game since Game 7 vs. Toronto (May 4, 2024).

>At practice on Friday, Marco Sturm experimented with some lineup changes. He said that James Hagens did not make mistakes that put him out of the lineup, but they are opting for Lukas Reichel for speed.

>Jordan Harris took Mason Lohrei’s spot alongside Hampus Lindholm as well. Sturm said that there were gametime decisions to be made due to injuries, but later said Lohrei is “fine.”

>The Sabres rolled out their same lines at practice yesterday, according to The Athletic’s Matthew Fairburn.

>The Sabres moved Noah Ostlund to their top power play unit yesterday, hoping to give a spark to a dull unit. The Sabres have not scored a power-play goal in April, going 0-for-36 (0-for-14 this series). They hit over 60 power-play minutes without scoring a goal during Game 3.

>The Sabres have outscored the Bruins this series, 9-8. In the third period alone, the Sabres have outscored the Bruins 8-3.

Bruins Morning Skate NotesThe Bruins will not have a morning skate. Marco Sturm will meet with the media approx. 90 minutes before puck drop to confirm lineup changes and the starting goaltender.

Expected Bruins LinesForwardsMorgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – David Pastrnak

>Casey Mittelstadt – Pavel Zacha – Viktor Arvidsson

>Lukas Reichel – Fraser Minten – Marat Khusnutdinov

>Tanner Jeannot – Sean Kuraly – Mark Kastelic

DefensemenJonathan Aspirot – Charlie McAvoy

>Hampus Lindholm – Jordan Harris

>Nikita Zadorov – Andrew Peeke

>Source: Saturday practice

Starting GoalieJeremy Swayman (1-2, 2.38 GAA, .931 SV%)

>Source: Unconfirmed

Expected Sabres LinesForwardsPeyton Krebs – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch

>Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod – Jack Quinn

>Zach Benson – Noah Ostlund – Josh Doan

>Jordan Greenway – Tyson Kozak – Beck Malenstyn

DefensemenRasmus Dahlin – Mattias Samuelsson

>Owen Power – Bowen Byram

>Logan Stanley – Conor Timmins

>Source: Last game

Starting GoalieAlex Lyon (1-0, 0.81 GAA, .969 SV%)

>Source: Unconfirmed

Special TeamsBruins

>Regular Season

Power play: 23.4% (9th) • >Penalty kill: 77.0% (24th)Playoffs

Power play: 16.7% (T-8th) • >Penalty kill: 100% (T-1st)

Sabres

>Regular Season

Power play: 19.5% (21st) • >Penalty kill: 81.9% (4th)Playoffs

Power play: 0% (T-15th) • >Penalty kill: 83.3% (T-8th)

Season SeriesSaturday, October 11: @ BOS – BOS wins 3-1

>Thursday, October 30: @ BOS – BOS wins 4-3 (OT)

>Saturday, December 27: @ BUF – BUF wins 4-1

>Wednesday, March 25: @ BUF – BOS wins 4-3 (OT)

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Series ScheduleGame 1: at Buffalo. Sunday, April 19. Buffalo wins 4-3

>Game 2: at Buffalo. Tuesday, April 21, Boston wins 4-2

>Game 3: at Boston. Thursday, April 23, Buffalo wins 3-1

>Game 4: at Boston. Sunday, April 26, 2:00 PM – TV: NESN, TNT

>Game 5: at Buffalo. Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 PM – TV: NESN, TNT

>Game 6*: at Boston. Friday, May 1, TBD – TV: TBD

>Game 7*: at Buffalo. Sunday, May 3, TBD – TV: TBD

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How To Watch2:00 PM

>US TV: NESN, TNT, TruTV, HBO Max

>CA TV: SN, TVA

>Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub

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