Sabres stay focused as playoff push continues against Bruins
The Buffalo Sabres, on the verge of ending a 14-season playoff drought, host the Boston Bruins in a crucial matchup.
On the verge of ending their NHL-record, 14-season playoff drought, the Buffalo Sabres are staying in the moment. Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins can't afford to give up too many points as they fight for their own playoff positioning. Back home from another successful road trip, the Sabres aim to hand the Bruins a second straight defeat Wednesday night.
Sitting atop the Atlantic Division and second in the Eastern Conference standings, Buffalo (44-20-7, 95 points) is a stunning 33-6-3 since Dec. 9 and is eying its first playoff appearance since 2011. "Just believing," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, who guided the club to that most recent playoff appearance during his first go-around in Buffalo.
"Just get to that next game and try to move on. " The Sabres are poised to move on from a Sunday 6-5 overtime loss at Anaheim. Despite the setback, Buffalo went 3-0-1 on the Western United States trip while amid a 12-1-1 overall stretch.
"We'll continue to try to do the same things and keep a good attitude," said Buffalo goaltender Alex Lyon, who yielded all six goals to end a six-start winning streak during which he posted a 1. 81 goals-against average. "We just have to regroup.