Daily Bean: Bruins Gameday; Ducks, Wild Advance to Round 2

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images BOSTON – It’s May, and the Boston Bruins are still playing hockey. They will take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight in Game 6 of the first round. A win forces Game 7 on Sunday, time TBD.

They will be without a top-six forward for the second straight game, but Marco Sturm continued with the lines that ended Game 5 at practice yesterday. In other Bruins news, some of the Bruins AGMs are catching attention in open front office spots throughout the league, and the P-Bruins start their playoff run today. Elsewhere around the league, two teams moved on to the second round, both posting 5-2 home wins in Game 6 last night.

There is also a second Round 2 matchup confirmed, and now we know the start date for the second round. The Seattle Kraken are also losing an assistant coach; she will explore other opportunities in the league. Happy Friday, catch up on Bruins and league news in today’s Daily Bean: Boston Bruins GAMEDAY : The Boston Bruins (2-3) are up against the wall, but you all know that already.

Tonight, they will take on the Buffalo Sabres (3-2) in Game 6 at the TD Garden; the B’s are looking for their first home win of the series. ARVIDSSON : Viktor Arvidsson was the only Bruin not at practice yesterday. After practice, Marco Sturm said that the Bruins were not planning on using him in Game 6, and on Wednesday, he said that it’s not an injury Arvidsson can play through.