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With a six-point gap in the standings, the Buffalo Sabres are hoping to make up some ground on the Boston Bruins in a home-and-home series over three days. The Sabres (13-13-8) host the Bruins (18-15-4) at 7 pm. on Thursday before heading to Boston for a matinee game on Saturday at 1 p.m. After picking up its first regulation win in its past five games on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings, the Sabres view the upcoming home-and-home series as a potentially pivotal one. Continue to Article

December 29, 2016 1:06:am EST

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov left his team’s Wednesday game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second period with lower-body injury. Barkov was listed as “day-to-day” by interim coach and general manager Tom Rowe who noted that losing Barkov for any time is a significant blow to his team. Continue to Article

December 28, 2016 11:57:pm EST

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Valtteri Filppula was scratched for the team’s Wednesday game against the Montreal Canadiens because he missed a morning meeting, the Lightning announced. Filppula reportedly took part of the team’s line rushes during their Wednesday morning skate. Coming into the game against the Habs, Filppula was Tampa’s third-leading scorer with 24 points in 34 games. Continue to Article

December 28, 2016 8:26:pm EST

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin, bottom, lays on the ice after taking a shot to the neck as teammate goalie Marc-Andre Fleury looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Newark, N.J. The Penguins won 5-2. The Pittsburgh Penguins kept rolling along with a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night, but lost yet another defenseman in the process. Brian Dumoulin took a puck to the face in the third period and will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a broken jaw, which was captured with perfect timing by the AP. Continue to Article

December 28, 2016 11:50:am EST

When the Red Wings finally caught up to the Sabres, Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma advised his team not to get concerned over the sudden momentum swing. Less than 30 seconds after Buffalo let Detroit tie it, Evander Kane scored his second goal of the game to lift the Sabres over the Red Wings 4-3 on Tuesday night and get Bylsma his 300th NHL victory. The Wings rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits and thought they had tied it late when Frans Nielsen appeared the score, but the whistle had already been blown because goalie Robin Lehner was hurt after being struck in the throat by teammate Zach Bogosian's stick. Continue to Article

December 28, 2016 12:29:am EST

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