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That was sick!!! Just sick

Come on PP

Joki is turning into a good war horse

Boom!! Nice shift, nice goal. Jeff Skinner, I apologize for all I said about you lol

Yup!

Missed passes!

Tage, nice play

Dunleavy doesnt do play by play, he just gives updates

Wow, we have a lead early in a game 😶

Me too! Well, except for Charlie McAvoy. He's a good one

BOSTON - The Bruins will kick off 2022 by resuming their season with a New Year's Day matinee against the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden. It will mark Boston's first game since Dec. 16 after the resurgence of COVID-19 led to 11 Bruins heading into protocol and forced the NHL to extend the traditional holiday break. But when the Black & Gold, who had their last six games postponed, take the ice on Saturday afternoon, they will be back at full strength - barring no further COVID issues, of course - with Charlie Coyle, the final Bruins player in protocol, returning to practice on Friday afternoon. "For myself, personally, I'm pumped. For the next little while here, I don't have to test or anything like that," said Brandon Carlo, who cleared protocol on Wednesday after dealing with what he described as a mostly asymptomatic experience with COVID-19. "It's nice for the guys that got it to just move forward and focus on the hockey season because that's what we wanted to do all along. I feel like the good chunk of us got it. We'll see if we have another flare up, but I definitely think…with all the guys here who got it, [we can] play a fair game and go out there and compete."

Buffalo Sabres (10-17-5, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. Boston Bruins (14-10-2, fifth in the Atlantic) Boston; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts Buffalo looking to end its three-game home losing streak. The Bruins are 8-7-1 in Eastern Conference games. Boston averages 8.3 penalty minutes per game, the 10th-most in the Eastern Conference. Brad Marchand leads the team serving 38 total minutes. The Sabres are 3-4-2 against the rest of their division. Buffalo ranks 21st in the Eastern Conference with 29.5 shots per game and is averaging 2.6 goals. Boston beat Buffalo 5-1 in the last meeting between these teams on Nov. 24. TOP PERFORMERS: Marchand leads the Bruins with 16 assists and has 27 points this season. Patrice Bergeron has 8 points over the last 10 games for Boston. Victor Olofsson leads the Sabres with 14 total assists and has 19 points. Kyle Okposo has five assists over the last 10 games for Buffalo. LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 4-4-2, averaging two goals, 3.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game with a .931 save percentage. Sabres: 2-6-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.7 assists, 2.7 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while allowing 3.2 goals per game with a .911 save percentage. NHL INJURIES: Bruins: Curtis Lazar: out (covid-19), Jeremy Swayman: out (covid-19), Taylor Hall: out (covid-19), Trent Frederic: out (covid-19), Anton Blidh: out (covid-19). Sabres: Dustin Tokarski: out (health protocols), Craig Anderson: out (upper body), Colin Miller: day to day (undisclosed), Robert Hagg: out (lower-body), Jacob Bryson: out (covid-19), Vinnie Hinostroza: out (health protocols).

Side effects may include swollen face, blocked intestines and death

Krebs is nice

Hope we get the good Subban tonight

Crazy!! And we still fielded (iced) a pretty decent team last night. Having that strength in depth is a nice thing going forward.

The New York Islanders are looking forward to getting back into game action as they host the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night at UBS Arena. The matchup against the Sabres marks the Islanders' first game since Dec. 19, as their last four games were postponed, due to a cross-border pause, a league-wide extended holiday break and COVID-19 outbreaks. The Islanders were scheduled to travel to Buffalo on Dec. 27 and were slated to host Detroit on Wednesday night, both of which were postponed. Like many teams, the Islanders' lineup coming out of holiday break will look different, as they've added five players into COVID-19 protocol. Anthony Beauvillier, Cal Clutterbuck, Zach Parise and Oliver Wahlstrom all entered protocol on Dec. 26, while Brock Nelson was added to the list on Dec. 28. In their last game on Dec. 19, the Islanders picked up a point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Nelson (power play), Kieffer Bellows and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the Islanders, while Ilya Sorokin made 31 saves on 34 shots.

Buffalo Sabres (10-16-5, sixth in the Atlantic) vs. New York Islanders (8-12-6, eighth in the Metropolitan) Elmont; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Islanders -208, Sabres +171; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders host Buffalo after Tage Thompson scored two goals in the Sabres’ 4-3 loss to the Devils. The Islanders are 4-9-2 in conference matchups. New York averages 11.4 penalty minutes per game, the third-most in the league. Zdeno Chara leads the team serving 57 total minutes. The Sabres are 3-4-2 against opponents from the Atlantic. Buffalo ranks 20th in the Eastern Conference with 29.3 shots per game and is averaging 2.7 goals. The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams. TOP PERFORMERS: Mathew Barzal has 17 total points for the Islanders, five goals and 12 assists. Oliver Wahlstrom has seven assists over the last 10 games for New York.

First game back they looked rusty

Prow!

win the third

Hayden almost

Tage!!!!

Tage gets away from Skinner, and scores again

Alright!!! Just get down 2-0!!