Penguins race for first place in East in finale vs. Sabres
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08 May 2021, 04:19 GMT+10
It will be the final regular-season game for both clubs Saturday afternoon when the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres.
For Pittsburgh, the stakes are high.
The Penguins (36-16-3, 75 points) are in a chase for first place or at least home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs in the East Division, where the top four spots are tighter than a lot of people s belts coming out of COVID-19 quarantine.
Even the Sabres (15-33-7, 37 points), in last place in the division, realize the pressure that s on the Penguins.
Updated: 11:46 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021 By Doug Alden, Associated Press David Krejci and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist, and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. David Pastrnak scored his 199th career goal for Boston just 1:16 into the game, and Charlie Coyle broke a 2-all tie on a breakaway midway through the third period for his first goal in two months.“We gave up an early one in the third and we didn’t get down on it,” coach Bruce Cassidy said. “He gave us the boost back.”Taylor Hall also scored for the Bruins, and Tuukka Rask finished with 29 saves. Cassidy said Rask, who missed 11 games in March and early April with an upper-body injury, was solid in net for the Bruins. Cassidy said Rask was actually a little busier against the Sabres than he had been Tuesday in a 3-1 win at Pittsburgh, when Rask faced just 26 shots. Boston won both and Cassidy said it s good to see the Bruins top goalie playing well with the play
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Rask, Bruins blank Sabres for 5th straight win
Tuukka Rask recorded his first shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. Tuukka Rask missed 17 games through March and April. He s healthy and well-rested now, and showed the Boston Bruins he can be a difference maker down the stretch.
Rask recorded his first shutout of the season and extended the Bruins winning streak to five games in a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins blank Buffalo Sabres 2-0 for fifth consecutive victory
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Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand (63) skates up ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)AP
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Tuukka Rask recorded his first shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Rask made 32 saves including a highlight-reel save on Sabres rookie Dylan Cozens in the first period that helped give the Bruins their seventh win in nine games.