Bruins plan on grilling Buffalo Burgers tonight

The Boston Bruins will play host to the Buffalo Sabres tonight in what is sure to be a battle of teams struggling to get by.

Boston, which has played its way into playoff contention after opening the season 0-13, is 25-10-3 since then. The team currently sits second in the Adams conference, two points back of the leading Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston comes to the rink on the heels of a loss to the San Jose Sharks, 4-3, behind fill-in goalie John Grahame. The team is playing in memory of Oleg Saprykin, believed to be lost at sea in a recent plane crash.

Buffalo comes to Beantown standing 19-31-3, and 4-6-0 in their last ten. They lost their last outing to the San Jose Sharks, 6-3. They are currently playing without their top goalie, Marc Denis, who is out with a back injury, while defenseman Mathieu Dandenault is also sidelined with a sprained neck. Rick DiPietro, filling in for Denis, was ran from net by the Sharks offense last night, forcing Norm Maracle into the game.

Boston Head Coach Robbie Ftorek, speaking of the match up, said, "While you never like to see a player injured, sometimes you catch some breaks. Not facing Denis or Dandenault may work in our favor. Of course, you just never know."

Puck drops at 4:00 and an average crowd is expected - tickets are still available.