Overview

• Faceoff is set for 7 PM ET at TD Garden, with coverage on NESN and 98.5 The Sports Hub.
• Boston is 2-0 with early production from David Pastrnak (4 points) and Elias Lindholm (3), and special teams showing a 28.6% power play and a perfect penalty kill through two games.
• Coach Marco Sturm said Hampus Lindholm’s lower-body issue is not related to his past fractured kneecap, though no timeline has been provided.
• Buffalo opened 0-1-0 after a 4-0 loss to the Rangers and has yet to score this season, while navigating absences that include Josh Norris (upper body) and Owen Power (illness) and recalling forward Josh Dunne.
• The Sabres have won three straight against the Bruins, outscoring them 16-7, and look to extend that run in their first road game of the season.