Sabres Face Bruins in Playoffs

0:00On April 16th, the Buffalo Sabers wrapped their regular season on April 15th with a 50 win, 23 loss, 9 overtime loss record, tallying 109 points that locked them first in the Atlantic Division and second in the Eastern Conference, setting up a first round playoff clash with the Boston Bruins. This weekend, late in the year, goal-tending hit some bumps. Alex Lyons struggled in his final five starts with a 3.6 goals, against average and under 85% saves, even getting hurt in. Practice. Uncle Peck of the Wukinen stayed steady, though, going four wins and one loss with a 2.21 goals against, so he's likely the playoff starter. Faceoffs have been a season long headache, finishing dead last at 45.9%. Against Boston's 53.1%, which ranks fourth league-wide. It'll hurt momentum, big time. Without trade deadline pickup, Sam Carrick for Round 1, guys like Josh Norris and Ryan McLeod, both under 50%, got a step up.

1:03Their power play landed 21st at 19.5% success, looking predictable and static with too much puck hanging on the boards. Stars like Jason Zucker and Josh Doan scored some, but mostly off-aponeneers, not sharp execution. Boston's decent penalty kill could expose that weakness. To push past the Bruins, Buffalo needs Luke Kohn and hot, smarter face-off match-ups and quicker power play movement to the net. Playoff's demand fixes now, or this deep run stays a dream. Stay locked in with NHL News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.