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Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins Wrap - Boston Wins 3-2

Boston skated to a 3-2 victory over Buffalo on Saturday in NHL action at TD Garden.

Boston won as a -316 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Boston got goals from Nick Ritchie, Matt Grzelcyk, and Craig Smith in the victory. Grzelcyk opened the scoring at 11:41 of the second period.

Dan Vladar turned in a 25-save effort for the Bruins.

Buffalo got goals from Kyle Okposo, and Sam Reinhart in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Linus Ullmark stopped 33 of 36 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Boston went 0-for-5, while the Sabres were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Boston outshot Buffalo 36-27 in the game.

Next game, Boston takes its act home to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head home to face Philadelphia.