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Recap - Bruins Defeat Buffalo 3-2

Boston needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday in NHL action at TD Garden.

The Bruins were a -301 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Boston got goals from David Krejci, and Craig Smith in the victory. Krejci opened the scoring at 13:20 of the first period.

Jeremy Swayman turned in a 21-save effort for the Bruins.

Rasmus Dahlin, and Colin Miller scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.

Buffalo got a 29-stop effort from Dustin Tokarski in the loss.

Boston scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Boston outshot Buffalo 34-23 in the game.

Next game, Boston takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Buffalo, they head on the road to face Washington.