nhl Game Recap
Boston Skates Past Buffalo 7-1 - Recap
Jakub Lauko scored a pair of goals against the Sabres as Boston handed Buffalo a 7-1 defeat on Thursday at TD Garden.
The Bruins were a -279 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Boston got goals from Jakub Lauko(2), Patrice Bergeron, Pavel Zacha, Dmitry Orlov, David Pastrnak, and Connor Clifton in the victory. Orlov opened the scoring at 12:01 of the second period.
Jeremy Swayman turned in a 26-save effort for the Bruins.
Casey Mittelstadt scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 of 39 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Boston scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Boston outshot Buffalo 42-27 in the game.
Boston heads into a battle against the Rangers. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.