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Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres and Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Bruins will face the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the playoffs

With Tuesday night’s win over the New Jersey Devils, the Bruins clinched the first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and set up a first-round match-up with the Buffalo Sabres.

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Bruins will play Sabres in Eastern Conference 1st Round

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Bruins to battle Buffalo Sabres in first round of Stanley Cup playoffs

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Sabres win Atlantic Division, lock up home-ice while awaiting playoff opponent

First, the Buffalo Sabres ended their league-record 14-year playoff drought.

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Sabres looking for long postseason run after winning Atlantic Division

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‘Extremely satisfying’ | Division-champion Sabres savor the moment

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Canadiens to face Lightning in first round of playoffs with home ice still in play

Montreal went 2-1-1 in the head-to-head meetings this season, including a pair of heated wins over Tampa Bay in the past two weeks.

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Sabres clinch Atlantic Division title

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Canadiens to face Lightning in first round of NHL playoffs, home ice still in play

Swayman stops 21, Bruins clinch 1st wild card in East

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Swayman posts shutout as Bruins clinch East’s top wild card, will face Sabres in first round

Mark Kasetlic scored twice in the first period, Jeremy Swayman earned his second shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins clinched the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with a 4-0 win ov...

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Kastelic scores 2, Swayman posts shutout as Bruins stop Devils 4-0 to clinch East's top wild card

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Kastelic's two goals and Swayman's shutout propel Bruins to 4-0 victory over Devils

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NHL playoff preview: First round in the Eastern Conference

We’ll start with the Eastern Conference, where the series were settled on Tuesday night, and look towards the Western Conference later this week. Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk (7) tries to the play the puck off his skate in front of Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa,

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Capitals host the Sabres in Eastern Conference play

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Buffalo Sabres in Eastern Conference play. Washington has a 38-29-9 record overall and a 23-11-5 record on its home ice. The Capitals have gone 33-9-3 when scoring at least three goals.

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Sabres-Lightning slugfest results in 102 penalty minutes, 15 goals and Buffalo comeback win

The Buffalo Sabres edged the Tampa Bay Lightning, 8-7, in a slugfest that saw the teams earn more than 100 penalty minutes in a crucial Eastern Conference matchup.

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Sabres rally for win at MSG, edge in front of close division race

Alex Tuch and Jason Zucker scored goals 83 seconds apart and the Sabres came back to beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, pulling ahead