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BRUINS vs.

POST-GAME NOTES

WHO’S HOT: • Frank Vatrano had a today, giving him 2-2=4 totals in three of his last five games. • had a goal today, giving him single goals each in three of his last five games. • had a goal today vs. his former team, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two of his last six games. • Zdeno Chara had an assist today, giving him single assists each in two of his last six games. • Ryan Spooner had an assist today, extending his point streak to five games with 3-4=7 totals in that span. • had an assist today, giving him 1-3=4 totals in four of his last five games. • had an assist today, extending his assist and point streak to five games with seven assists in that stretch ... That matches his previous career-best assist and point streaks. • Austin Czarnik had an assist today, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two of his last three games. • Buffalo’s had a goal today, giving him 2-2=4 totals in three straight games. • Buffalo’s had an assist today, giving him 1-3=4 totals in three of his last six games with 3-8=11 totals in eight of his last 12 contests.

THIS AND THAT: • With today’s 3-1 win, the Bruins have swept the Sabres in this season’s series for the first time in their lifetime histories ... The Sabres had been the only NHL opponent that the Bruins had not yet swept in a season series. • The Bruins have now won consecutive games for the first time since a three-game win streak from Dec. 1-3-5. • They have finished the calendar year 2016 with a 41-35-9 record. • The Bruins have now scored a power play goal in four of their last five games, going 4 for 17 (23.5%) over that span. • The Bruins opened a 3-0 lead in today’s game en route to the 3-1 win ... It is the 17th time this season that they have held a two-or-more-goal lead in a game and they now have a 14-2-1 record in those games ... They are 203-15-10 since the start of the 2011-12 season in games in which they have held a two-goal lead in a game and that extends to 124-1-2 when they have led by three-or-more goals in a game. • The Bruins played today their fourth of 13 afternoon games on this season’s schedule and they now have a 4-0-0 record in matinees this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 1 for 3 (33.3%) on the power play today ... They are now 17 for 119 on the power play this season (14.3%) and they have not yet allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Sabres went 0 for 4 (0.0%) on the power play today ... They are now 25 for 116 on the power play this season (21.6%) and they have allowed two shorthanded goals. • The Bruins went 4 for 4 (100.0%) on the kill today ... They are now 114 for 131 overall on the penalty kill this season (87.0%) and they have scored two shorthanded goals. • The Sabres went 2 for 3 (66.7%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 82 for 111 on the penalty kill this season (73.9%) ... They have not yet scored a shorthanded goal.

ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 312 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. Ottawa. • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the drew 16, 553.

Saturday, December 31, 2016 ... TD Garden; Boston MA