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POST GAME NOTES

THIS AND THAT: • David Pastrnak scored his 20th of the season tonight in his 22nd game of the season ... It is the fastest 20 goals by a Bruin since Cam Neely netted his 20th in his 19th game played in 1993-94. • The Bruins extended their home point streak to 12 games tonight at 8-0-4 ... That is the longest point streak to start a home schedule since they opened the 1973-74 campaign at 19-0-2.

WHO’S HOT: • Brad Marchand had two goals tonight, giving him 5-4=9 totals in five of his last six games with 15-22=37 totals in 18 of his last 21 games. • David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist tonight, giving him 5-1=6 totals in four of his last five games with 20-16=36 totals in 17 of his last 20 games. • Danton Heinen had two assists tonight, giving him 1-4=5 totals in four of his last six games. • Zdeno Chara had an assist tonight, giving him 2-2=4 totals in four of his last six games. • Matt Grzelcyk had an assist tonight, giving him 2-3=5 totals in four of his last six games. • Patrice Bergeron had an assist tonight, giving him 6-6=12 totals in nine of his last ten games. • Buffalo’s Rasmus Ristolainen had a goal tonight for his first score this season and giving him 1-2=3 totals in three of his last seven games. • Buffalo’s Brandon Montour had a goal tonight, giving him single goals each in consecutive games. • Buffalo’s Jack Eichel had an assist tonight, giving him 6-3=9 totals in five his last six games. • Buffalo’s Victor Olofsson had an assist tonight, giving him 1-5=6 totals in six of his last seven games. • Buffalo’s Conor Sheary had an assist tonight, giving him single assists each in two of his last five games. • Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin had an assist tonight, giving him single assists each in four of his last nine games.

TWO-GOAL LEADS: • The Bruins held a multiple-goal lead tonight for the 15th time this season and they now have a 13-1-1 record in those games ... They are 303-20-17 since the start of the 2010-11 season in games in which they have held a two-goal lead in a game.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 2 for 2 (100.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 21 for 68 on the power play this season (30.9%) and they have not allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Sabres went 1 for 4 (25.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 15 for 72 on the power play this season (20.8%) and they have allowed one shorthanded goal. • The Bruins went 3 for 4 (75.0%) on the kill tonight ... They are now 55 for 66 overall on the penalty kill this season (83.3%) and they have not yet scored a shorthanded goal. • The Sabres went 0 for 2 (0.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 50 for 68 on the penalty kill this season (73.5%) and they have not yet scored a shorthanded goal.

ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,850. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 451 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 Tampa Bay Lightning drew 16,553.

Thursday, November 21, 2019 ... TD Garden; Boston MA