GDT: Sabres @ Bruins October, 11 2025 @ 7PM MSG-B, ESPN+, Fubo

[SABRES 0311]

 

The Sabres were shut out at home by the New York Rangers 4-0 on Thursday. Buffalo is without forwards Zach Benson and Josh Norris due to injury.

The Bruins are 2-0-0 after a 4-3 win in overtime over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at TD Garden. Boston has scored a power play goal in both games this season.

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Zucker-Kulich-Thompson
Quinn-McLeod-Tuch
Doan-Krebs-Danforth
Malenstyn-Kozak-Geertsen

Byram-Dahlin
Power-Timmins
Samuelsson-Johnson

Boston Bruins Projected Lines

Geekie-E. Lindholm-Pastrnak
Zacha-Mittelstadt-Arvidsson
Jeannot-Minten-Eyssimont
Khusnutdinov-Kuraly-Kastelic

Lohrei-McAvoy
Zadorov-Peeke
Harris-Jokiharju

Players To Watch:

Buffalo Sabres

Alex Tuch led the Sabres with six shots on goal in the loss to New York. Jason Zuckerand Tage Thompson each had five.

Boston Bruins

Tanner Jeannot scored his first goal as a Bruin on Thursday. Elias Lindholm has scored in each of the first two games for Boston.

Injury Report:

Buffalo Sabres

LW Jordan Greenway – IR
G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen – IR
D Michael Kesselring – IR
C Josh Norris – OUT
LW Zach Benson – OUT

Boston Bruins

D Hampus Lindholm – Day to day

Edited 11 hours ago by SABRES 0311

[OverPowerYou]

Bruins don’t look very good on paper anymore 

[PASabreFan]

52% huh?

Math!

[Eli Cash]

Let’s go, boys.  Play with some passion. Sabrehood is counting on you.

[Mustache of God]

How many shutout losses in a row does this team need to rack up before the coach/gm are fired?

[LGR4GM]

If Power plays, that instantly makes the D pairings far better. Ik a lot are down on him but he's still a + player offensively and basically neutral defensively. I might give him Johnson instead of Timmins because Johnson can stay at home better than Timmins.

The forwards are rough. They really needed to add another piece but once again, Adams isn't good at his job and is terrible at imagining there could be an injury. That Doan line probably works if you substitute Helenius from 2027 into it, but alas. 

Go Sabres. Must win.

[7+6=13]

24 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

If Power plays, that instantly makes the D pairings far better. Ik a lot are down on him but he's still a + player offensively and basically neutral defensively. I might give him Johnson instead of Timmins because Johnson can stay at home better than Timmins.

The forwards are rough. They really needed to add another piece but once again, Adams isn't good at his job and is terrible at imagining there could be an injury. That Doan line probably works if you substitute Helenius from 2027 into it, but alas. 

Go Sabres. Must win.

How do other teams prepare better for injuries?  Serious question.  I've heard that we're awful at it and we suck when a key player(s) goes down. So obviously there's proof.  I just always thought the roster was so thin, every injury was exacerbated.

Is it that teams have a much better 13th or 14th forward on the roster, more/better vets in the AHL that can come right up, they'll sign a FA immediately?

[Indabuff]

[LGR4GM]

14 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

How do other teams prepare better for injuries?  Serious question.  I've heard that we're awful at it and we suck when a key player(s) goes down. So obviously there's proof.  I just always thought the roster was so thin, every injury was exacerbated.

Is it that teams have a much better 13th or 14th forward on the roster, more/better vets in the AHL that can come right up, they'll sign a FA immediately?

 

Other teams add to their top 6. Imagine if we had added 1 top 6 piece, just 1. 

Edited 9 hours ago by LGR4GM

[matter2003]

Forget watching on FUBO, Sabres games should be broadcast on FUBAR.

[Night Train]

[Pimlach]

I’m looking forward to it.  This is a good test of the team’s willingness to grind out a road win.  

I saw that Ellis is projected to start tonight.  I think Lyon should get another game.  

The top 6 is marginal already with McLeod and Quinn having to move up.  

Any timeline on Benson being ready?  

[DarthEbriate]

5 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I’m looking forward to it.  This is a good test of the team’s willingness to grind out a road win.  

I saw that Ellis is projected to start tonight.  I think Lyon should get another game.  

The top 6 is marginal already with McLeod and Quinn having to move up.  

Any timeline on Benson being ready?  

I might not be able to see this one live, but it is also a game I'm looking forward to as well.

Test their mettle and resilience and how they respond. For a large stretch of game 1 they carried the play, but with the exception of Zucker they stayed mostly away from the crease. Now, another team that is not going to want to play freewheeling open hockey awaits. Can the Sabres offense exert their will upon it? We shall see.

[Taro T]

47 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I’m looking forward to it.  This is a good test of the team’s willingness to grind out a road win.  

I saw that Ellis is projected to start tonight.  I think Lyon should get another game.  

The top 6 is marginal already with McLeod and Quinn having to move up.  

Any timeline on Benson being ready?  

Boston is another team that that Sabres should be able to compete with.  Agree that hopefully they give Lyon the start rather than find out what Ellis has in the Garden.  (Still am frustrated over the decision to give Malarchuk the start in game 2 in Beantown so many years ago.  This new barn isn't as tough to win in as the old one, but still, let's not find out what Ellis can do by throwing him in there.)

And, like Liger, would rather have Johnson paired with Power rather than Timmons.  Timmons was brought in to be the 6.  Keep him there with Samuelsson.  And for the love of all things Holy, don't surprise us with Bryson getting the start over the player they refer to as RJ.

Doubt the B's are looking past anybody, but hopefully they're expecting a cakewalk.  Not happy that the Sabres are effectively walking into this game down 1-0 as it's quite likely the B's get a PP goal and the Sabres don't; but it is what it is.  Just means they need to be 2 goals better than them at even strength.  Win this, and worry about the Avs on Monday.

Edited 7 hours ago by Taro T

[Shoot da Puck]

Lindy Ruff has this team all fired up for the Bruins,  this will look like playoff hockey tonight.

Bodies flying everywhere....

[That Aud Smell]

I can’t recall being this bummed out, this quickly, by a Sabres team.

Let’s Go Buffalo.

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

I’m looking forward to it.  This is a good test of the team’s willingness to grind out a road win.  

I saw that Ellis is projected to start tonight.  I think Lyon should get another game.  

The top 6 is marginal already with McLeod and Quinn having to move up.  

Any timeline on Benson being ready?  

Wednesday 

[Mr Peabody]

3 hours ago, Mustache of God said:

How many shutout losses in a row does this team need to rack up before the coach/gm are fired?

82

[Stads]

5 hours ago, OverPowerYou said:

Bruins don’t look very good on paper anymore 

We don't look good on any kind of stationery

[Sidc3000]

If they don’t win tonight, the Sabres could very easily go winless in October. 

1 hour ago, Shoot da Puck said:

Lindy Ruff has this team all fired up for the Bruins,  this will look like playoff hockey tonight.

Bodies flying everywhere....

You got jokes

[LGR4GM]

[DarthEbriate]

8 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

[Flashsabre]

I wouldn’t mind seeing Ellis in net (not Matt Ellis)😁

[RochesterExpat]

6 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

If Power plays, that instantly makes the D pairings far better. Ik a lot are down on him but he's still a + player offensively and basically neutral defensively. I might give him Johnson instead of Timmins because Johnson can stay at home better than Timmins.

I would put Johnson with Power only because Timmins and Samuelsson worked well enough last game to give it another chance. It was the first game in a long time where I didn't want to rant about Samuelsson after. That alone is worth keeping the pairing intact in the short-term. Especially since Kesselring will eventually return to partner with Power.

[PromoTheRobot]

Look for me at the game. I'll be wearing the black Goathead.