For the first time all season, the Bruins found themselves traveling to Western New York to take on the Buffalo Sabers at KeyBank Arena. Prior to the game, it had been announced that a Bruins player later identified as Sean Kuraly entered the NHL covid protocol program, so the Bruins were to play shorthanded. The Bruins were quick to get on the board with Greg McKegg's tip in front of the net. 1-0 Bruins. Shortly after the start of the 2nd, the Bruins found themselves on the power play to give Buffalo the game-tying shorthanded goal, a recent annoyance for the team. As the 2nd trudged on, the Bruins saw strikes by Debrusk and Smith, with Pastarnak adding his 13th of the season in the 3rd for the 4-1 victory. Bruins win two games in the row for the first time in 5 weeks. Notable milestones include David Krecji recording his 700th career point and defense prospect Jack Achan made his NHL debut.
Come the wee hours of the night after the Bruins win over the Sabres, news broke that an additional four Bruins players had joined Kuraly in the NHL's covid protocol program, which leads to the speculation if the game the night before should have been played, to begin with, if responsible parties knew the severities of the potential exposure.
Subsequently, the second game of the series, a Saturday matinee matchup, had been canceled as well as the Bruins' upcoming game against the Islanders on Tuesday night. They were also informed that their training facilities were to remain closed until at least Wednesday morning, pending any more positive tests. The team is expected to quarantine until thus point.
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