BOSTON — The Bruins didn’t like Sabres forward Peyton Krebs hitting David Pastrnak behind the play and Mikey Eyssimont took matters in his own hands. In a game that had been growing increasingly chippy as it progressed, a fight seemed inevitable. It finally bubbled over in the third period at the blue line in front of the Sabres bench.

David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist to help the Boston Bruins rally for a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders

With Necas off the board, the Kings' Adrian Kempe and New York's Artemi Panarin are looking like the top potential free-agent options next July, while Buffalo's Alex Tuch, the Canadiens' Patrik Laine, and Utah's Nick Schmaltz are some of the other notable options potentially hitting the market.

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Welcome back to another edition of NHL Predictions, with us here at Last Word On Hockey. Thursday night’s matchup between the Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres features the bottom two teams from the NHL’s Atlantic Division from last season.

The Ottawa Senators (4-4-1, 11th in Eastern Conference) host the Boston Bruins (4-6, 15th in Eastern Conference) at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ottawa earned a 7-1 road victory against the Washington Capitals its last time out on Oct. 25. Boston won its last game 3-2 at home against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 25.

BOSTON — The Bruins will likely be without Jordan Harris for most of the rest of 2025. The defenseman, who has been out since the team’s loss to Florida last week, had surgery to repair his injured ankle. The team released a statement from Dr. Peter Asnis, the head team physician :u2028

The Boston Bruins have some injury news to share on this Thursday. News emerged that defenceman Jordan Harris will be out for two months following ankle surgery.