Two rivals in the Northeast Divison clash in the first stage of the playoffs. They have played each other six times this season, and we can now look forward to a couple of more in a high tempo. You can watch NHL live stream on espn360.com or gamecenter.nhl.com.

The Boston Bruins is the team who will come in to the series with a small advantage if you look at the previous games between these two teams. The Bruins have won four out of six games but the Sabres have been the best team overall and ended up on a third place in the Eastern Conference, thanks to the win in the Northeast Division.

Ryan Miller in the Sabres net may be the difference between the teams. Miller has been fantastic and he is one of the best goalies in the NHL for sure. The Bruins don’t have the same quality. Tim Thomas was the last season’s best goalie, but he has been brutal this year, and the backup Tuukka Rask has taken over Thomas’ spot prior to the playoffs. But Rask can tremble in a lot of games and he is not a goalie who wins the big important games on his own. But he will help his team to stay in the games, and the Sabres are not a team that spit in goals like the Washington Capitals for example. We can count on close games with just a few goals.

The Bruins have actually had an easy time for the Sabres even in playoffs. They have won five out of six playoff series between the teams. The history won’t decide the outcome; it is up to the players to take care of this. The Sabres are a little bit better on the paper but the Bruins are full of self confidence since the battle for a playoff spot. It will be very close so I just decide to go for the bet on a few goals. You can see the game on gamecenter.nhl.com or espn360.com NHL live stream.

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