For this contest against the Sabres, the Bruins will be making some rather interesting changes to their lineup. Based on the Bruins' morning skate lines, Charlie Coyle will play right wing in the top six against Buffalo. He is set to skate with Brad Marchand and Elias Lindholm as his linemates.

The Bruins head into the three-day Christmas break with their best gut-check win of the season. After losing David Pastrnak (upper body) in the second period and then surviving a third period five-minute major to Oliver Wahlstrom,

Do you remember when you were in school, what it was like on the last day before holiday break? As you watched Christmas movies, you drank hot cocoa and wore fuzzy pajamas, which only added to the warm fuzzy feeling you had in anticipation of all the magic and wonder that was soon ahead.