Dahlin stayed up late to watch his season-long partner Mattias Samuelsson, deep into a breakout campaign, play one of his best games yet. The defenseman recorded his first career three-point game, delivered six hits and blocked two shots in 24:56 of ice time.

Tis the season for the surging Sabres, resuming their winning ways after a holiday break and streaking into the thick of the playoff race. Winning without captain Rasmus Dahlin in the lineup for the first time in two years,

The Blues head into the contest looking to win consecutive games for just the fourth time this season after a 3-2 home victory against the Nashville Predators on Saturday. They last won two straight on Dec. 6-7 but then went on a two-game losing streak. They've alternated wins and losses over the seven games since, going 4-2-1 in that stretch.

BOS 1, BUF 4 | Period 3, 19:46 – Josh Norris (5) from Peyton Krebs (11) and Tage Thompson (16) Go inside the room following the Sabres' 8th straight win! The Sabres open a three-game road trip in St. Louis on Monday. Coverage on MSG begins at 7:30 p.m. with puck drop scheduled for 8.

David Pastrnak scored in the first period for the Bruins, who have lost five in a row and six of their last seven games. Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves. Pastrnak opened the scoring at 11:56 of the first with his 15th goal of the season.

Samuelsson produced a goal and two assists with six hits, two shots on net, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Bruins.

A look at the top Bruins and Sabres performers from a Saturday night head-to-head out at Buffalo's KeyBank Center.