Before turning their attention to the Winter Classic, the Boston Bruins have a very important Atlantic Division matchup against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at KeyBank Center. The Bruins sit fourth in the division standings, three points behind the third-place Sabres. Buffalo topped the Bruins 4-2 on Dec. 16 in Boston, using a three-goal third period to steal one away from the B’s. With a potent offense led by Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner, the Sabres are not a team the Bruins can look past, despite the bright lights of Notre Dame Stadium on New Years Day beckoning. To hear from the Bruins ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the Sabres... NESN.com
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NFL Playoffs 2017: Final AFC, NFC Seedings And Wild Card Weekend Games
Share this: The 2016 NFL regular season has ended, and that means the playoffs are just a week away. The wild-card round will kick off the action Saturday and Sunday with a total of four games. For the first time since 2002, the defending AFC and NFC champions — in this case, the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos — both missed the playoffs. Here are the final playoff seeds and determined matchups for the AFC and NFC. AFCWild CardNo. 6 Miami Dolphins at No. 3 Pittsburgh SteelersNo. 5 Oakland Raiders at No. 4 Houston Texans DivisionalTexans/Raiders/Dolphins at No. 1 New England PatriotsSteelers/Texans/Raiders at No. 2 Kansas City Chiefs NFC Wild CardNo. 6 Detroit Lions at No. 3 Seattle SeahawksNo. 5 New York Giants at No. 4 Green Bay Packers DivisionalPackers/Lions/Giants at
Patriots Will Look to Slow Surging Colts During Divisional Round of Playoffs at Gillette (Video)
The New England Patriots will host the Indianapolis Colts in the divisional round of the playoffs on Saturday night. The Colts, who were able to overcome a 28-point deficit to pull off the unbelievable 45-44 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round, will look to build off that momentum when they come into Gillette this weekend. With Andrew Luck at the helm, the Pats will be tasked with slowing down the Indy offense and making sure they find a way to contain T.Y. Hilton. Offensively, New England will look to take advantage of the Colts defense that ranks 26th in rushing yards allowed. The tandem of LeGarrette Blount and Stevan Ridley will be key for the Patriots success. Check out the above