The Sabres return home for an Atlantic Division showdown. The Buffalo Sabres face the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at KeyBank Center, aiming to put their 1-3-0 road trip, which ended with a 3-2 loss Saturday in Edmonton, behind them.

The Boston Bruins suffered an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 28. With the Sabres at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, this was a winnable game for Boston, but they were blown out instead.

The Bruins’ game against the Buffalo Sabres is technically not a must-win, not with how far we have to go to the end of the season. But these are games the B’s need to win to prove to management that it is indeed a viable team and not one whose various parts should be sold off at March 7 trade deadline.