Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman has been named the team's starter for Tuesday's action against the Buffalo Sabres. He will enter the matchup with a 16-16-4 record. Swayman is coming off one of his best performances of the season,

NHL analyst Craig Button has criticized Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman's performance following his eight-year, $66 million extension with the club in October.

Facing Sabres

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Bruins.

The Boston Bruins saw their impressive two-game winning streak snapped with a disappointing 7-2 defeat to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.

Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks against the Bruins on Tuesday night — a good sign for Lindy Ruff's lineup tweaks.

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Thompson and Peterka became the first pair to score a hat trick in the same game for the Sabres since 2008.

The Bruins took a short-lived 1-0 lead on Mason Lohrei’s goal in the first period, but the Sabres rattled off the next four goals to ice it.

BUFFALO -- Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each scored a hat trick and had an assist for the Buffalo Sabres in a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. Thompson got his 7th NHL hat trick, Peterka his first.

Fans reacted as the Boston Bruins suffered a disappointing 7-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. The loss dropped the Bruins' record to 25-21-6 on the season.