The Boston Bruins fell down 2-0 Thursday night in Buffalo to the Sabres, but that did not stop them from notching two points in a come-from-behind shootout win.

It was just nights before where Boston blew a two-goal third period lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice, to eventually losing 4-3 in overtime.

Thursday, Tuukka Rask notched his 18th victory of the season making 26 saves while Brad Marchand scored his 23rd goal on the year. Ryan Spooner recorded the only goal in the shootout giving the Black and Gold the two points they desperately needed.

It’s a short turnaround for the B’s, but it will be against the same Buffalo Sabres they saw two nights ago. The only problem is this time it will be at TD Garden where Claude Julien’s team just cannot find consistent success.

Gametime: 7:00 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Records: Bruins 27-18-6 (60 points), Sabres 21-26-5 (47 points)
Location: TD Garden

Bruins projected lines

Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Brett Connolly
David Pastrnak-David Krejci-Loui Eriksson
Matt Beleskey-Ryan Spooner-Jimmy Hayes
Zac Rinaldo-Max Talbot-Landon Ferraro

Zdeno Chara-Zach Trotman
Dennis Seidenberg-Colin Miller
Torey Krug-Kevan Miller

Tuukka Rask
Jonas Gustavsson

Sabres projected lines

Jamie McGinn-Ryan O’Reilly-Sam Reinhart
Zegmus Girgensons-Jack Eichel-Marcus Foligno
Evander Kane-Johan Larsson-Brian Gionta
Matt Moulson-David Legwand-Nicolas Deslauriers

Rasmus Ristolainen-Josh Gorges
Zach Bogosian-Mark Pysyk
Jake McCabe-Cody Franson

Chad Johnson
Robin Lehner

Matchup to watch: Bergeron line vs. Sabres defense

(Patrice Bergeron has been one of the Bruins most consistent forwards this season. Photo: Joe Makarski/Bruins Daily)

It was evident Thursday night that the Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Brett Connolly line was having a good night. They extended pressure in the Sabres’ zone creating a lot of zone time and scoring chances.

Bergeron won 55 percent of his face-offs, Marchand scored the game-tying goal on a play which started in his own end and Connolly is beginning to show some signs of having a nose for the net.

The two-way play of Bergeron is relentless as we all know, but it is starting to rub off on the other two making this line a match-up nightmare for lesser-skilled lines.

Storyline to watch: Can the Bruins hold a two goal lead?

We know the B’s have trouble winning on Causeway street, but what is more alarming is their lack of putting away opponents when holding a two-goal lead.

It is happening too often as of late where we see the Black and Gold jump out to a two-goal lead or extend a lead to two goals in the second period, but then find themselves tied or trailing with two minutes to go in the game.

At this point in the season with the standings so tight, that just cannot happen. The B’s have proved time and again why a two-goal lead is the most dangerous lead in hockey, but for once let’s see them extend that lead to three or even four especially against a inferior opponent.

Saturday night at TD Garden should be the opportunity they are looking for in front of their home crowd. Boston needs to score early and often not allowing Buffalo to hang around.