Overview
- The Sabres said Thursday that center Josh Norris will miss Game 3 and is day-to-day with an undisclosed issue, with Lindy Ruff saying he is “not feeling right.”
- Noah Ostlund, out since a March 25 upper-body injury, is expected to center the third line per morning rushes.
- His 31.5% faceoff rate this season makes draws a concern in a physical series that has stressed puck battles.
- Norris had driven play in Games 1 and 2, averaging 16:36, winning 53.1% of faceoffs, and leading 61.1% of 5‑on‑5 shot attempts while on the ice.
- The series is tied 1–1 with Game 3 at TD Garden after Boston took Game 2 to regain home-ice edge, and Buffalo loses a 34-points-in-44-games center who missed much of the season with upper-body issues.