The Buffalo Sabres were expected to be busy at the NHL Trade Deadline, but they took an unexpected route, re-signing pending free agents Jason Zucker and Jordan Greenway to two-year contract extensions.
Cole Koepke scored twice and the Bruins, who watched some heart soul players leave on Friday, scored a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Elias Lindholm, who lost both of his linemates (Coyle and Marchand) will play with Jakub Lauko, who returned to the Bruins in the Justin Brazeau trade, and newcomer Marat Khusnutsdinov. Lauko will wear the same 94 he did in his previous stint in Boston. Khusnutdinov is wearing 92.
Florida’s first big deadline move sent goalie Spencer Knight and a first-round pick to Chicago for defenseman Seth Jones. Saturday will mark the third game with the Panthers for Jones, who’s skated on a pair with Niko Mikkola and averaged 20:40 of ice time in two wins.