Buffalo had numerous scoring chances but could find the back of the net.
By Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Anton Khudobin made 36 saves to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Tuesday.
Khudobin, who made 17 saves in the first period, earned his first shutout of the season and the sixth of his NHL career.
Jake DeBrusk gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 10:14 of the second period. He received a pass from Charlie McAvoy at the red line, skated into the Sabres zone and beat goalie Robin Lehner to the short side over his glove with a wrist shot from the right face-off dot.
Boston scored two empty-net goals. Tim Schaller, a former Sabre and Rochester American, made it 2-0 at 18:09 of the third period, and David Backes made it 3-0 at 19:29.
The Bruins (17-10-5) were coming off a 7-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.
Boston forward David Pastrnak’s point streak ended at 12 games, the longest in the NHL this season. He had 14 points (five goals, nine assists) during the streak.
Lehner made 30 saves for the Sabres (8-19-7), who have lost three straight games (0-2-1) and five of their past six (1-2-3).
Buffalo center Jacob Josefson returned to the lineup after missing the previous nine games with an ankle injury.
The Sabres are home to the Philadelphia Flyers Friday night.