Bruins, 6-4

After 40 minutes of wild play here at TD Banknorth Garden, the Bruins have wiped out what was once a two-goal Buffalo lead and taken a two-score advantage of their own.

While holding Buffalo scoreless in the second period, the Bruins deposited three pucks behind Ryan Miller in the middle frame: a Zdeno Chara power-play one-timer, a Chuck Kobasew banker, and another Chara sizzler from the point. Miller had some sick numbers entering the night, but those will be taking a big-time tumble by game's end.

* Dennis Wideman, flattened by Toni Lydman with a hit that left the defenseman wobbly, looked fine when he returned to the ice after a visit to the dressing room. The Bruins can't afford to lose Wideman.

* Kobasew has replaced Marco Sturm (upper-body injury) on the No. 1 power-play unit, serving as net-front man. Kobasew has been far more effective than Sturm so far in that area.

* In the opening minute of the second, Aaron Ward blasted a point shot off the post.

* During a delayed interference penalty on Clarke MacArthur, it took Manny Fernandez approximately five seconds to notice Dave Jackson's arm in the air.