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The Buffalo Sabres know they will need to limit the offense of David Pastrnak if the team is going to win the series.

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Buffalo will take on the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in an intriguing series. The Sabres have home ice and are favored to advance, but both teams are expecting a tough series.

Ahead of Game 1 on Sunday night, Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said the team needs to focus on stopping Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie’s offense.

“It always is a focus. It will be a focus for us to make sure that we limit Pastrnak and Geekie’s production, and I think their focus will be making sure that they limit Thompson and Tuch, who are our top offensive guys,” Ruff said pregame on Sunday.

Ruff believes if Buffalo can limit Pastrnak and Geekie’s offense, the team can have success and defeat the Bruins.

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However, Ruff isn’t overlooking the Bruins as he knows they are a good team, so he needs a great start from his team in Game 1 on Sunday.

“I’m hoping that we are amped up,” Ruff added. “It will be a totally different feeling, for sure. I’m looking forward to how our guys are going to react to it. We’ve talked about the energy we need to bring, how we need to play. I anticipate them being ready to go.”

Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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