Sabres left wing Jason Zucker, left, and Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot battle for position during the third period in Game 2 of their first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series on Tuesday in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP photo)

BOSTON — The Sabres haven’t been able to push the Bruins around on the ice.

What’s worse, Buffalo hasn’t been able to take advantage of their power plays when Boston pushes back.

The Sabres are 0-for-9 with a man advantage in the first two games of the playoff series against the Bruins, which is tied 1-1 as it shifts to Boston for Game 3 tonight. That’s after finishing the season without scoring on their last 22 power plays over the final seven games.

“It’s always a concern, for sure,” said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, who last celebrated a power-play goal in March. “I think we’ll have to tweak some things.”

The Sabres came into the series offended by a comment that Bruins coach Marco Sturm made about being the bigger and stronger team. Neither team backed down on Tuesday night, when they had several fights and a combined 94 penalty minutes.

“It’s a seven-game series so you see those guys all the time and there’s game inside the game, obviously,” Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov said. “Emotions are really high, everybody wants to win, everybody is competitive on the ice, so sometimes you just ended up in the scrums and the fights like that.”

Here is more about tonight’s Game 3s:

Buffalo at Boston

When: 7 p.m. EDT, TNT

Series: Tied 1-1.

Ruff wouldn’t rule out the possibility of a goalie change after Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was pulled 16 seconds into the third period in Game 2 after his fourth goal of the game — one of them on a lofted dump-in from center ice. Alex Lyon stopped all seven shots he faced the rest of the way.

The two goalies shared the starting role this season, but Luukkonen won the No. 1 job by closing the season 12-2-1; Lyon was out the final week with an unspecified lower-body injury. Lyon went 20-10-4 for the season.

Carolina at Ottawa

When: 7:30 p.m. EDT, TBS

Series: Hurricanes lead 2-0.

The Hurricanes have pushed through two tough home wins as the Eastern Conference’s top seed, the second being a double-overtime win that saw Carolina have an apparent winning score waved off in the first overtime because of an offsides review.

But two areas stood out for the Senators: the goaltending by Linus Ullmark, and their clear advantage in faceoffs.

Ottawa was No. 2 in the regular season in faceoff percentage (54.5%) while Carolina was 16th (50.1%). But the Senators have won 60.7% of faceoffs (82 of 135) through two games, including 9 of 14 in Game 1 when on the penalty kill — a hit for a Hurricanes team that likes to get possession, maintain the puck in the offensive zone and pressure opponents.

Colorado at Los Angeles

When: 10 p.m. EDT, TNT

Series: Avalanche lead 2-0.

The Los Angeles Kings wouldn’t change much about the way they’re playing against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche.

Except, of course, a few more goals.

Sure, they’re down 2-0 in the series, but their physical, clog-up-the-neutral-zone style has slowed down the highest scoring team in the league. Colorado won both games 2-1, including Game 2 in overtime on Tuesday.

“Play the same way we’re playing, just a little harder,” Kings forward Trevor Moore said. “Just try to take the positives and get to LA and play a good game.”

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AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow and AP Sports Writers Pat Graham and Aaron Beard contributed to this report.

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