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Buffalo Sabres Score 4 3rd-Period Goals to Beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in Playoff Opener
Tage Thompson scored twice as Buffalo erased a 2-0 deficit with four goals in 6:46 and took Game 1, 4-3.
- On Sunday, the Buffalo Sabres overcame a two-goal third-period deficit to defeat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in Game 1, marking Buffalo's first playoff game in 15 years after a 5,473-day drought.
- Morgan Geekie and Elias Lindholm scored early goals giving Boston a 2-0 lead, but the Bruins unraveled in the final 20 minutes, failing to clear their zone and allowing four unanswered goals.
- Tage Thompson sparked the rally with two goals, including a wrap-around backhander with 7:58 remaining, while Mattias Samuelsson scored the go-ahead goal just 52 seconds after Thompson tied the contest.
- Alex Tuch sealed the victory with an empty-netter with 1:12 remaining, despite David Pastrnak scoring in the final seconds for Boston. Buffalo hosts Game 2 on Tuesday.
- The win marks Buffalo's first overall playoff victory since a 1-0 win over Philadelphia in 2011, and the Sabres erased the two-goal deficit in a 6:46 span during the third period.
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Sabres win first playoff game in 15 years in dramatic fashion, stun Bruins with epic third period comeback
Tage Thompson scored twice as the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 and take a 1-0 series lead in their first playoff game in 15 years.
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Sabres stun Bruins in game one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WLAX/WEUX) - The Buffalo Sabres ended the longest playoff drought in NHL history in dramatic fashion, rallying past the Boston Bruins 4-3 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round series Sunday at KeyBank Center. Playing in their first postseason game since 2011, the Sabres scored three goals in a 4:34 span [...]
In the Stanley Cup hockey series, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 4-3 on home ice in the first game of the opening round, earning a playoff victory after a 15-year hiatus.
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