Sabres Erupt for 4 Goals in First Period, Win 6-1 to Push Bruins to 3-1 Hole in Series
Josh Doan had a goal and an assist, and Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots as Buffalo built a 4-0 first-period lead.
- The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Sunday, taking a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series with Alex Lyon stopping 21 shots.
- Buffalo opened a 4-0 lead in the first period behind goals from Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan, Zach Benson, and Bowen Byram, equaling the Bruins' worst first-period playoff showing since 1991.
- Bruins coach Marco Sturm lifted goalie Jeremy Swayman after Beck Malenstyn and Alex Tuch scored to make it 6-0, while Sean Kuraly added a late shorthanded goal for Boston.
- The Sabres, who ended an NHL-record 14-year playoff drought, can finish off the series in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Buffalo for their first playoff series win since 2007.
- If the Bruins survive Tuesday, the teams return to the Garden for Game 6 on Friday as Boston faces the brink of elimination.
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Sabres score 4 in 1st period, rout Bruins 6-1 to take 3-1 series lead
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Doan had a goal and an assist during Buffalo’s four-goal first-period, and Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots to lead the Sabres to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday for a 3-1 lead in…
Sabres erupt for four goals in first period, win big to push Bruins to 3-1 hole in series
Josh Doan had a goal and an assist during Buffalo’s four-goal first-period to lead the Sabres to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots. Peyton Krebs,…
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