Sabres' late rally stuns Bruins
- Buffalo rallied for four late third‑period goals to beat Boston 5–4 in Game 1 of their first‑round series. - Tage Thompson scored twice in the comeback, marking Buffalo’s first playoff game win since 2011. - The result was called an early postseason shock with Game 2 set for April 21 in Buffalo. (nhl.com)
Buffalo erased a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes Sunday night and beat Boston 4-3 in Game 1 at KeyBank Center. (nhl.com) Tage Thompson scored twice for Buffalo, including the goal that started the late push, and Mattias Samuelsson put the Sabres ahead with 3:24 left. Alex Tuch added an empty-net goal before David Pastrnak scored for Boston with seven seconds remaining. (espn.com) Boston led 3-1 after goals from Morgan Geekie, Elias Lindholm and Pastrnak, and held that edge deep into the third period. Thompson cut it to 3-2, then Buffalo scored three more times in a burst that flipped the opener. (nhl.com) The win was Buffalo’s first playoff game since April 20, 2011, when the Sabres beat Philadelphia 1-0 in Game 4 of a first-round series. This postseason is Buffalo’s first in 15 years after the club ended a 14-season playoff drought in the regular season. (espn.com) Buffalo entered the series as the Atlantic Division winner, while Boston arrived as a veteran team with recent playoff experience. ESPN said the Sabres became just the second team to overcome a multigoal deficit in the final eight minutes to win a playoff game in regulation. (nhl.com) (espn.com) The opener was played in Buffalo, and Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, again at KeyBank Center. Buffalo now leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series 1-0. (espn.com)
