Bruins Collapse Late, Lose Game 1 To Sabres In Buffalo
BUFFALO, NY -- The Boston Bruins (0-1) coughed up a multi-goal third-period lead and lost to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 (1-0) on Sunday night inside the KeyBank Center in Game 1 of the first round. Boston led 2-0 with eight minutes to go in the game. Then, two straight turnovers and lost puck battles behind the net changed the game.
Boston lost 4-3 in regulation falling behind 1-0 in the series. Tage Thompson scored two straight goals to tie the game. One came after Charlie McAvoy and Jonathan Aspirot lost a net battle behind the net.
The second came after Andrew Peeke was bodied and outmuscled off the puck by Alex Tuch behind the net, a brutal turnover. 52 seconds later, Matias Samuelsson fired home the game-winning goal with under four minutes to go. Tuch buried the empty netter.
The high-energy, extremely rowdy Buffalo crowd finally got to experience playoff hockey for the first time in 15 years. THE SABRES TAKE THE LEAD! THE CROWD IS ELECTRIC RIGHT NOW!
#STANLEYCUP PLAYOFFS HOCKEY IS SO BACK IN BUFFALO! 🤩 🇺🇸: @espn 🇨🇦: @Sportsnet & @TVASports pic. twitter.
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