Recap: B’s score four unanswered, hold on late to win Game 2

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - APRIL 21: Viktor Arvidsson #71 of the Boston Bruins celebrates his goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the second period in Game Two of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at KeyBank Center on April 21, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images After the Bruins melted down in the last eight minutes of Game 1, Marco Sturm and several of the players cited a desire to learn from the experience and move forward for Game 2. Tonight’s last seven minutes showed they learned a thing or two—but not quite enough to avoid nearly giving their fans a collective heart attack in the process.

After taking a 4-0 lead into the final half of the third period, the B’s held on down the stretch to skate out of Buffalo with a 4-2 win and a series even at a game apiece. Viktor Arvidsson scored twice for the Bruins, while Pavel Zacha and Morgan Geekie added one goal each. Jeremy Swayman was immense for the Bruins, making 34 saves, including 18 in the third period alone.

Buffalo scored twice in a span of 1:14 in the last few minutes of the third period, raising blood pressures across New England, but Swayman made a few more saves and the Bruins emerged with the win. Exhale. After a scoreless first period, Arvidsson got the scoring started five minutes into the second period to make it 1-0 Bruins.

View Link Geekie doubled the lead ten minutes later, beating Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with a hiiiiiiiiiiiiigh fly ball from center ice to make it 2-0 Bruins. As Judd Sirott said on NESN, “E-1” for Luukkonen. View Link Zacha capped a sterling second period for the Bruins with a tip-in on the power play to make it 3-0 Bruins with 1:50 left in the period.