Going Home Tied: Breaking Apart Bruins’ Game 2 Win

Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images BUFFALO, NY – “The series doesn’t start until you win one on the road,” said Jeremy Swayman. It’s an old cliché, but the Boston Bruins (1-1) evened their first-round series against the Buffalo Sabres (1-1) with a 4-2 win on Tuesday at KeyBank Center.

Viktor Arvidsson (2) scored two goals, while Morgan Geekie (2) and Pavel Zacha (1) each helped the Bruins tie the series before heading home. Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves in the win; he finished with 2. 16 goals saved above expected in response to the Game 1 loss.

“We thought that we had a really good chance last game to finish it out, too, so I think that we fixed a lot of great things and took positives and really stayed in the moment,” Swayman added . “That’s the biggest thing for our group, is we left the past in the past and understood there was an opportunity tonight and seized it. ” Marco Sturm said he wanted more from his second line after an off-night during Game 1.

He reiterated it again before Game 2, but said that he did not have to mention it to them. Viktor Arvidsson said their line “almost played too much defense” in Game 1, and said that they can do a better job of being aggressive. He was, and with two goals on Tuesday, he now has 17 in his playoff career.