Six Goals Lift Sabres Over Bruins in Game 4
BOSTON – The Boston Bruins (1-3) fell flat to the Buffalo Sabres (3-1) in Game 4 on Sunday, losing 6-1 […] The post Six Goals Lift Sabres Over Bruins in Game 4 appeared first on Boston Hockey Now.
BOSTON – The Boston Bruins (1-3) fell flat to the Buffalo Sabres (3-1) in Game 4 on Sunday, losing 6-1 on TD Garden ice. Six different players scored for the Sabres, with four goals coming in the first period and two more in the third. Sean Kuraly (1) scored the lone Bruins’ tally.
Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves on 29 shots before being pulled for Joonas Korpisalo in the third period. Jordan Harris and Lukas Reichel entered the lineup in place of Mason Lohrei and James Hagens . Nikita Zadorov was speculated to be a game-time decision; he played on Sunday.
The legendary Jack Edwards welcomed the Bruins to the ice as the Fan Banner Captain. The Sabres struck first and continued to strike while the iron was hot. Alex Tuch intercepted a pass from Fraser Minten and set up Peyton Krebs at 4:17 of the first period.
Josh Doan added to the Sabres not even three minutes later, redirecting home a feed from Ryan McLeod and taking a 2-0 lead. Doan picked the puck off Jordan Harris and set Zach Benson up for a breakaway. Benson pushed the puck through Swayman’s pads to give the Sabres a 3-0 lead at the 9:15 mark of the first period.