Sabres ride momentum into Game 5 with Bruins on the ropes
The Boston Bruins are on the brink of elimination after two home losses to the Buffalo Sabres, who lead 3-1.
After taking a second straight home loss in "embarrassing" fashion, the Boston Bruins are on the brink of elimination as the scene of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series shifts back to Buffalo. The Sabres will look to land the knockout punch against their Atlantic Division rivals and earn their first playoff series win since 2007 in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Buffalo's 6-1 win in Game 4 on Sunday quickly became a laugher.
Four first-period goals were more than enough, and Alex Lyon was 39. 9 seconds away from shutting out the Bruins in his second straight start in the series. "We have an extremely highly competitive group.
We all have a standard that we all carry ourselves to -- and it wasn't met," said Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman, who appeared to yell at his teammates while exiting the bench after being relieved by Joonas Korpisalo in the third period. History does not favor Boston, but the series is not over yet. While history certainly does not favor Boston, the series is not over yet.
"As far as I know, you have to win four games to move on. So they've got three. That means we still have a chance," Bruins coach Marco Sturm told reporters after Sunday's game.