Bruins Fall to Buffalo in Game 6, Season Over
BOSTON – The Boston Bruins’ season is over. The Bruins (2-4) dropped Game 6 on Friday night, falling 4-1 to […] The post Bruins Fall to Buffalo in Game 6, Season Over appeared first on Boston Hockey Now.
BOSTON – The Boston Bruins ’ season is over. The Bruins (2-4) dropped Game 6 on Friday night, falling 4-1 to the Buffalo Sabres (4-2) at the TD Garden. David Pastrnak (3) scored the lone Bruins’ goal, coming in the second period.
Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves. The Bruins did not change their lineup from Game 5. For the second straight game, they were without forward Viktor Arvidsson (upper-body injury).
The legendary Tim Thomas welcomed the Bruins to the ice as the Fan Banner Captain . Alex Tuch opened the scoring at the 3:25 mark. Rasmus Dahlin found Tuch wide open outside of Swayman’s crease.
Shortly after the goal, Zach Benson batted the puck behind Swayman, but the referees immediately waved the goal off as he played the puck above the crossbar. Mattias Samuelsson scored his second goal of the postseason, beating Swayman with a shot from the point at 12:26 as Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson provided the screen. The Sabres led the Bruins 2-0 after 20 minutes and held a 12-6 shots advantage.