| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Game Leaders
Tanner Jeannot
· LW
Charlie McAvoy
· D
Bowen Byram
· D
Bowen Byram
· D
Team Stats
9Blocked Shots15
38Hits35
6Takeaways5
30Shots25
0Power Play Goals0
5Power Play Opportunities4
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
26Faceoffs Won25
51.0Faceoff Win Percent49.0
9Giveaways18
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
20:00
Tanner Jeannot Cross-checking against Jordan Greenway
20:00
Jordan Greenway Roughing against Tanner Jeannot
19:51
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
19:51
Mark Kastelic Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
19:51
Goalie Stopped
19:49
Mark Kastelic Deflected saved by Alex Lyon
19:47
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
19:47
Icing
19:36
Tyson Kozak shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
19:25
Morgan Geekie Snap Shot Hit Left Post
19:20
Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
18:52
Pavel Zacha hit Conor Timmins
18:40
Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy
18:36
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
18:36
Noah Ostlund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (2)
18:21
David Pastrnak shot blocked by Conor Timmins
17:41
Nikita Zadorov hit Peyton Krebs
17:09
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
16:56
Rasmus Dahlin hit Mark Kastelic
16:41
Zach Benson Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman
16:25
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
16:25
Goalie Stopped
16:23
Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
15:52
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
15:47
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
15:47
Puck in Netting
15:44
Charlie McAvoy Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
15:35
Pavel Zacha Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
15:19
Mattias Samuelsson hit Viktor Arvidsson
15:11
Morgan Geekie Snap Shot Wide Right
14:56
Morgan Geekie hit Jordan Greenway
14:52
David Pastrnak shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
14:48
Beck Malenstyn hit David Pastrnak
14:29
David Pastrnak Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
14:13
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Morgan Geekie
14:13
TV Timeout
14:13
Tage Thompson Tripping against Andrew Peeke
13:57
Mark Kastelic Tip-In Wide Left
13:30
Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Bowen Byram
13:25
Conor Timmins hit Charlie McAvoy
13:15
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
13:15
Goalie Stopped
13:12
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Right
13:08
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
12:04
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
11:52
David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
11:27
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
11:27
Rasmus Dahlin Interference against Charlie McAvoy
Sabres rally to beat Bruins 3-1, take 2-1 lead in NHL playoff series
— Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.
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