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. The Sabres lead the series two games to one. Alex Lyon stopped 24 shots in his first start of the postseason.
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Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov and Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch fight during the third period in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke, right, knocks Buffalo Sabres left wing Beck Malenstyn to the ice during the first period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston.
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman drops to the ice on a goal by Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston. Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram, right, is congratulated by Owen Power after his goal during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston.
Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch celebrates his goal with teammates as Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm skates past during the third period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston. Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch celebrates his goal with teammates as Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm skates past during the third period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston.
Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov and Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch fight during the third period in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. Boston Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov and Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch fight during the third period in Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke, right, knocks Buffalo Sabres left wing Beck Malenstyn to the ice during the first period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston. Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke, right, knocks Buffalo Sabres left wing Beck Malenstyn to the ice during the first period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston.
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman drops to the ice on a goal by Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston. Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman drops to the ice on a goal by Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram, right, is congratulated by Owen Power after his goal during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston. Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram, right, is congratulated by Owen Power after his goal during the second period in Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Boston.
BOSTON — 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.by winning the Atlantic Division, regained home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Sunday in Boston, with the Bruins needing a win to assure themselves of another home game.
Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves, and Tanner Jeannot scored early in the second period for the Bruins as they opened the scoring for the third straight game. Boston had a chance to go up 2-0 when Mattias Samuelsson’s stick broke right in front of the Buffalo net, for a turnover that gave Viktor Arvidsson an open lane on the net. Rasmus Dahlin took him down, leading to a penalty shot.
About a minute later, Byram one-timed a shot past Swayman to tie it. Tuch made it 2-1 when he grabbed a loose puck and fired it past a screened goalie, and Noah Ostlund added an empty-netter with 84 seconds left. The teams split the first two games in Buffalo, with Boston taking the lead both times before Buffalo rallied in the last half of the third period. In Game 1,The early struggles doomed Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to backup.
He won the playoff starting job by closing the regular season 12-2-1 but was pulled after allowing the fourth goal early in the third period on Tuesday night. Buffalo continued to struggle on the power play. After failing to score on their last 22 chances in the regular season, the Sabres have misfired on their first 13 man advantages in the series, including four on Thursday night.
Golen covers Boston sports for The Associated Press, with a little bit of sports law and Olympic beach volleyball and curling mixed in.
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