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Alex Tuch scores late in OT to lift the Sabres over the Bruins 3-2

Frustrated Bruins goalie punts puck after no penalty call

Peyton Krebs scored a power-play goal and Owen Power also had a goal for Buffalo. The Sabres’ last road win came on Jan. 21, at Vancouver.

Morgan Geekie scored a goal and set up Pavel Zacha’s score for Boston. The Bruins have lost three straight since winning the first two after trading away three key players, Brad Marchand.

Power, who had two assists, took a shot from the high slot that Tuch tipped by Joonas Korpisalo.

Krebs took a puck to the face while sitting on the bench when it went straight to the bench off a face-off.

With Boston trailing 1-0, Geekie shifted around defenseman Bowen Byram and fed Zacha in the slot, where he slipped a shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 13 minutes into the opening period.

Just over two minutes later, Geekie came in on a partial breakaway, shifted around Luukkonen and tucked the puck in for his 23rd goal.

Takeaways Sabres: Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick during a Sabres’ 7-2 win in the teams’ last meeting.

Bruins: They avoided a disastrous period like Saturday when they didn’t get a shot on goal in the second during a loss to Tampa Bay.

Key moment Boston’s Marat Khusnutdinov was whistled for tripping 2:51 into OT.

Key stat Buffalo outshot Boston 6-2 in OT.

Up next The Sabres play the second of a four-game trip at Utah on Thursday, and the Bruins play the first of five straight away from TD Garden against Vegas the same night.

Regular Season Series

BUF leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:19 Peyton Krebs Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (15), Owen Power (27)
Goal 1st Period 13:00 Pavel Zacha Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (14), David Pastrnak (49)
Goal 1st Period 15:13 Morgan Geekie Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Parker Wotherspoon (5)
Goal 2nd Period 12:48 Owen Power Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (22), Bowen Byram (26)
Goal 4th Period 4:49 Alex Tuch Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Owen Power (28), Jack Quinn (16)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 23
27 Hits 31
8 Takeaways 4
30 Shots 20
2 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 33
37.7 Faceoff Win Percent 62.3
7 Giveaways 17
3 Total Penalties 5
9 Penalty Minutes 13
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mark Kastelic, C Out Apr 1
Charlie McAvoy, D Injured Reserve Mar 31
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Greenway, LW Day-To-Day Apr 2
Tyson Kozak, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Josh Norris, C Out Apr 1

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9
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