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04/28 21:50 CDT Pastrnak scores 9:14 into OT and Bruins avoid elimination with
2-1 win over Sabres
Pastrnak scores 9:14 into OT and Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over
Sabres
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Hockey Writer
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) --- David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 9:14 into overtime,
and the Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo
Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
Catching Buffalo on a line change, Hampus Lindholm fed a pass up the right
boards to find Pastrnak in stride just as he crossed the blue line. Driving in
alone on net a step ahead of Buffalo's Mattias Samuelsson, Pastrnak faked
cutting across the front and nearly lost his balance before slipping the puck
inside the right post.
The series shifts back to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday night, with Buffalo
still seeking to clinch its first playoff series victory since eliminating the
New York Rangers in six games of a 2007 second-round series. The Sabres are in
the playoffs for only the third time since, and after snapping an NHL record
14-season playoff drought this year.
Elias Lindholm also scored for Boston which overcame a 1-0 deficit. Jeremy
Swayman stopped 25 shots, including foiling Jason Zucker set up in front 3:30
into the extra period.
Rasmus Dahlin scored for Buffalo and Alex Lyon stopped 27 shots.
Lindholm tied it 9:24 into the second period after his bad-angle shot bounced
into the slot. Lindholm got to the loose puck first and, with his back to the
net, spun around and fired in a low shot through a crowd.
Dahlin opened the scoring 3:35 with his first playoff goal, and Buffalo's first
power-play goal in nearly a month. Driving up the left wing, Zucker's initial
pass attempt was blocked before recovering the puck and feeding Dahlin for a
one-timer in the right circle.
The Sabres had gone 0-of-17 with the man advantage this series, and entered the
playoffs failing to convert 22 straight chances, dating to a 4-3 win over the
New York Islanders on March 31.
The Bruins played without second-line forward Viktor Arvidsson, who was hurt in
the first period of Game 4 on Sunday.
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