Buffalo Finally Broke Through: Sabres Win First Playoff Series Since 2007
Nineteen years. That's how long Sabres fans have been waiting to see their team win a playoff series, and on Friday night in Boston, that drought finally ended. Buffalo absolutely took care of business in Game 6, rolling past the Bruins 4-1 to clinch the Eastern Conference first round and punch their ticket to the semifinals for the first time since 2007.
Two Goals Before You Could Blink
The Sabres came out and set the tone early. Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson each lit the lamp in the opening frame to build a 2-0 lead before the first period was even done. Buffalo never trailed from that point forward, which is pretty much all you need to know about how in control they were. Zach Benson and Josh Norris added insurance goals in the third to seal it, and the Sabres won all three games they played in Boston during this series. That's dominance.
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiTage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each recorded two assists, while goaltender Alex Lyon stood on his head with 25 saves. David Pastrnak scored the lone goal for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman made 22 stops in the losing effort, but it wasn't enough.
Golden Knights Advance, Lightning Force Game 7
Out West, Vegas handled business too. Mitch Marner scored twice and added an assist as the Golden Knights beat Utah 5-1 in Salt Lake City to win their first-round series. That's Marner's sixth career three-point playoff game, tying his postseason high. Brett Howden scored for the third straight game, and Carter Hart made 22 saves for Vegas, who will face Anaheim in the Western Conference semifinals.
In the East, Tampa Bay forced a Game 7 by winning 1-0 in overtime over Montreal on Friday. Gage Goncalves scored the OT winner at 9:03 to keep the Lightning alive. Andrei Vasilevskiy posted his eighth career playoff shutout with 30 saves, while Jakub Dobes was fantastic for Montreal with 32 stops. Game 7 goes Sunday in Tampa.
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