Boston found its moment in overtime. David Pastrnak buried the winner to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Playoffs at a sold-out KeyBank Center. The series stands at 3-2 to Buffalo.

Pastrnak finishes it in overtime

The game tilted Boston’s way when Pastrnak struck at 9:14 of overtime, converting from Hampus Lindholm’s feed. Overtime was balanced on shots at 4-4, but the Bruins threw themselves in front of everything with seven blocks in the extra frame. Pastrnak led Boston with seven shots on goal and was named the game’s first star.

Dahlin strikes early on the power play

Buffalo opened the scoring at 3:35 of the first. Rasmus Dahlin wired a snap shot on the power play, set up by Jason Zucker and Tage Thompson. The Sabres went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Bruins were held to 0-for-3. Dahlin logged heavy minutes, blocked two shots, and took the third star.

Swayman and Lyon keep it tight

Both goalies were sharp in a tense playoff game. Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 of 25 for a 0.96 save percentage, including a perfect 19 of 19 at even strength. Across the ice, Alex Lyon turned away 27 of 29 for a 0.931 save percentage and earned the second star on the night.

The numbers behind Boston’s win

Boston edged shots on goal 29-25 and controlled the faceoff circle at 59 percent overall, including 83 percent in the third period. The Bruins leaned on the physical side with 43 hits and 24 blocked shots, plus a 7-2 advantage in takeaways. Buffalo actually owned the shot-attempt share with a 55.6 percent Corsi and 54.3 percent Fenwick, but could not convert at even strength, going 0-for-19 in those situations.

Special teams tilted early to Buffalo, yet the Bruins managed the key moments at 5-on-5 and in overtime. Elias Lindholm’s second-period equalizer set the stage before Pastrnak finished the job.

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