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Sabres Beat Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 to Reach 2nd Round for 1st Time Since 2007

Buffalo’s first playoff series win since 2007 sends the Sabres into the second round after four goals and 25 saves from Alex Lyon.

  • On Friday, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 at TD Garden, advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2007.
  • Head coach Lindy Ruff, a Jack Adams Award finalist, guided the Sabres to an early lead with first-period goals from Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson establishing momentum.
  • The Bruins went 0-3 at TD Garden during the series and were outscored 13-3 in those games, despite David Pastrnak scoring a second-period goal that briefly narrowed the deficit.
  • Buffalo will host the first two games of the second round against the winner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens series, which advances to Game 7 on Sunday.
  • The Bruins now focus on the NHL Draft Lottery later this month, though the team reflected that "Season was a success. They exceeded almost all expectations.
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Sabres beat Bruins 4-1 in Game 6 to reach 2nd round for 1st time since 2007

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1

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The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 (2-0, 0-1, 2-0) away in the opening round of the Stanley Cup hockey tournament and won the series four to two.

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NEW YORK. The Buffalo Sabres' saga continues. They defeated the Bruins 4-1 in Boston last night, winning their first Stanley Cup series in nineteen years. – I love how v

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