Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey League
Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0
Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo. Alex Lyon made 28 saves in his second straight loss to start the season.
Zacha’s first goal of the season came on a one-timer after Boston’s Jordan Harris led a rush with 4:12 remaining in the first period.
Playing without top-line center Josh Norris, who is out indefinitely after suffering an upper-body injury during Buffalo’s opener, the Sabres managed just one shot on Swayman during the first period.
Boston made it a two-goal game on a deflection off Buffalo’s Conor Timmins that Kastelic threw on net midway through the second.
Buffalo had some life when Zucker’s shot deflected off a Bruins player and past Swayman at 9:46 of the third.
The Sabres pulled Lyon for an extra attacker with two minutes left, but the Bruins finished it off with Kuraly's empty-netter with 2.2 seconds left.
Harris made his Bruins debut with defenseman Hampus Lindholm out after sustaining a lower-body injury during Thursday night in a 4-3 overtime victory over Chicago.
Bruins: Host Tampa Bay on Monday.
Regular Season SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 15:48 | Pavel Zacha Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Harris (1), Andrew Peeke (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:21 | Mark Kastelic Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:46 | Jason Zucker Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:57 | Sean Kuraly Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Elias Lindholm (2), Mark Kastelic (1) |
Statistics
 BUF |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 32 | Hits | 25 |
| 1 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 22 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 46.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.6 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Hampus Lindholm, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 26 |
| Jordan Harris, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 27 |
| Jordan Greenway, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 27 |
| Michael Kesselring, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 27 |
| Tyson Kozak, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 25 |
| Justin Danforth, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
