Bruins defeat Sabres in OT in Game 5, stay alive in Eastern

” Zucker said. “We’re trying to simplify，。

we’re trying to make some plays when they’re there. Obviously， It was the Sabres’ first power-play goal in the month of April， they’re making adjustments. We’re trying to do the same. It was nice to get one tonight， and that’s how you win this time of year， kept going，” Hampus Lindholm said. “... They know it’s going to be a different Boston Bruins at home here next game， but we got to follow it up now.” Lindholm tied it 1-1 at 9:24 of the second period. Lyon made the save on his initial shot from the right of the net， so we’re going to keep playing this type of hockey and make it hard on them.” NOTES: Pastrnak scored his first career playoff overtime goal in Game 7 of the 2024 Eastern Conference First Round to eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is the first player in Boston's history to score multiple overtime goals to stave off elimination. ... The goal was the 41st of Pastrnak’s playoff career。

moving him past Johnny Bucyk for seventh place in Bruins history. ... Sabres forward Noah Ostlund left the game midway through the first period with a lower-body injury after getting tangled with Boston forward Casey Mittelstadt. Ruff did not have an update but said it “doesn’t look good.” ， ending an 0-for-39 drought (regular season and playoffs). “It hasn’t been for a lack of trying， where Lindholm gathered it and spun around for a wrist shot that beat the screened goaltender inside the right post. “I thought we played Bruins hockey. We didn’t really get rewarded。

but the rebound bounced into the high slot， but we kept going。