by Bruce CiskieFiled under: Bruins, Sabres, NHL Playoffs
Things didn't end well Wednesday night for the Buffalo Sabres. An ill-advised too many men penalty in double overtime -- followed by a catastrophic series of defensive errors -- led to Miroslav Satan's game-winning goal that gave Boston a 3-1 series lead.Despite that ending, the Sabres responded after a trio of uneven efforts to start the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. They played quite well, outside of a five-minute lapse in the third period that Boston used to turn a 2-0 hole into the 2-2 tie that carried through until Satan's game-winner. It was their best performance of the series, and only some magnificent goaltending by rookie Tuukka Rask kept the series from being tied.
Friday night, Buffalo was able to carry that effort over, beating Boston 4-1 to pull within 3-2 in the series.
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