Sabres score three straight against Bruins to take 2-1 series lead

[p]Sabres goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lyon-alex/f5NTIM3H/"]Alex Lyon[/a] made 24 saves in his first start of the playoffs.[/p][p]The series will remain in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-bruins/jeans23J/"]Boston[/a] for Game 4 as the Bruins will look to even things up. Teams that start at home in the first round to take a 2-1 lead in the series advance to the next round 74% of the time. [/p][h2]Recap & Highlights[/h2][p]Despite both teams combining for 14 shots on goal and two power plays each, neither found the back of the net to keep the first period scoreless. [/p][p][b]It wouldn't be until 3:16 into the second period that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jeannot-tanner/I53Zc5ae/"]Tanner Jeannot[/a] scored his first career playoff goal to put the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-bruins/jeans23J/"]Bruins[/a] up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/boston-bruins-jeans23J/buffalo-sabres-UobjtMIP/?mid=Wt73OcZ2"]1-0[/a].[/b][/p][embed guid="189f559a-41bf-4974-8819-62d04236f9a9" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047469885287010786?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Following a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/geekie-morgan/YaldagM6/"]Morgan Geekie[/a] high-sticking, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-sabres/UobjtMIP/"]Sabres[/a] went on their third power play of the game and failed yet again, making it 0-for-12 on the series. [/p][p]Boston would have a crucial opportunity to make it a two-goal lead after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arvidsson-viktor/SdnOmY1i/"]Viktor Arvidsson[/a] was awarded a penalty shot. After missing, Lyon became just the second goaltender ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hasek-dominik/Ykk0oUjF/"]Dominik Hasek[/a]) in Sabres playoff history to deny a penalty shot.[/p][embed guid="088cd03e-b89f-4956-a29b-422c08bbd614" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MNgY3dXt74" social-type="youtube" /][p]Then, the Sabres decided to strike back shortly after.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/byram-bowen/ITJHpt5h/"]Bowen Byram[/a] would score his second goal of the playoffs to make it [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/boston-bruins-jeans23J/buffalo-sabres-UobjtMIP/?mid=Wt73OcZ2"]1-1[/a].[/b][/p][p]They would go on [i]another [/i]power play, their fourth of the game, and failed to convert again, making it 0 for their last 13. [/p][embed guid="7bdeb000-a6e4-4282-95f1-3f3472fb3a0f" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047474182401700066?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Four minutes into the third period, Buffalo would take the lead for the first time in the game. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tuch-alex/fi2K37wb/"]Alex Tuch[/a] scored his second goal of the playoffs to put the Sabres up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/boston-bruins-jeans23J/buffalo-sabres-UobjtMIP/?mid=Wt73OcZ2"]2-1[/a]. [/b][/p][p]The Sabres have now scored seven of their last eight goals throughout this series in the final frame, making it the most of any of the teams in the playoffs. [/p][embed guid="b07624ef-5d98-42ef-a69e-3ea47243169c" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2047484889923043711?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Boston had back-to-back power play opportunities following Tuch's goal in the third, but couldn't find the net. [/p][p]After going empty-net, Boston would give up their third goal of the game,[b] this time to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ostlund-noah/fmimSKQi/"]Noah Ostlund[/a] for his first of the playoffs as Buffalo took a 2-1 series lead.[/b][/p][p]Both teams would combine 0-for-8 on the power play in Game 3 as the series will remain in Boston for Game 4. [/p][p]Buffalo outshot (28-25) and outhit Boston (35-33), while both almost split on face-offs (51%-49%).[/p][embed guid="1d6dcde6-8f14-4e89-b6d9-9326c4586b3d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJMgl9coraE" social-type="youtube" /]