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Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0

Mark Kastelic lights the lamp

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.

Up next Sabres: Host Colorado on Monday.

Bruins: Host Tampa Bay on Monday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 15:48 Pavel Zacha Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Harris (1), Andrew Peeke (1)
Goal 2nd Period 10:21 Mark Kastelic Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (1)
Goal 3rd Period 9:46 Jason Zucker Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:57 Sean Kuraly Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Elias Lindholm (2), Mark Kastelic (1)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBUF https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS
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 Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Hampus Lindholm, D Day-To-Day Oct 14
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mattias Samuelsson, D Day-To-Day Oct 13
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Oct 13
Carson Meyer, RW Injured Reserve Oct 6
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Oct 6
Michael Kesselring, D Injured Reserve Oct 6

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 3 1 6 0
Boston 3 1 6 0
Montreal 3 1 6 0
Detroit 2 1 4 0
Toronto 2 2 4 0
Tampa Bay 1 2 3 1
Ottawa 1 2 2 0
Buffalo 0 3 0 0
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