Overview
- Boston won 4-2 on Tuesday in Buffalo to tie the first-round series 1-1.
- After a scoreless first, Boston scored three in the second through Viktor Arvidsson, Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha, then Arvidsson made it 4-0 early in the third.
- Geekie’s high backhand from near center ice took a strange bounce over Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, a fluke play that quieted the crowd and swung momentum.
- Luukkonen was pulled for Alex Lyon after allowing four on 19 shots, while Buffalo went 0-for-5 on the power play (extra skater) and is 0-for-9 in the series.
- Jeremy Swayman steadied Boston in the third as Buffalo cut it to 4-2 with late goals by Bowen Byram and Peyton Krebs, and Game 3 is Thursday at TD Garden.