Buffalo Sabres make Stanley Cup playoff history in crazy NHL game one victory over Bruins

History was made, and it happened in chaos. The Buffalo Sabres pulled off one of the most stunning comebacks in Stanley Cup Playoffs history, defeating the Boston Bruins in a Game 1 that will be remembered for a long time. Buffalo became the first team in NHL postseason history to win in regulation after trailing by two or more goals with eight minutes or less remaining. Let that sink in.

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A Comeback for the Ages

Down late in the third period, the Sabres flipped the game in a matter of minutes. Buffalo scored four unanswered goals in under seven minutes, including three goals in a 4:34 stretch, completely overwhelming Boston and turning a likely loss into an unforgettable win.

It wasn’t just a comeback; it was a collapse on one side and a surge on the other.

Tage Thompson Announces Himself

At the center of it all was Tage Thompson. Thompson finished with two goals and one assist, becoming just the second Sabres player ever to record three points in a playoff debut. His first goal at 12:02 of the third period cut the deficit to 2-1—Buffalo’s first playoff goal since 2011. Then, just 3:42 later, he struck again to tie the game at 2-2. That’s when everything changed.

Only 52 seconds after Thompson’s equalizer, Mattias Samuelsson buried a shot from the to give Buffalo a 3-2 lead. In less than a minute, the entire game—and the entire series—felt different. The Bruins never recovered.

The Finishing Touch