Alex Tuch scores late in OT to lift the Sabres over the Bruins 3-2
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) celebrates after a victory following a shootout of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. Credit: AP/Jeffrey T. Barnes
BOSTON — Alex Tuch scored a power-play goal with 10.7 seconds left in overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres snapped an eight-game road losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.
Peyton Krebs scored a power-play goal and Owen Power also had a goal for Buffalo. The Sabres’ last road win came on Jan. 21, at Vancouver.
Morgan Geekie scored a goal and set up Pavel Zacha’s score for Boston. The Bruins have lost three straight since winning the first two after trading away three key players, including captain Brad Marchand.
Power, who had two assists, took a shot from the high slot that Tuch tipped by Joonas Korpisalo.
Krebs took a puck to the face while sitting on the bench when it went straight to the bench off a face-off.
With Boston trailing 1-0, Geekie shifted around defenseman Bowen Byram and fed Zacha in the slot, where he slipped a shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 13 minutes into the opening period.
Just over two minutes later, Geekie came in on a partial breakaway, shifted around Luukkonen and tucked the puck in for his 23rd goal.
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) makes a glove save during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. Credit: AP/Jeffrey T. Barnes
Takeaways
Sabres: Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick during a Sabres’ 7-2 win in the teams’ last meeting.
Bruins: They avoided a disastrous period like Saturday when they didn’t get a shot on goal in the second during a loss to Tampa Bay.
Key moment
Boston’s Marat Khusnutdinov was whistled for tripping 2:51 into OT.
Key stat
Buffalo outshot Boston 6-2 in OT.
Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) celebrates after his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Boston. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa
Up next
The Sabres play the second of a four-game trip at Utah on Thursday, and the Bruins play the first of five straight away from TD Garden against Vegas the same night.
