"The B's played a decent opening 20 minutes and came away with a 1-0 lead and it came from a welcome source - David Pastrnak. Elias Lindholm's forecheck caused Bowen Byram to make a bad pass that Morgan Geekie picked off along the boards. Geekie made a quick backhand pass to Pastrnak, who did not play well in the B's loss to Montreal before the break, and the sniper beat Ukka-Pekka Lukkonen with his 15th goal of the season at 11:56."
"Another good sign was that goalie Joonas Korpisalo at least appeared to be on his game. The Sabres outshot the B's 13-9 in the first and there were some high danger chances in that baker's dozen, but Korpisalo - pulled from his last start against Ottawa and carrying a sub-.900 save percentage most of the season - kept the Sabres off the board for the first 20 minutes."
Buffalo earned a 4-1 victory over Boston, extending its win streak to eight games while Boston dropped its fifth straight (0-4-1). The Sabres overtook the Bruins in the Atlantic Division by one point. The game turned in the second period when Buffalo scored three goals while Boston managed only two shots on net. Boston opened with a 1-0 lead on David Pastrnak's 15th goal after a Morgan Geekie turnover and Elias Lindholm forecheck. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo kept Buffalo scoreless in the first despite being pulled from his previous start, but the second-period collapse began Boston's five-game road trip that threatens playoff positioning.
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