Khusnutdinov scores in OT as Bruins beat Sabres 4-3

BOSTON (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov scored 2:07 into extra time and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday night time.

Alex Tuch’s purpose with 5:35 left in regulation tied it, wiping out Buffalo’s two-goal deficit within the third interval.

Morgan Geekie scored for the sixth straight recreation, David Pastrnak had a purpose and an help and Mark Kastelic additionally scored for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo made 37 saves because the Bruins received for the third time in 4 video games.

Khusnutdinov scored on a wrister from the appropriate circle, slipping the puck inside the appropriate submit.

Rasmus Dahlin and Josh Doan additionally scored for the Sabres, who dropped their third straight extra time recreation. Alex Lyon stopped 18 photographs.

Boston heart Elias Lindholm collided with Sabres center Jordan Greenway at heart ice halfway by way of the second, was helped off the ice to the Bruins’ locker room and didn’t return. He seemed to be favoring his left leg.

The Sabres sliced it to 2-1 when Dahlin one-timed a shot previous Korpisalo for a power-play purpose with 3:59 left within the second, however Kastelic poked in a rebound from the crease with 20.6 seconds left within the interval.

Lyon stopped Tanner Jeannot’s shot, however the puck trickled behind him, the place Kastelic reached for it.

Boston had opened a 2-0 lead when Pastrnak obtained a unfastened puck, went in on a 2-on-1 break and slipped a shot alongside the ice contained in the far submit with 4:53 left within the opening interval.

Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm performed after his fiancée, Amanda, gave beginning to a child lady earlier within the day.

The Bruins beat the Sabres 3-1 at dwelling within the membership’s first assembly on October 11 after they received their preliminary three video games underneath first-year coach Marco Sturm.

Sabres: Host Washington on Saturday.

Bruins: Host Carolina Saturday.