Alex Tuch's game-winner and Alex Lyon's 24 saves propelled the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 3, taking a 2-1 series lead.

The Sabres have Friday off after beating the Boston Bruins, 3-1, in Game 3 on Thursday. Buffalo holds a 2-1 lead in the first-round series after three tightly contested games. The pivotal Game 4 is 2 p.

Peyton Krebs and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive shots 83 seconds apart in the second period, and the Buffalo Sabres hung on for a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars after allowing two goals in the final 4:36 on Tuesday night.

The Boston Bruins gave home-ice advantage back to the Buffalo Sabres after a 3-1 loss in Game 3 at TD Garden on Thursday night.

Östlund, 22, was playing in his first Stanley Cup playoff game. He missed the first two games of this season and the final few weeks of the regular season with an injury. With the series tied 1-1 coming to Boston, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff put him into the lineup in place of the injured Josh Norris on a line with Zach Benson and Doan.

Rasmus Dahlin and Josh Allen arrived in Buffalo mere months apart in 2018 as foundational pieces for two franchises looking ahead to more prosperous futures.

Sabres coach Lindy Ruff made two lineup changes going into Game 3 against the Bruins. One was strategic, the other the result of an injury. Both helped flip momentum back toward Buffalo, which beat Boston,

Buffalo Sabres rookie Noah Ostlund achieved a feat no Buffalo player has achieved in over 15 years in Game 3 against the Boston Bruins.