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Bruins Edge Sabres 4-3 in Overtime on Khusnutdinov’s Winner

Joonas Korpisalo’s goaltending steadied Boston in an early-season test.

Overview

  • Marat Khusnutdinov ended it 2:07 into overtime after a Rasmus Dahlin turnover set up a Bruins 3-on-1.
  • Korpisalo stopped 37 shots with a .925 save percentage and 2.78 goals saved above expected as Boston was outchanced.
  • Morgan Geekie stretched his goal streak to six games and reached nine on the season, and David Pastrnak scored for career goal No. 398.
  • Buffalo forced OT with third-period goals from Josh Doan and Alex Tuch, extending a five-game point streak but marking a third straight 4-3 overtime loss and an 0-2-2 road start.
  • Elias Lindholm left in the second period with a lower-body injury, which the team does not currently expect to be long-term, per reporter Ty Anderson.