Connecticut Stars Propel Sabres to Playoff Win

0:00The Buffalo Sabers are one win away from their first playoff series victory since 2007, basing the Boston Bruins with two former Connecticut College standouts leading the charge. Taj Thompson, the ex-Yukon Ford and team's top scorer this season, anchors the attack while Yale alum Alex Lyon has locked down the net as Golly. Lyon stepped in during the third period of game two after the Sabers gave up four goals early. Since then, he's held Boston to just four goals over three games, sparking wins by 3-1 and 6-1 in games three and four, though they dropped. Game 5-2-1 in overtime. Fans and analysts note Lyon's calm presence has eased early jitters, bringing fire and energy that shifted momentum big time. At 33, the Minnesota native went undrafted out of Yale in 2016, grinded through the miners and spots with Philly, Carolina. Florida and Detroit, before splitting starts with Buffalo this year. Thompson's added two goals and three assists in his playoff debut,

1:03fueling the Sabers who ended the league's longest drought by making playoffs for. The first time since 2011, after clinching the Atlantic Division, game 6 hits Boston Friday night with Lyon expected to start, and if Buffalo seals it, these Connecticut connections could propel them deep into the postseason. I'm Cory with The Story. That's your heart for news today update. AI powered and always on.