Sabres' Historic Comeback in Game One

0:00On April 20th, Buffalo Savers pulled off a wild comeback in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Playoff series against the Boston Bruins, their first. Playoff win in nearly 15 years. They trailed by two goals with under 8 minutes left in the third, then ripped off four straight to win in regulation. Taj Thompson scored twice and had three points in his debut, while Matthias Samuelson netted the go-ahead goal just 52 seconds later. That rally wrapped up three goals in four minutes in 34 seconds, making it one of the latest comebacks in NHL history. Buffalo dominated shots, 48 to 20, and finally cracked Bruins' goalie Jeremy Swaman, who still made 31 saves on 34. Shots. Fans and analysts are buzzing because this is historic. The Sabers are the first team ever to win in regulation, after trailing by multiples and not. Scoring late in the third, their last playoff victory was 15 years ago, almost to the day, against Philly, and Buffalo's regular season grit with 21 comebacks.

1:00Carried over big time. Digging into NHL EDG stats, Thompson's elite shot speed, top forwards league-wide, at over 90 miles per hour, with seven shots on goal. Samuelson crushed mid-range shots, ranking top percentile, and the Sabers owned ice-tilt, controlling territory 42 minutes to Boston's, 17. With Hugo Peca-Luaconin and Alex Lyon steady in net, Buffalo's got the tools for a deep run, especially after proving they can flip games against. Atlantic foes, momentum's real now. This has been NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey, with the story.