Bruins Beat Sabres 4-2 to Even Series at 1-1

BUFFALO, N.Y. The Boston Bruins rebounded from a stunning collapse in Game 1 to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Tuesday night, evening their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Viktor Arvidsson scored twice in the second period to spark a three-goal outburst, while Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha added tallies as Boston built a commanding lead before holding off a late Sabres rally at KeyBank Center.

Arvidsson opened the scoring at 4:54 of the second period, racing to a loose puck and slipping a backhand shot through Buffalo goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's pads after beating defender Mattias Samuelsson. Geekie extended the advantage to 2-0 at 16:29 with a high backhander from beyond center ice that bounced past Luukkonen, who had ventured out of his crease in an attempt to glove it. Zacha then redirected a centering pass from David Pastrnak on a power play with 1:50 left in the frame, making it 3-0. Pastrnak's two assists gave him five points in the series, tying him with Bobby Orr for eighth on the Bruins' career playoff scoring list with 92.

Luukkonen, who started strong by stopping several high-danger shots early, faltered in the second period and was pulled just...