Pastrnak's OT Goal Lifts Bruins to 2-1 Game 5 Win

David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 9:14 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round NHL playoff series Tuesday night in Buffalo, New York.

The win prevented Boston from playoff elimination and cut Buffalo's series lead to 3-2. Game 6 is set for Friday night in Boston.

With Buffalo caught during a line change, Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm sent a pass up the right boards to Pastrnak, who gained the zone ahead of Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson. Pastrnak faked a move across the crease, nearly lost his balance, then slipped the puck inside the right post past Buffalo goaltender Alex Lyon.

The game remained scoreless through the first period before Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin opened the scoring at 3:35 of the second on Buffalo's first power-play goal of the series and its first in nearly a month. Elias Lindholm tied it at 9:24 later in the period. His shot from a bad angle bounced into the slot, and Lindholm collected the loose puck, spun with his back to the net and fired a low shot through traffic.

Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves for Boston, including a key stop on Jason Zucker in front 3:30 into overtime....