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It wasn't easy, but the Buffalo Sabres ' first playoff game in 15 years was a success, with the Atlantic Division champions mounting a late third period comeback to beat the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their first-round series.
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And Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is here for it .
"The City of Buffalo is a better place when the Sabres are playing well," Allen said in his media availability on Monday, while rocking a Sabres hoodie and hat.
The Sabres have played well all season, going from another under .500 finish in 2024-25 to the top of the division in the span of a year. They were just four points back of the Carolina Hurricanes , who won the Eastern Conference.
And although the first postseason contest in a decade and a half in Western New York was mostly painful, it ended in jubilation. Trailing 2-0 with under 10 minutes left, Tage Thompson scored twice to knot the score before defenseman Mattias Samuelsson gave Buffalo the lead with under four to play.
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When the dust settled, the Sabres retained home-ice advantage with a 4-3 triumph, and will look to take a 2-0 series lead on Tuesday night at the KeyBank Center.
"We've been in games that have prepared us for this," Thompson, who scored 40 goals in the regular-season, said afterwards, per NHL.com's Heather Engel. "I think years of adversity is enough experience to get you ready for something like this. I think any time you go so many years not making the playoffs and then it's finally here, the last thing you want is regret.
"There's just a heightened feeling of hunger. You just don't want to let this opportunity slip. I thought tonight was really important to make a statement and set our standard. I think we still have another level to get to. We're just going to keep trying every game to find another level."
It was a shocking conclusion by all accounts; the Sabres heard boos from the home crowd early in the third period, before scoring three goals in a span of just 4:34 to completely change the atmosphere in the building.
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It's just one game, but it was a hugely encouraging conclusion. Buffalo and Boston will again do battle on Tuesday night, and although Josh Allen missed Game 1 while on a plane, you can bet he'll be tuned in for Game 2.
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