David Pastrnak’s breakaway goal at 9:14 of overtime lifted the Boston Bruins to a season-saving, 2-1 win Tueday night against the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

The Buffalo Sabres came up short in their first chance to end the series, as David Pastrnak’s overtime goal gave the Boston Bruins a 2-1 win in Game 5 on Tuesday at KeyBank Center.

After Alex Lyon stopped a penalty shot by Viktor Arvidsson, the Sabres goalie had some NSFW comments at the winger.

David Pastrnak scored a nice goal in overtime to send the Bruins-Sabres series back to Boston. Here's what else happened in the NHL playoffs Tuesday.

The Buffalo Sabres appear to be making a big change for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference opening round playoff series against the Boston Bruins. Alex Lyon had a net to himself at morning skate, which suggests he'll be the starter in goal.

David Pastrnak scored 9:14 into overtime as the Buffalo Sabres fell to the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center, as Buffalo’s series lead was cut to 3-2.

For a team making its long-awaited return to postseason hockey, the Buffalo Sabres have passed every test that’s come their way in the early stages of these Stanley Cup Playoffs. They’ve erased in-game deficits.

Alex Lyon emerged with a stellar performance in Game 3 to rival Swayman, but with only one start under his belt and Swayman’s excellent home splits (.920 SV% and two shutouts), the B’s are primed to bounce back.