That's the last time the Sabres played a playoff hockey game. The number on Tage Thompson's mind, though, was only about half of that -- 8 years. That's how many NHL seasons Thompson had played that ended with the final game of the regular season.

BUFFALO ― The Bruins were following the script through 50 minutes Sunday night.

For two-plus periods, Swayman’s heroics were the only thing holding Buffalo’s KeyBank Center from total eruption, personally preventing a packed house of playoff-starved fans from having anything to c...