Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0 | iNFOnews.ca
Boston Bruins' Nikita Zadorov (91) checks Buffalo Sabres' Owen Power, center left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0

BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves, Pavel Zacha, Mark Kastelic and Sean Kuraly scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday night to run their season-opening winning streak to three.

Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo. Alex Lyon made 28 saves in his second straight loss to start the season.

Zacha’s first goal of the season came on a one-timer after Boston’s Jordan Harris led a rush with 4:12 remaining in the first period.

Playing without top-line center Josh Norris, who is out indefinitely after suffering an upper-body injury during Buffalo’s opener, the Sabres managed just one shot on Swayman during the first period.

Boston made it a two-goal game on a deflection off Buffalo’s Conor Timmins that Kastelic threw on net midway through the second.

Buffalo had some life when Zucker’s shot deflected off a Bruins player and past Swayman at 9:46 of the third.

The Sabres pulled Lyon for an extra attacker with two minutes left, but the Bruins finished it off with Kuraly’s empty-netter with 2.2 seconds left.

Harris made his Bruins debut with defenseman Hampus Lindholm out after sustaining a lower-body injury during Thursday night in a 4-3 overtime victory over Chicago.

Up next

Sabres: Host Colorado on Monday.

Bruins: Host Tampa Bay on Monday.

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Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0 | iNFOnews.ca
The Boston Bruins celebrate after defeating the Buffalo Sabres in an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0 | iNFOnews.ca
Buffalo Sabres’ Alex Lyon (34) loses his glove while blocking a shot by Boston Bruins’ Mark Kastelic (47) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0 | iNFOnews.ca
Buffalo Sabres’ Jason Zucker (17) celebrates after his goal against Boston Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman (1) as Bruins’ Andrew Peeke (26) and Charlie McAvoy (73) skate away with Sabres’ Mattias Samuelsson (23) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Swayman makes 22 saves, Bruins beat Sabres 3-1 to improve to 3-0 | iNFOnews.ca
Buffalo Sabres’ Conor Timmins (21) defends against Boston Bruins’ Mark Kastelic (47) in front of Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon (34) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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