How Sabres' Noah Östlund delivered a 'special' playoff debut to help win Game 3

BOSTON — The Buffalo Sabres were trailing the Boston Bruins 1-0 in the second period when Noah Östlund grabbed the puck in the neutral zone. He skated through the spoked B at center ice of TD Garden and flew into the offensive zone with speed. He then pivoted to make Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke think he was going to pass before racing into the corner. Josh Doan was crashing the net and had the Bruins’ attention. But Östlund, as he typically does, saw something else.Advertisement