How Sabres star Tage Thompson sparked a comeback for the ages in Game 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tage Thompson had never played in a Stanley Cup playoff game before Sunday night. So he had never felt what he was feeling when the Sabres were trailing the Boston Bruins 2-0 with less than eight minutes left in the third period.The fans in Buffalo had waited 15 years to watch their team in the playoffs again, and Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said he could feel the arena shaking before puck drop thanks to the energy from the crowd. But the Bruins had sucked much of that energy out of the building. Jeremy Swayman was making every save, and Boston’s defensive structure was making it difficult for the Sabres to get quality chances. The Sabres were controlling the game, but the opportunistic Bruins had managed a 2-0 lead anyway.Advertisement