The Bruins ‘just couldn’t finish it’: The anatomy of a third-period meltdown

BUFFALO, N.Y. — By 1:08 of Game 1’s third period, the Boston Bruins were being outshot by the Buffalo Sabres 27-15. It didn’t matter.The Bruins were up 2-0. Elias Lindholm had slam-dunked the rebound of a Morgan Geekie shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Not one of those 27 pucks had gotten by Jeremy Swayman. Even though the Sabres owned the shot share, the Bruins could live with the situation. Swayman was in command. While shot quantity was in Buffalo’s favor, quality was a different story.Advertisement