The Boston Bruins were supposed to play one of their biggest games of the season on Sunday afternoon when they hosted the Buffalo Sabres for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

BOSTON (AP) — Josh Doan had a goal and an assist during Buffalo’s four-goal first-period, and Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots to lead the Sabres to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Alex Lyon emerged with a stellar performance in Game 3 to rival Swayman, but with only one start under his belt and Swayman’s excellent home splits (.920 SV% and two shutouts), the B’s are primed to bounce back.

Through the first three games of the series, the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins have been pretty even on the scoreboard. However, that was due in large part to Bruins' goalie Jeremy Swayman, but on Sunday afternoon, the Sabres finally were able to get ...

Buffalo’s breakthrough against one of the league’s hottest goalies could redefine the entire series.

But by the middle of Game 2, those chants had been abandoned. Instead of the Boston Bruins and their goaltender wilting, as they had hoped, Swayman was as strong as ever, his second straight outstanding start bolstering the Bruins just when they needed it.