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Sabres win playoff series for 1st time since 2007
Key takeaways
- Josh Norris added an empty-netter.
- The 4-2 series victory is the latest milestone for Buffalo, which saw the end of its 14-year playoff drought by capturing its first Atlantic Division title.
- Buffalo will play the winner of the Montreal-Tampa Bay series in the second round.
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BOSTON -- Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the first period, Zach Benson added another early in the third and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
Josh Norris added an empty-netter. Alex Lyon finished with 25 saves.
The 4-2 series victory is the latest milestone for Buffalo, which saw the end of its 14-year playoff drought by capturing its first Atlantic Division title. The 2006-07 season was also the last time the Sabres advanced to the second round. They lost in the conference finals that year.
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