At the Final Horn | Olofsson scores Sabres' lone goal in loss to Bruins

Victor Olofsson scored a late goal to prevent a shutout, but the Buffalo Sabres fell 4-1 to the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center on Friday.
The loss snapped Buffalo's three-game winning streak to begin the season.
David Pastrnak, Tomas Nosek, Charlie Coyle, and Taylor Hall scored goals for the Bruins. Brad Marchand tallied two assists. Linus Ullmark made 34 saves.
Craig Anderson made 22 saves for the Sabres.
Buffalo outshot Boston, 36-26.

How it happened

The Sabres controlled play for large portions of the first period, earning lopsided advantages in shots (15-7) and scoring chances (17-5, according to Natural Stat Trick). They were unable to put one past Ullmark, who stretched through the crease to rob Dylan Cozens on a rebound attempt.
Pastrnak opened the scoring for Boston at 3:49 of the period, the product of a strong forecheck from linemates Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. A tic-tac-toe passing sequence from Hall and Coyle led to Nosek's goal at 15:50.
Marchand found a seam to set up Coyle's power-play goal, which extended the Boston lead to 3-0 at 5:17 of the second period. The score snapped Buffalo's 9-for-9 stretch on the penalty kill to open the season.
Olofsson put the Sabres on the board with 5:25 remaining in the third period, beating Ullmark with a shot from the right faceoff circle. The Sabres drew a late penalty for a chance cut the deficit further but were unable to convert. They finished the night 0-for-4 with the extra man.
Hall capped the scoring with an empty-net goal with 1:48 remaining.

Roll the highlight film

Olofsson scored his second goal of the season to end the shutout in the third period.

Worthy of a mention

• Cozens tallied six shots and eight attempts in addition to drawing two penalties. Scoring chances were 16-5 in favor of the Sabres when he was on the ice at 5-on-5, according to Natural Stat Trick.
• The Sabres wore white uniforms on home ice for the first of four "White Hot Friday" promotions this season. The next one is Friday, Dec. 10 vs. the New York Rangers.

Up next

The Sabres hit the road for the first time this season to play the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Saturday. Coverage on MSG begins at 6:30 p.m. with faceoff set for 7.