Sabres score four goals in third to rally past Bruins in playoff opener

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mattias Samuelson scored with 3:24 left and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night in the Sabres’ first playoff game in 15 years. Tage Thompson scored goals 3:42 apart to tie it, and Alex Tuch sealed the victory by scoring into an empty net with 1:12 left in nearly blowing the roof off the arena. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 17 shots. Buffalo hosts Game 2 of the best-of-seven, first-round series on Tuesday night. The playoff win was Buffalo’s first at home — and first overall —...