With the help of Viktor Arvidsson’s two goals, the Boston Bruins have secured their first NHL Playoff win of the 2026 season. During Game 2, the team scored a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres thanks to a huge late third-period surge.
The Bruins have made up for their floss in Game 1 and are now 1-1 versus the Sabres. This means that Game 3 of their showdown will be intense, with both teams attempting to gain an advantage. The game will be played at the TD Garden, and Boston will have a significant home advantage.
Fans who want to watch the game at home can do so starting at 7 p.m. ET. Here’s a look at the TV channels and streaming choices they can tune into:
In the USA:
- TV channels: TNT, truTV
- Live streams: DIRECTV
In Canada:
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TV channel: NESN
- Live stream: NESN 360, fubo
The Sabres and Bruins have one of the oldest playoff rivalries, with Boston consistently coming out on top. It won the first five playoff games between them, but Buffalo eventually gained the advantage in the late 1990s. The teams last met in the playoffs in 2010, and the Bruins even won that encounter.
Following this, the Sabres went on a 15-year playoff drought, creating a large gap in the two teams’ postseason rivalry. With so much at stake, this season’s matchup between the two teams is one of the most anticipated among fans.
Viktor Arvidsson Remarked That Bruins Had all of Their “Head Over the Puck”
With a disadvantage walking in, the Bruins had to devote all of their efforts to even the series against the Sabres. Viktor Arvidsson, Boston’s right winger who scored two goals, remarked that the entire team was fully engaged in the game. The 33-year-old added that they were skating much harder and were very focused on winning the game.
According to the NHL’s official website, Arvidsson said:
“I think we skated harder, and battled a little bit harder, and just had our heads over the puck, and won battles and used each other in close areas. That’s how we need to play to be successful. I think that we came out with that mindset and had a pretty good game.”
Even Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram acknowledged this, stating that the Bruins did come out too hard. He explained:
“They came out hard. They were forechecking a lot harder than they were in the last game. That’s not an excuse. We knew they were going to come out hard, but I think it just kind of took us a while to get going again. We’ve got to find a way to start games and take it to them in the first 10 (minutes).”
The Bruins performed well on attack and defense, with Jeremy Swayman making 34 saves.
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