Bruins vs Sabres game 3 live update

Game 3 between the Bruins and Sabres is going to start soon. Stay tuned to this post as I'll be updating it as the game goes along. Sabres' Thomas Vanek is out and will not be playing tonight. Drew Stafford is in the lineup tonight, he's coming back from a concussion. It will be Tuukka Rask vs Ryan Miller.

1st Period
7:15 PM - Back and forth play. Looks like the Bruins have more jump.

7:17 PM - Wheeler with a great chance but save Miller.

7:21 PM - [6:57] Grier scores and makes it 1-0 Sabres.

7:34 PM - The Sabres seem to have more jump now.

7:35 PM - Bruins score, Wideman with the goal to tie the game 1-1.

7:45 PM - The first period is over, it's tied 1-1. Shots were 14-10 Sabres in the first period. Faceoffs were 8-7 Bruins in the first period.

Second Period
8:01 PM - Here we go, the second period is about to start.

8:06 PM - Lucic is going to the penalty box for high sticking on Rivet. Sabres on the power-play.

8:09 PM - Bruins kill the penalty.

8:12 PM - Boychuk with a huge hit on Ellis. Ellis had trouble getting to his feet and skated slowly to the bench and went down to the dressing room. No one went after Boychuk after the hit. The hit was clean.

8:24 PM - TV timeout, Bruins with the better play right now.

8:26 PM - Bruins to go on the power-play. Gaustad with an interference penalty.

8:30 PM - Ellis was back on the ice. Sabres killed the Gaustad penalty. Bruins put on the pressure and are going back on the power-play, Sekera in the box.

8:34 PM - Penalty on the Bruins, Sturm in the box.

8:37 PM - Another penalty on the Bruins. Ference in the box for tripping.

8:39 PM - The second period is now over. The game is tied 1-1. Sabres leads in shots 21-20. Bruins lead in faceoff wins 20-18.

Third Period
8:57 PM - The third period is underway.

8:58 PM - Bruins killed the penalty.

9:03 PM - Back and forth play.

9:14 PM - What a goal. What work in the corner by Recchi and then the pass to Bergeron for the goal. Bruins lead 2-1.

9:17 PM - Big scrum with lots of player glove punching each other. Sobotka and Sekera finally drop the gloves and have a short fight, with nothing landing from both guys. Rivet and Torres should get something, they were both throwing gloved punches at Bruins who didn't retaliate.

9:20 PM - Coincidental penalties, so still 5 on 5. Wideman and Rivet got 2, Sobotka and Sakara got 5, Torres and Ference got 10.

9:24 PM - Mair took a run at Boychuk.

9:30 PM - Sabres take a timeout and pull their goalie. 44 seconds left in the game. Faceoff in Bruins end.

9:31 PM - 6.4 seconds left, icing on Sabres.

9:33 PM - Bruins win Game 3 by the score 2-1 and lead the series 2-1.

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