Forward Ryan Spooner scores two of Boston’s four straight goals in third period.
By Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Spooner scored two goals in the third period to help the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Thursday night.
Spooner gave the Bruins a 3-2 lead with 3:53 left when he received a pass from the corner from David Krejci and took a shot from the high slot that beat Sabres goalie Robin Lehner for his sixth goal.
Spooner scored an empty-net goal with 52 seconds remaining to make it 4-2.
The Bruins (19-15-4) won for the first time in three games. The Sabres (13-14-8) have lost five of their past six games (1-3-2).
The Bruins came back after trailing 2-0 after the first period.
Marcus Foligno and Kyle Okposo gave the Sabres the early lead. Foligno scored his fifth goal 1:32 into the period and Okposo scored a power-play goal with 1:45 left in the first.
Patrice Bergeron scored 3:20 into the second period to make it 2-1. Bergeron one-timed a shot in the slot after a pass from Brad Marchand past Lehner for his sixth goal and third in the past 14 games.
Krejci made it 2-2 with 3:47 left in the second with a power-play goal. He picked up a loose puck after a shot from Frank Vatrano and shot it past Lehner for his eighth goal.
The Sabres challenged for goalie interference, but video review confirmed Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian caused Bruins forward Tim Schaller to contact Lehner before the puck crossed the line.
Bruins forward David Backes left the game with 5:07 left in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return. Backes received a hit up high from Sabres forward William Carrier.
Carrier did not return to the game after he injured his hand in a fight with Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid with 2:52 left in the first period.