‘The 5-3 win knotted the series 1-1 and meant Boston avoided their traditional spring bog from which it never escapes. In the 32 times it has dropped behind 2-0 in a series since entering the NHL, it has never won, including 0-26 in the best-of-seven playoff era. Nor had they been able to get an inspirational road win in Buffalo in the past seven post-season tries.’