Bruins' Marat Khusnutdinov: First goal of season an OT winner

Khusnutdinov scored the game-winning goal in overtime during Thursday's 4-3 win over the Sabres.

The 23-year-old winger cruised into the Buffalo zone on an odd-man rush, got into the faceoff circle and snapped the puck over Alex Lyon's glove to end the night. The goal was Khusnutdinov's first of 2025-26 and just his second point in eight games, but he saw a season-high 15:20 of ice time as he skated on the top line with David Pastrnak at even strength. The assignment may not last long, however -- No. 1 center Elias Lindholm left the game early with a lower-body injury, and some line shuffling could be coming if he's forced to miss any further action.