Bruins frustrated by overtime penalty call against Sabres

The Boston Bruins were frustrated with a referee call in their recent game against the Buffalo Sabres. The call resulted in a power-play goal that led to a 3-2 loss in overtime. David Pastrnak, who is acting as captain, expressed his anger at the officials after a tripping penalty was called on Marat Khusnutdinov. This happened just under four minutes into overtime. Pastrnak felt the referees overlooked previous penalties against the Sabres. He said a slashing incident involving Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo should also have been called. “I felt like if anyone should have gotten a power play in overtime, it should have been us,” Pastrnak stated. His frustration grew when Buffalo scored the game-winning goal with only 10.6 seconds left in the game. Interim coach Joe Sacco agreed with Pastrnak regarding the need for consistent officiating. While he thought Khusnutdinov's penalty was justified, he pointed out that earlier in the game, a Bruins player had been slashed during a scoring opportunity. Both players felt that the referees missed key calls that could have helped the Bruins.