BOSTON (AP) - Marco Sturm's reaction after his first goal in over a month showed what the goal-starved Boston Bruins had been going through.

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.

"A lot of guys were do," said Sturm, who yelled and pumped his first more enthusiastically than usual when he scored late in the second period. "A lot of relief. As a forward you never want to go through that. Hopefully I can relax a little now."