Despite Allen’s hyping, the Sabres fell 4-2 to the Boston Bruins, evening their first-round series 1-1. Buffalo had celebrated a home playoff win two nights earlier and now heads to Boston for the next game on April 23.
Allen, who and his wife Hailee Steinfeld announced the arrival of their baby girl on April 2, drew praise on social media. Corona replied to clips saying it was "Ready to run through a brick wall for @joshallenqb," while fans called him "a man of the city" and noted that "being a dad looks good on that man." Allen has spoken about how fatherhood has changed his motivation and celebrated Steinfeld as "an absolute rockstar of a wife."