Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, March 4, 2006, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Saturday, March 4, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6
at Boston Bruins	2	29-37-16

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	2	0	3
Boston Bruins	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	14	5	25
Boston Bruins	11	11	20	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:41	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (23)	Patrice Bergeron (32), Brian Leetch (22)	Power play	BUF 0, BOS 1
1st	07:05	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (19)	Sergei Samsonov (19)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 2
1st	16:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (16)	Daniel Brière (11), Toni Lydman (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 2
2nd	06:39	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (16)	Jochen Hecht (17), Henrik Tallinder (8)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 2
2nd	15:02	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (11)	Jochen Hecht (18), Daniel Brière (12)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	42.9%	17:32
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:19
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	0		16:43
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	17:27
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:24
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		16:12
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:31
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	72.7%	11:24
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		12:16
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	2	3	+3	0	5	0	0	90%	16:54
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	2	3	+3	2	3	0	1	66.7%	16:27
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		16:23
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1		20:44
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		19:12
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		18:50
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		18:21
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:09
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		18:14

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	42	40	2	.952	59:34	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	10:34
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		18:29
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	2	1		19:16
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	0	42.1%	20:49
Number 23 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:22
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0		19:34
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0		22:34
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:29
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	36.4%	21:09
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	35.7%	15:44
Number 83 P. Leahy	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		06:02
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		23:25
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		24:46
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:32
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		02:59
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		20:30
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-1	4	4	1	1	0		19:02
Number 68 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:46

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	25	22	3	.880	58:49	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:53	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
1st	19:50	Boston Bruins	David Tanabe	Hooking	2
2nd	05:13	Boston Bruins	David Tanabe	Hooking	2
2nd	06:22	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Tripping	2
2nd	19:23	Boston Bruins	Travis Green	Slashing	2
3rd	00:49	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Interference	2
3rd	16:26	Boston Bruins	Travis Green	Hooking	2
3rd	19:51	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Paul Devorski, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Amell
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mika Noronen, Adam Mair, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Boston Bruins scratches: Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Nickulas, Brad Isbister, P.J. Axelsson, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Jordan Sigalet, Hannu Toivonen, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart, Ben Walter

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 7, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 20, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 19, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 7, 2006
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 29, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 4, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
San Jose Sharks 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 4, 2006