Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, March 12, 2006, 5:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 6–2 on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at home.

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

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	2	2	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	14	13	12	39
Buffalo Sabres	10	11	9	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:11	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (14)	Thomas Vanek (20), Maxim Afinogenov (32)	Power play	BOS 0, BUF 1
1st	14:20	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (16)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	BOS 0, BUF 2
2nd	08:27	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (23)	Tim Connolly (32), Henrik Tallinder (12)	Even strength	BOS 0, BUF 3
2nd	14:27	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (10)	Maxim Afinogenov (33), Ales Kotalik (27)	Power play	BOS 0, BUF 4
2nd	14:56	Boston Bruins	Andrew Alberts (1)	Glen Murray (20), Nick Boynton (6)	Shorthanded	BOS 1, BUF 4
3rd	00:33	Boston Bruins	Brad Boyes (17)	Marco Sturm (22), Patrice Bergeron (33)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 4
3rd	09:05	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (22)	Ales Kotalik (28), Teppo Numminen (34)	Power play	BOS 2, BUF 5
3rd	18:25	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (23)	Dmitri Kalinin (12)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 6

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		07:00
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0		16:17
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	53.8%	13:51
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		18:20
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		19:39
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:37
Number 29 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:32
Number 36 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	47.1%	18:30
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	75%	17:50
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	54.5%	14:39
Number 43 Y. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	50%	07:42
Number 83 P. Leahy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		09:58
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		24:19
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		23:36
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		16:28
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1		16:56
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	-1	5	5	1	3		18:33
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2		20:00

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	30	24	6	.800	59:53	Loss

Buffalo Sabres 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 9 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	1	47.6%	18:48
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	2	3	+1	0	5	1	1	0		13:59
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		16:21
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	37.5%	14:10
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3	0	56.3%	14:44
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		14:52
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	1	1		15:17
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	1	0		11:42
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		12:44
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	50%	18:01
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		16:41
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	2	3	+2	0	2	1	2	0		16:30
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		18:10
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:27
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:32
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1	0		14:57
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:12
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	0		19:07

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	39	37	2	.949	59:46	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:38	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2
1st	07:44	Boston Bruins	Travis Green	Hooking	2
2nd	01:26	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:26	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:01	Boston Bruins	Wayne Primeau	Hooking	2
2nd	09:42	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
2nd	12:22	Boston Bruins	Wayne Primeau	Hooking	2
2nd	13:34	Boston Bruins	Bench	Abuse of officials (bench minor)	2
2nd	13:34	Boston Bruins	Yan Stastny	Tripping	2
2nd	18:13	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Tripping	2
3rd	07:29	Boston Bruins	Brian Leetch	Holding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Steve Miller
Boston Bruins scratches: Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Nickulas, Brad Isbister, P.J. Axelsson, Josh Langfeld, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Jordan Sigalet, Milan Jurcina, Hannu Toivonen, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart, Ben Walter
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

Every Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres 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 Sunday, March 12, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Calgary Flames 0 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 12, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 12, 2006