Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, March 25, 2006, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	52-24-6
at Boston Bruins	5	29-37-16

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	2	4
Boston Bruins	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	15	12	13	40
Boston Bruins	12	16	11	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:16	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (24)	Marco Sturm (27), Brad Boyes (36)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 1
2nd	06:40	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (16)	Teppo Numminen (37), Maxim Afinogenov (37)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 1
2nd	08:38	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (23)	Brad Isbister (14), David Tanabe (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 2
2nd	09:39	Boston Bruins	Tom Fitzgerald (4)	Yan Stastny (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 3
2nd	14:07	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (23)	Maxim Afinogenov (38), Mike Grier (12)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 3
2nd	19:11	Boston Bruins	Brad Boyes (23)	Glen Murray (21)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 4
3rd	00:38	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (10)	Chris Drury (31), Taylor Pyatt (5)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 4
3rd	12:52	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder (6)	Maxim Afinogenov (39), Toni Lydman (15)	Even strength	BUF 4, BOS 4
3rd	15:11	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (27)	Brad Boyes (37), Patrice Bergeron (39)	Even strength	BUF 4, BOS 5

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	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	2	33.3%	19:55
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		13:25
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	57.1%	08:47
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		12:59
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	2	0	57.1%	20:33
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		11:09
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0		15:05
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:00
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	50%	11:46
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	2	6	1	0		15:26
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	40%	17:33
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	3	3	+1	2	6	1	0		17:27
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	-1	4	2	1	0		14:19
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:16
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	1		17:23
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		23:40
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		18:49
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		17:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	39	34	5	.872	59:04	Loss

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	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		10:07
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	1		18:22
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	57.1%	18:24
Number 21 B. Isbister	L	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1	0		12:56
Number 23 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		12:48
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	1	2	3	+1	0	2	0	0		16:17
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	1	2	+1	2	3	0	0		18:25
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:21
Number 36 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	36.8%	15:28
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	1	2	+1	4	6	1	0	63.2%	20:10
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	88.9%	15:01
Number 43 Y. Stastny	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20%	04:52
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	3		27:04
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		18:14
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		18:00
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1		19:25
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4		18:10
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0		16:39

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	40	36	4	.900	59:47	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:38	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Tripping	2
1st	04:45	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
1st	12:43	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2
1st	15:06	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	19:37	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
2nd	02:06	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	10:33	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Elbowing	2
2nd	11:08	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Tripping	2
2nd	11:54	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Interference	2
2nd	15:34	Boston Bruins	Brad Isbister	Holding	2
2nd	16:42	Boston Bruins	Josh Langfeld	Hooking	2
3rd	07:59	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	10:10	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Cross checking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Craig Spada
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht, Adam Mair, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Boston Bruins scratches: Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Alexei Zhamnov, Mariusz Czerkawski, Eric Nickulas, P.J. Axelsson, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Patrick Leahy, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Milan Jurcina, Hannu Toivonen, Nathan Robinson, 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 25, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
New York Rangers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
San Jose Sharks 5 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Nashville Predators 4 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 25, 2006