Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 3–0 on Saturday, April 5, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	39-31-12
at Boston Bruins	0	41-29-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	11	6	28
Boston Bruins	9	3	5	17

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:01	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (34)	Jochen Hecht (27), Derek Roy (48)	Power play	BUF 1, BOS 0
2nd	11:38	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (35)	Jason Pominville (53), Andrej Sekera (6)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 0
3rd	19:17	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (36)	Derek Roy (49)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, BOS 0

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	43.8%	18:06
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	0		14:39
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		15:40
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	10:59
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	3	0	3	+1	2	5	0	1	2		16:50
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	68.8%	16:42
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:23
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:22
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	12.5%	16:18
Number 56 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		15:25
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:27
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:16
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0		21:19
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		19:52
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:35
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		16:03
Number 34 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		19:49
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		21:15

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Thibault	17	17	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	-1	0	2	0	0	100%	17:41
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	2	50%	14:29
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	4	0	0		13:47
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	2	0		15:06
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	1	0	0		13:01
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	2	1	0	0	100%	15:17
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	1	0	100%	14:35
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:09
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	-1	0	1	1	0	40%	14:35
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	1	0	22.2%	14:54
Number 72 P. Schaefer	L	-1	0	0	1	0		14:21
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	-1	0	0	0	0		15:14
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	-1	0	1	0	0		22:26
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	2	1	1		22:48
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	2	1	0	3		16:35
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	-1	0	0	3	1		19:47
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	2	2	3	1		20:59
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	1	2	0		17:25

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	27	25	2	.926	59:43	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:10	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Holding	2
1st	19:12	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Roughing	2
2nd	06:33	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2
2nd	11:19	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Elbowing	2
3rd	09:11	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Wes McCauley, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nolan Pratt, Dmitri Kalinin, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Marc Savard, Andrew Ference, Bobby Allen, Chuck Kobasew, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 7, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 10, 2007
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 10, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 5, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 8, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 5, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 5, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Apr 5, 2008
Calgary Flames 7 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Apr 5, 2008