Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Thursday, November 1, 2007, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	39-31-12
at Boston Bruins	4	41-29-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	5	9	15	1	30
Boston Bruins	6	7	10	1	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:07	Boston Bruins	Glen Metropolit (2)	Marc Savard (10), Peter Schaefer (5)	Power play	BUF 0, BOS 1
2nd	07:39	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (6)	Marco Sturm (3)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 2
2nd	17:31	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (3)	Thomas Vanek (6), Paul Gaustad (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 2
3rd	02:09	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (2)	Ales Kotalik (4), Jaroslav Spacek (3)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 2
3rd	03:08	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard (2)	Glen Murray (4), Aaron Ward (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 3
3rd	08:18	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (4)	Jaroslav Spacek (4), Ales Kotalik (5)	Power play	BUF 3, BOS 3
OT	04:07	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (5)	Aaron Ward (3), Glen Metropolit (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 4

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	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	26.3%	21:10
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	2	2	0	4	4	0	0	0		14:17
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		19:28
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	100%	17:18
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:28
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:59
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:30
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	1	0	1	58.8%	18:08
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		19:58
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0	18.8%	21:06
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0		17:53
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		01:46
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		23:21
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	2	2	-2	0	1	1	1	0		22:59
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		27:53
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:49
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:58
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		29:00

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	20	4	.833	63:45	OT loss

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 10 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:14
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		18:21
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		18:58
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1	80%	20:29
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0		18:37
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		05:58
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		06:21
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		21:20
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	10:27
Number 72 P. Schaefer	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:46
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	2	0	68.8%	18:26
Number 91 M. Savard	C	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	0	0	70%	20:58
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:27
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	0	0		22:15
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		26:36
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		18:29
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	5	2	0		21:03
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:13

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	30	27	3	.900	63:57	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:53	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2
1st	09:44	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
1st	13:23	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2
2nd	01:18	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Interference	2
2nd	12:18	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
2nd	14:16	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille	Tripping	2
3rd	01:42	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
3rd	07:05	Boston Bruins	Andrew Alberts	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Chris Rooney, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Andy McElman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Nolan Pratt, Dmitri Kalinin, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Jeremy Reich, Bobby Allen, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Petteri Nokelainen, Matt Hunwick, Matt Lashoff, Vladimir Sobotka

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 Thursday, November 1, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Washington Capitals 0 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
St. Louis Blues 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Nov 1, 2007
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Nov 1, 2007