Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, January 3, 2009, 1:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Saturday, January 3, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	41-32-9
at Boston Bruins	2	53-19-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	14	2	25
Boston Bruins	11	9	11	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:20	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis (2)	Henrik Tallinder (5), Jason Pominville (18)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 0
1st	05:08	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (26)	Derek Roy (22), Jason Pominville (19)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 0
1st	10:46	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (24)	Marc Savard (36), Milan Lucic (15)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 1
2nd	03:04	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis (3)	Ales Kotalik (12), Daniel Paille (9)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 1
2nd	09:51	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton (3)	Martin St. Pierre (2), Shane Hnidy (7)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 2
2nd	13:06	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (4)	Andrej Sekera (12), Matt Ellis (1)	Even strength	BUF 4, 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	40%	21:29
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	6	0	0		16:06
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		03:36
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:24
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	50%	16:39
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	0	4	1	1	1	1	100%	16:07
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0	66.7%	20:30
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	+1	0	4	3	2	0		20:06
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	2	1	3	+3	0	3	0	0	0	100%	09:51
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:35
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	100%	21:51
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:34
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		20:36
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1	0		21:43
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		21:11
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:40
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		15:09
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	0	0		22:54

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	29	2	.936	59:55	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 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:43
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		13:00
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	7	0	0		16:21
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	50%	11:35
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	0		11:20
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	14:44
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	61.5%	16:07
Number 47 M. St. Pierre	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	11:18
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		10:02
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		14:26
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	50%	16:31
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	27.3%	21:51
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	3	0		32:32
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		28:54
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:28
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:52
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		17:30
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		15:44

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	25	21	4	.840	58:41	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:47	Boston Bruins	Matt Hunwick	Tripping	2
1st	09:42	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Charging	2
1st	11:04	Boston Bruins	Stephane Yelle	Tripping	2
1st	12:18	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	16:46	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Slashing	2
1st	16:46	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference	2
2nd	04:31	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Hooking	2
2nd	19:10	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	09:28	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2
3rd	17:54	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber
Boston Bruins scratches: Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Patrice Bergeron, Byron Bitz, Petteri Nokelainen, Martins Karsums, Matt Lashoff, Mikko Lehtonen

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 21, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Wed, Nov 19, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 26, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 3, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Dallas Stars 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
New York Islanders 3 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 3, 2009