Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–4 on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 41-32-9
at Boston Bruins 7 53-19-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 4 0 0 4
Boston Bruins 3 3 1 7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 8 7 29
Boston Bruins 7 12 4 23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:41 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (8) Thomas Vanek (4), Craig Rivet (5) Even strength BUF 1, BOS 0
1st 02:59 Boston Bruins Chuck Kobasew (2) David Krejci (7), Blake Wheeler (3) Even strength BUF 1, BOS 1
1st 04:29 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (3) Toni Lydman (6), Drew Stafford (2) Even strength BUF 2, BOS 1
1st 04:58 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (14) Jason Pominville (7), Jochen Hecht (3) Even strength BUF 3, BOS 1
1st 05:38 Boston Bruins David Krejci (4) Shane Hnidy (2) Even strength BUF 3, BOS 2
1st 12:37 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (15) Derek Roy (9), Jason Pominville (8) Power play BUF 4, BOS 2
1st 13:08 Boston Bruins Marc Savard (7) Phil Kessel (5), Matt Hunwick (1) Even strength BUF 4, BOS 3
2nd 02:37 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara (3) Patrice Bergeron (8), Marc Savard (16) Power play BUF 4, BOS 4
2nd 12:31 Boston Bruins Chuck Kobasew (3) Matt Hunwick (2), David Krejci (8) Even strength BUF 4, BOS 5
2nd 17:12 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara (4) Patrice Bergeron (9), Marc Savard (17) Power play BUF 4, BOS 6
3rd 01:16 Boston Bruins Phil Kessel (9) Milan Lucic (7), Marc Savard (18) Even strength BUF 4, BOS 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Stat Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 29 23
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 16 10
Hits 26 20
Blocked shots 13 5
Giveaways 2 7
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 28/60 (46.7%) 32/60 (53.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 D. Roy C 1 1 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 52.6% 16:58
Number 20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 1 0 15:13
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 1 0 13:48
Number 22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 3 0 0 37.5% 08:43
Number 26 T. Vanek L 2 1 3 +1 0 4 1 0 1 16:58
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 6 2 0 83.3% 17:11
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 2 3 +1 2 2 3 1 0 18:21
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11:52
Number 41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 3 0 14:38
Number 55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 26.3% 18:56
Number 61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 11:17
Number 76 A. Peters L 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 07:23
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 25:21
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 23:36
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 05:49
Number 27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0 17:31
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 23:02
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 22:16
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 20 13 7 .650 41:15 Loss
Number 40 P. Lalime 3 3 0 1.000 18:44

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 18:36
Number 12 C. Kobasew R 2 0 2 +3 0 2 2 1 0 13:31
Number 17 M. Lucic L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 16:57
Number 18 S. Yelle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 42.9% 11:37
Number 22 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:57
Number 26 B. Wheeler R 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 0 0 10:36
Number 29 P. Nokelainen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 20% 10:32
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 2 2 -2 0 1 0 1 0 68.2% 18:59
Number 46 D. Krejci C 1 2 3 +3 0 2 0 0 0 63.6% 15:56
Number 73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 16:20
Number 81 P. Kessel R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:56
Number 91 M. Savard C 1 3 4 +1 2 1 0 0 0 40% 19:14
Number 6 D. Wideman D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 0 1 0 22:34
Number 33 Z. Chara D 2 0 2 -1 0 6 2 0 2 22:18
Number 34 S. Hnidy D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:26
Number 44 A. Ward D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 16:15
Number 45 M. Stuart D 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 17:44
Number 48 M. Hunwick D 0 2 2 +3 2 0 1 1 0 15:32
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 M. Fernandez 29 25 4 .862 59:42 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:19 Boston Bruins Mark Stuart Interference 2
1st 12:19 Boston Bruins Mark Stuart Roughing 2
1st 12:19 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Roughing 2
1st 15:12 Boston Bruins Marc Savard Hooking 2
2nd 01:40 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur Interference 2
2nd 03:00 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Tripping 2
2nd 14:58 Boston Bruins Mark Stuart Cross checking 2
2nd 14:58 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Diving 2
2nd 17:02 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Tripping 2
2nd 17:49 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Holding 2
3rd 04:19 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Hooking 2
3rd 09:41 Boston Bruins Matt Hunwick Tripping 2
3rd 14:32 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Tripping 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Referees
Dave Jackson, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
Boston Bruins scratches
Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Martins Karsums, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen

2008-2009 season series

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