Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 29, 2010, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 on Friday, January 29, 2010 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Boston Bruins	1	39-30-13
at Buffalo Sabres	2	45-27-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	13	6	12	31
Buffalo Sabres	10	8	5	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:01	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder (1)	Tyler Myers (1), Paul Gaustad (1)	Even strength	BOS 0, BUF 1
1st	17:32	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Chris Butler (1), Tim Connolly (1)	Power play	BOS 0, BUF 2
2nd	10:03	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (1)	Marc Savard (1), Zdeno Chara (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Boston Bruins	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	31	23
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	2
Hits	25	19
Blocked shots	12	9
Giveaways	10	27
Takeaways	2	11
Faceoffs won	22/53 (41.5%)	31/53 (58.5%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

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 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	5	0	0		14:23
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		17:58
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		06:29
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100%	17:29
Number 28 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		18:34
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	37.5%	18:54
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	50%	18:30
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	40%	07:29
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:56
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		15:00
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:01
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	36.8%	18:26
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		23:21
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0		23:51
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	4	0		21:22
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:42
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		22:19
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		14:27

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	23	21	2	.913	58:46	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

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	0	2	2	0	0	0	55.6%	17:40
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	53.8%	17:28
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:04
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	10:28
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		15:53
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	1		17:56
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0	64.7%	17:59
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	7	0	0	0		16:53
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		10:51
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	44.4%	10:18
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		12:35
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0	100%	15:56
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:24
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:44
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		21:13
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:30
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:57
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		25:12

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	30	1	.968	59:59	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:47	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Roughing	2
1st	13:26	Boston Bruins	Vladimir Sobotka	Interference	2
1st	16:29	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	High sticking	2
2nd	12:18	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	High sticking	2
3rd	11:04	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Tripping	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Bryan Pancich
Boston Bruins scratches: Adam McQuaid
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Nathan Paetsch, Andrej Sekera, Tim Kennedy

2009-2010 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Mon, Mar 29, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 8, 2010
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Apr 15, 2010
Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 17, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Mon, Apr 19, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 23, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Mon, Apr 26, 2010

Other NHL games on Jan 29

Other NHL games on Friday, January 29, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Nashville Predators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Jan 29, 2010
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 29, 2010

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