Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· HSBC Arena, Buffalo · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Saturday, April 17, 2010 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
12 |
11 |
8 |
31 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
13 |
10 |
6 |
29 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers (1) |
Henrik Tallinder (1), Thomas Vanek (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
12:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Matt Ellis (1) |
Patrick Kaleta (1), Raffi Torres (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
02:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Michael Ryder (1) |
Vladimir Sobotka (1), Blake Wheeler (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
09:54 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara (1) |
Patrice Bergeron (1), Johnny Boychuk (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
16:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville (1) |
Tyler Ennis (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
05:23 |
Boston Bruins |
Michael Ryder (2) |
Andrew Ference (1), Blake Wheeler (2) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
07:23 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara (2) |
Miroslav Satan (1), David Krejci (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
19:40 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Recchi (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 5, BUF 3 |
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 |
29 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
51 |
48 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
26 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/66 (53%) |
31/66 (47%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 16 M. Sturm |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
100% |
15:54 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:51 |
| Number 26 B. Wheeler |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
| Number 27 S. Begin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
54.5% |
12:41 |
| Number 28 M. Recchi |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
100% |
17:30 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
63.6% |
19:15 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
46.2% |
17:04 |
| Number 60 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
43.8% |
13:04 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:48 |
| Number 81 M. Satan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 6 D. Wideman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
22:58 |
| Number 21 A. Ference |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:50 |
| Number 48 M. Hunwick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:17 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
29 |
26 |
3 |
.897 |
60:00 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
53.8% |
23:04 |
| Number 13 T. Kennedy |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 17 R. Torres |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:46 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
55.6% |
17:56 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
|
18:56 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:22 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
47.1% |
18:27 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:06 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
10:48 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:38 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:09 |
| Number 4 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
25:07 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:05 |
| Number 52 C. Rivet |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
25:10 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
30 |
26 |
4 |
.867 |
58:42 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:56 |
Boston Bruins |
Vladimir Sobotka |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 1st |
09:04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 1st |
09:25 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:39 |
Boston Bruins |
Johnny Boychuk |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Kennedy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:27 |
Boston Bruins |
Shawn Thornton |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Jean Morin
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Trent Whitfield, Dany Sabourin, Dennis Seidenberg, Mark Stuart, Mikko Lehtonen, Brad Marchand, Andrew Bodnarchuk, Zach Hamill, Jeff Penner, Max Sauve
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jochen Hecht, Drew Stafford, Chris Butler
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