Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Playoffs Final/2OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	45-27-10
at Boston Bruins	3	39-30-13

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	2nd overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	8	9	8	4	37
Boston Bruins	8	8	9	10	4	39

Three stars

M. Satan, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:12	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Kennedy (1)	Tyler Ennis (1), Cody McCormick (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 0
2nd	06:59	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Montador (1)	Tim Connolly (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 0
3rd	02:07	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (1)	Patrice Bergeron (1), Matt Hunwick (1)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 1
3rd	06:40	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (1)	Daniel Paille (1), Johnny Boychuk (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 2
2OT	07:41	Boston Bruins	Miroslav Satan (1)	Michael Ryder (1), Tuukka Rask (1)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 3

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	37	39
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	17	9
Hits	46	49
Blocked shots	24	20
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	6	10
Faceoffs won	35/68 (51.5%)	33/68 (48.5%)

Box score

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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	5	0	0	100%	15:41
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	52.6%	30:45
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	6	0	0	50%	17:28
Number 17 R. Torres	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	0	0		16:31
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0	71.4%	22:37
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:57
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	45.5%	15:01
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	3	0		26:57
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	0	0	52.6%	25:00
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0		26:25
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		18:26
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		20:36
Number 4 S. Montador	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	8	0		35:12
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	1	0		35:37
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		32:48
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		16:12
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+1	7	0	0	1	0		17:37
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0		35:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	39	36	3	.923	87:41	Loss

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 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		21:43
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	0	7	4	5	1	0		19:28
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		20:58
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:31
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		21:47
Number 27 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	50%	14:09
Number 28 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	1	0	33.3%	27:52
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	1	2	+1	2	4	4	1	0	59.3%	28:25
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	5	1	1	31.6%	25:30
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	8	1	0	58.3%	20:37
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0	0		22:42
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	2	0	1		24:21
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		34:37
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		18:49
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	3	0		37:57
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0		33:06
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		17:55
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	5	0		32:58

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	37	35	2	.946	87:41	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:33	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Kennedy	Cross checking	2
1st	15:15	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Holding	2
1st	16:51	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Boarding	2
2nd	05:26	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:26	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:16	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Tripping	2
3rd	01:58	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	02:34	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Boarding	2
OT	04:17	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron	Tripping	2
2OT	05:50	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Barton
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jochen Hecht, Matt Ellis, Thomas Vanek, Chris Butler
Boston Bruins scratches: Trent Whitfield, Dany Sabourin, Dennis Seidenberg, Mark Stuart, Andy Wozniewski, Mikko Lehtonen, Brad Marchand, Andrew Bodnarchuk, Zach Hamill, Jeff Penner, Max Sauve

2009-2010 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins 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 Apr 21

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Apr 21, 2010

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