Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Friday, April 23, 2010 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Boston Bruins 1 39-30-13
at Buffalo Sabres 4 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 0 1 1
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 1 4

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 5 9 21 35
Buffalo Sabres 12 14 7 33

Three stars

  1. R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. M. Grier, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:54 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair (1) Nathan Gerbe (1), Cody McCormick (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 1
1st 18:54 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Derek Roy (1), Tyler Ennis (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 2
2nd 09:22 Buffalo Sabres Mike Grier (1) Paul Gaustad (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 3
3rd 17:30 Boston Bruins Johnny Boychuk (1) Dennis Wideman (1), Miroslav Satan (1) Power play BOS 1, BUF 3
3rd 18:17 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis (1) Jason Pominville (1) Even strength, Empty net BOS 1, BUF 4

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 35 33
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 35 38
Hits 25 35
Blocked shots 9 26
Giveaways 6 16
Takeaways 2 9
Faceoffs won 28/52 (53.8%) 24/52 (46.2%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 16 M. Sturm L 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 15:47
Number 17 M. Lucic L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 100% 11:47
Number 20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 16:55
Number 22 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 09:30
Number 26 B. Wheeler R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 0 12:51
Number 27 S. Begin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 10:42
Number 28 M. Recchi R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 18:16
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 46.7% 17:39
Number 46 D. Krejci C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 57.1% 19:58
Number 60 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 0 64.3% 12:57
Number 73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 0 0 14:44
Number 81 M. Satan R 0 1 1 0 12 2 0 0 0 100% 16:43
Number 6 D. Wideman D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 23:04
Number 21 A. Ference D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 14:00
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 -2 17 4 0 2 0 25:33
Number 48 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 2 0 23:12
Number 54 A. McQuaid D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:32
Number 55 J. Boychuk D 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 1 1 20:45
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 T. Rask 32 29 3 .906 58:05 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 0 1 1 +1 12 1 4 0 0 11:37
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 3 0 35.3% 20:51
Number 13 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 07:40
Number 19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 50% 15:59
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 100% 09:24
Number 22 A. Mair C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 50% 11:48
Number 25 M. Grier R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 5 3 0 17:15
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 1 1 +1 4 0 6 3 0 57.1% 18:15
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 1 0 19:59
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 3 0 07:12
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 15:06
Number 63 T. Ennis R 1 1 2 +2 0 6 1 1 0 33.3% 16:56
Number 4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 21:41
Number 5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 22:08
Number 10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +3 0 0 2 3 0 22:18
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 12:52
Number 52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 16:36
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 +3 4 2 0 0 0 23:20
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 35 34 1 .971 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:11 Boston Bruins Shawn Thornton Elbowing 2
1st 11:23 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Cross checking 2
2nd 05:10 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Hooking 2
2nd 07:09 Boston Bruins Marco Sturm High sticking 2
2nd 10:53 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Roughing 2
3rd 15:51 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Slashing 2
3rd 18:36 Buffalo Sabres Mike Grier Tripping 2
3rd 19:26 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Roughing 2
3rd 19:26 Boston Bruins Michael Ryder Roughing 2
3rd 19:26 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 20:00 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Instigator 2
3rd 20:00 Boston Bruins Miroslav Satan Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 20:00 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Fighting (major) 5
3rd 20:00 Boston Bruins Miroslav Satan Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Ryan Miller Goalie leave crease 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Slashing 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 20:00 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Mike Cvik, Jonny Murray
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
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jochen Hecht, Raffi Torres, Matt Ellis, Thomas Vanek, Mark Mancari, Philip Gogulla, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth, Michael Kostka, Jean-Phillippe Lamoureux

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