Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, November 20, 2009, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime on Friday, November 20, 2009 on the road.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	4	14	6	2	26
Buffalo Sabres	8	3	15	0	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:20	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (1)	Jason Pominville (1), Chris Butler (1)	Power play	BOS 0, BUF 1
2nd	10:54	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (1)	Byron Bitz (1), Tuukka Rask (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 1

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	26	26
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	22	29
Blocked shots	10	13
Giveaways	14	18
Takeaways	4	8
Faceoffs won	23/53 (43.4%)	30/53 (56.6%)

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 16 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:12
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0		13:40
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:08
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:35
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	50%	18:42
Number 27 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0	38.5%	15:40
Number 28 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:34
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0	50%	18:20
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	40%	18:49
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	09:05
Number 61 B. Bitz	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		13:47
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		16:37
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		26:26
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	2	0		22:40
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		22:40
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		12:50
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:09
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:49

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	26	25	1	.962	60:15	Win

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	1	0	1	0	58.8%	22:17
Number 13 T. Kennedy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	11:39
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0	60%	18:59
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		02:08
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		09:02
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	0		17:30
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	6	0	1	47.4%	16:13
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	3	0		21:25
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0		13:23
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		06:03
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		14:24
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	62.5%	21:42
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		17:48
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0		18:20
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		22:10
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		18:12
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		18:43
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		25:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	24	2	.923	60:47	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:23	Boston Bruins	Byron Bitz	Hooking	2
1st	06:45	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis	Hooking	2
1st	12:45	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Interference	2
1st	17:43	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Boarding	2
2nd	05:43	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
2nd	07:47	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Interference	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Bill McCreary, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Mark Shewchyk
Boston Bruins scratches: Trent Whitfield, Johnny Boychuk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mike Grier, Nathan Paetsch, Andrej Sekera

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 Nov 20

Other NHL games on Friday, November 20, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Florida Panthers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
New York Islanders 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Nov 20, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Nov 20, 2009

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