Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Thursday, January 20, 2011, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Thursday, January 20, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	43-29-10
at Boston Bruins	2	46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	2	4
Boston Bruins	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	13	9	33
Boston Bruins	13	9	18	40

Three stars

P. Gaustad, Buffalo Sabres
N. Gerbe, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
A. Sekera, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:01	Boston Bruins	Dennis Seidenberg (1)	Mark Stuart (1), Marc Savard (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 1
2nd	01:04	Buffalo Sabres	Cody McCormick (1)	Tim Connolly (1), Tyler Ennis (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 1
2nd	04:51	Boston Bruins	Gregory Campbell (1)	Shawn Thornton (1), Blake Wheeler (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 2
2nd	10:36	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe (1)	Tyler Myers (1), Tyler Ennis (2)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 2
3rd	05:13	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 2
3rd	16:40	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Jochen Hecht (1)	Even strength	BUF 4, BOS 2

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	33	40
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	17	27
Blocked shots	15	10
Giveaways	4	14
Takeaways	2	1
Faceoffs won	21/53 (39.6%)	32/53 (60.4%)

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	1	0	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	33.3%	12:47
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	11:38
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30%	15:13
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		16:26
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	1	2	+1	2	4	0	0	0		18:06
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	62.5%	18:06
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0	66.7%	18:56
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		06:28
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	1	0	1	+1	2	6	0	0	1	100%	17:02
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	14.3%	21:57
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	2	2	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:05
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		23:40
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		19:13
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		14:55
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		13:17
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:55
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	2	0	0		19:22
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:56

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	40	38	2	.950	60:00	Win

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 11 G. Campbell	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	60%	13:05
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		16:06
Number 18 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		16:05
Number 19 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		09:40
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	1	0		10:35
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	1	1	0	2	4	2	2	0		12:20
Number 28 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	100%	17:25
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	72.2%	18:44
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	30%	16:02
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		14:38
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		16:42
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0	0	0	64.3%	19:13
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		18:22
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		27:36
Number 44 D. Seidenberg	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		20:30
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:01
Number 47 S. Kampfer	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	0		21:50
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		14:37

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	33	29	4	.879	58:04	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:09	Boston Bruins	Steven Kampfer	Hooking	2
1st	04:37	Buffalo Sabres	Marc-Andre Gragnani	Tripping	2
1st	08:21	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Slashing	2
1st	16:46	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Tripping	2
2nd	01:50	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Tripping	2
2nd	09:11	Boston Bruins	Blake Wheeler	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	19:02	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Cross checking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brian Mach
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Drew Stafford, Chris Butler
Boston Bruins scratches: Daniel Paille, Adam McQuaid

2010-2011 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 3, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 7, 2010
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 15, 2010
Boston Bruins 6 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 1, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Other NHL games on Jan 20

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 20, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Ottawa Senators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
New York Rangers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 4 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Dallas Stars 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 20, 2011

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