Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 6–0 on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Boston Bruins 0 49-29-4
at Buffalo Sabres 6 39-32-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 0 0 0 0
Buffalo Sabres 2 2 2 6

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 12 7 17 36
Buffalo Sabres 9 11 9 29

Three stars

  1. R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  3. P. Kaleta, 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 06:23 Buffalo Sabres Christian Ehrhoff (1) Tyler Myers (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 1
1st 14:49 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Ville Leino (1), Mike Weber (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 2
2nd 01:52 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis (1) Andrej Sekera (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 3
2nd 18:11 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta (1) Paul Gaustad (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 4
3rd 01:18 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (2) Ville Leino (2), Andrej Sekera (2) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 5
3rd 18:58 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford (1) Tyler Ennis (1), Nathan Gerbe (1) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 6

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 36 29
Power play 0 of 0 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 57 33
Hits 20 18
Blocked shots 11 14
Giveaways 4 5
Takeaways 7 4
Faceoffs won 45/66 (68.2%) 21/66 (31.8%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 G. Campbell C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 72.7% 12:11
Number 17 M. Lucic L 0 0 0 -1 17 2 2 0 13:39
Number 19 T. Seguin C 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 0 18:16
Number 20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 11:12
Number 22 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 0 22 3 1 0 100% 07:14
Number 23 C. Kelly C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 100% 14:39
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 0 81.8% 18:01
Number 38 J. Caron R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 14:17
Number 46 D. Krejci C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 20% 15:41
Number 49 R. Peverley C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 66.7% 17:08
Number 63 B. Marchand L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 19:25
Number 67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 13:53
Number 14 J. Corvo D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 21:42
Number 21 A. Ference D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:16
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 -3 2 2 2 1 19:22
Number 44 D. Seidenberg D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 2 23:37
Number 54 A. McQuaid D 0 0 0 -1 16 1 2 1 15:39
Number 55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 3 19:48
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 T. Thomas 19 16 3 .842 38:08
Number 40 T. Rask 10 7 3 .700 21:52 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 09:21
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 +3 0 2 1 0 16.7% 17:52
Number 21 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 3 0 50% 18:16
Number 22 B. Boyes R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 20% 17:15
Number 23 V. Leino L 0 2 2 +3 0 3 0 0 17:14
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 1 28.6% 15:40
Number 29 J. Pominville R 2 0 2 +3 0 4 0 1 33.3% 18:26
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 1 0 1 +1 17 2 7 0 13:23
Number 37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25% 09:25
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 0 15:49
Number 63 T. Ennis R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 60% 17:11
Number 72 L. Adam C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100% 10:08
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 4 23:08
Number 6 M. Weber D 0 1 1 +2 9 1 2 1 13:59
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 1 0 1 +3 0 1 0 2 22:49
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 19:41
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 2 2 +3 0 0 0 0 18:29
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 1 21:54
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 36 36 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:26 Buffalo Sabres Cody McCormick Fighting (major) 5
1st 02:26 Boston Bruins Shawn Thornton Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:16 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:16 Boston Bruins Milan Lucic Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:00 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Interference 2
2nd 14:20 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 19:05 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Roughing 2
2nd 19:05 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:05 Boston Bruins Shawn Thornton Instigator 2
2nd 19:05 Boston Bruins Shawn Thornton Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:05 Boston Bruins Shawn Thornton Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:37 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Roughing 2
3rd 17:37 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Roughing 2
3rd 17:37 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Roughing 2
3rd 17:37 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:37 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:37 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Roughing 2
3rd 17:37 Boston Bruins Milan Lucic Cross checking 2
3rd 17:37 Boston Bruins Milan Lucic Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 17:37 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Roughing 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Rob Martell
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Don Henderson
Boston Bruins scratches
Nathan Horton, Steven Kampfer
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Thomas Vanek, Marc-Andre Gragnani

2011-2012 season series

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