Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 in a shootout on Friday, February 24, 2012 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
7 |
11 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
36 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
27 |
Three stars
- R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- T. Ennis, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
- Z. Chara, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
14:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Andrej Sekera (1) |
Tyler Ennis (1), Drew Stafford (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
03:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara (1) |
Unassisted |
Power play |
BOS 1, BUF 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville |
Saved |
| 1 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci |
Goal |
| 2 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
Goal |
| 2 |
Boston Bruins |
Tyler Seguin |
Saved |
| 3 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nathan Gerbe |
Saved |
| 3 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Saved |
| 4 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Goal (winner) |
| 4 |
Boston Bruins |
Benoit Pouliot |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
36 |
27 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 0 |
| Penalty minutes |
0 |
8 |
| Hits |
20 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
22 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/56 (44.6%) |
31/56 (55.4%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 G. Campbell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
14:38 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:12 |
| Number 19 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
19:24 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:20 |
| Number 23 C. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:04 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
20:32 |
| Number 38 J. Caron |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:10 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
22:42 |
| Number 58 C. Camper |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:48 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:27 |
| Number 14 J. Corvo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:43 |
| Number 21 A. Ference |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:35 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
25:49 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:26 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:40 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:47 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
27 |
26 |
1 |
.963 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
20:25 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:40 |
| Number 23 V. Leino |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
17:42 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
72.2% |
19:18 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:41 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:02 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:46 |
| Number 42 N. Gerbe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:21 |
| Number 54 Z. Kassian |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:05 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:02 |
| Number 78 C. Tropp |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:21 |
| Number 3 J. Leopold |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
25:07 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:44 |
| Number 10 C. Ehrhoff |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:03 |
| Number 24 R. Regehr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:49 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
36 |
35 |
1 |
.972 |
65:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
11:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Corey Tropp |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Corey Tropp |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Christian Ehrhoff |
Delaying game |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Derek Nansen
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Josh Hennessy, Rich Peverley, Andrew Bodnarchuk
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Brad Boyes, Cody McCormick, Marc-Andre Gragnani
2011-2012 season series
Every Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
2
 at Boston Bruins
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
|
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Boston Bruins
4
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
|
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Boston Bruins
0
at Buffalo Sabres
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 8, 2012
|
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Boston Bruins
1
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
|
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Buffalo Sabres
1
at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 8, 2012
|
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Buffalo Sabres
3
at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
|
Other NHL games on Feb 24
Other NHL games on Friday, February 24, 2012
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Vancouver Canucks
2
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
|
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
|
 Colorado Avalanche
5
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
|
 Minnesota Wild
1
 at Dallas Stars
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
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