Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, November 12, 2011, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	39-32-11
at Boston Bruins	6	49-29-4

Goals by period

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

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	7	9	7	23
Boston Bruins	12	10	13	35

Three stars

T. Seguin, Boston Bruins (2 goals, 1 assist)
R. Peverley, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
B. Marchand, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:38	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Jason Pominville (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 0
2nd	07:40	Boston Bruins	Rich Peverley (1)	Chris Kelly (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 1
2nd	13:29	Boston Bruins	Tyler Seguin (1)	Brad Marchand (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 2
2nd	13:45	Boston Bruins	Nathan Horton (1)	Johnny Boychuk (1), Zdeno Chara (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 3
3rd	05:28	Boston Bruins	Chris Kelly (1)	Rich Peverley (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 4
3rd	07:11	Boston Bruins	Tyler Seguin (2)	Patrice Bergeron (1), Brad Marchand (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 5
3rd	09:52	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (1)	Tyler Seguin (1), Zdeno Chara (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 6
3rd	13:20	Buffalo Sabres	Marc-Andre Gragnani (1)	Christian Ehrhoff (1), Luke Adam (1)	Power play	BUF 2, BOS 6

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	23	35
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	20	22
Hits	14	26
Blocked shots	14	11
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	25/69 (36.2%)	44/69 (63.8%)

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:45
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	40.9%	20:04
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	0		17:56
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:22
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	3	0	100%	17:35
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0		15:55
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	38.9%	14:20
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	0		16:13
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	14	2	3	1	0		13:27
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	27.3%	09:31
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		12:02
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	1	1	-4	0	0	1	0	0	36.4%	15:03
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:42
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		18:33
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	1		18:10
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		20:10
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0	0		17:50
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	1	3	0		20:58

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	13	10	3	.769	19:44
Number 30 R. Miller	22	19	3	.864	40:00	Loss

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	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2	0	66.7%	15:48
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	0	100%	14:57
Number 18 N. Horton	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		14:34
Number 19 T. Seguin	C	2	1	3	+3	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	17:04
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	12	2	3	0	0		09:35
Number 23 C. Kelly	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	0	50%	14:58
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+3	0	3	1	2	0	80%	19:46
Number 38 J. Caron	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		07:57
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	58.3%	16:39
Number 49 R. Peverley	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	57.1%	15:45
Number 52 Z. Hamill	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		08:39
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	1	2	3	+3	0	2	0	0	0		16:28
Number 14 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:51
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	2	2	+3	0	4	4	0	0		25:26
Number 44 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		23:59
Number 47 S. Kampfer	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	0		11:00
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	1	3	0		15:39
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	5	1	0		21:49

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:56	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Tripping	2
1st	13:12	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Charging	2
1st	14:50	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Tripping	2
1st	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	Ville Leino	Hooking	2
2nd	14:05	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Charging	2
2nd	14:05	Boston Bruins	Adam McQuaid	Roughing	2
2nd	18:01	Boston Bruins	Adam McQuaid	Hooking	2
3rd	11:50	Boston Bruins	Zach Hamill	High sticking	2
3rd	14:22	Boston Bruins	Nathan Horton	Slashing	2
3rd	18:20	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	18:20	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
3rd	18:20	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	18:20	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Mark Shewchyk
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mike Weber, Tyler Ennis
Boston Bruins scratches: Andrew Ference, Daniel Paille, Benoit Pouliot

2011-2012 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins 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
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Boston Bruins 0 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 24, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 8, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 7, 2012

Other NHL games on Nov 12

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 12, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
New Jersey Devils 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Dallas Stars 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Calgary Flames 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 12, 2011

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