Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
28 |
| Boston Bruins |
10 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
37 |
Three stars
- L. Eriksson, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- D. Hamilton, Boston Bruins (2 goals, 1 assist)
- T. Schaller, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:52 |
Boston Bruins |
Dougie Hamilton (6) |
Carl Soderberg (17), Loui Eriksson (12) |
Power play |
BUF 0, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
06:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Andrej Meszaros (1) |
Chris Stewart (4), Johan Larsson (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
14:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen (3) |
Tyler Ennis (15), Zemgus Girgensons (9) |
Power play |
BUF 2, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
15:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Chris Kelly (3) |
Zdeno Chara (4), Dougie Hamilton (13) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
01:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tim Schaller (1) |
Nicolas Deslauriers (7), Brian Flynn (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
18:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Dougie Hamilton (7) |
Patrice Bergeron (17), Reilly Smith (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, BOS 3 |
| OT |
02:14 |
Boston Bruins |
Loui Eriksson (7) |
Milan Lucic (10), Zdeno Chara (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, BOS 4 |
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 |
28 |
37 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
19 |
22 |
| Hits |
29 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
3 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/59 (40.7%) |
35/59 (59.3%) |
Box score
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 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:06 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:04 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
21:58 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:04 |
| Number 25 M. Grigorenko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
18:00 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
21.4% |
20:34 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 59 T. Schaller |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
11:21 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:36 |
| Number 65 B. Flynn |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 80 C. Stewart |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
04:46 |
| Number 3 M. Pysyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:58 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:33 |
| Number 41 A. Meszaros |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:36 |
| Number 51 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
26:46 |
| Number 61 A. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Enroth |
37 |
33 |
4 |
.892 |
62:14 |
OT loss |
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 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:21 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
| Number 18 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:38 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:05 |
| Number 21 L. Eriksson |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 23 C. Kelly |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:29 |
| Number 25 M. Fraser |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:07 |
| Number 34 C. Soderberg |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
17:39 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
18:11 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
17:34 |
| Number 61 C. Cunningham |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:13 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 27 D. Hamilton |
D |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:58 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:24 |
| Number 43 M. Bartkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:57 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:53 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
61:50 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
14:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Matt Bartkowski |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
14:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Matt Bartkowski |
Interference (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
14:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Matt Bartkowski |
Game misconduct (game misconduct) |
10 |
| 1st |
14:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno |
Instigator |
2 |
| 1st |
14:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
14:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
13:07 |
Boston Bruins |
Dougie Hamilton |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ted Nolan
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Dave Jackson, Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Matt MacPherson
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Matt Moulson, Patrick Kaleta, Tyler Myers
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Zach Trotman, Seth Griffith
2014-2015 season series
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Status |
Details |
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 at Buffalo Sabres
0
|
Final
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 18, 2014
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3
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 30, 2014
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3
at Boston Bruins
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2
at Boston Bruins
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Status |
Details |
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2
 at Detroit Red Wings
1
|
Final/SO
|
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 Dallas Stars
6
 at Edmonton Oilers
5
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
0
 at New York Rangers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
0
 at Chicago Blackhawks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
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Sources and further reading