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Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Thursday, December 29, 2016 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Boston Bruins 4 44-31-7
at Buffalo Sabres 2 33-37-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 0 2 2 4
Buffalo Sabres 2 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 9 16 13 38
Buffalo Sabres 16 10 7 33

Three stars

  1. D. Krejci, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. R. Spooner, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
  3. T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:32 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (5) Jack Eichel (5), Matt Moulson (6) Even strength BOS 0, BUF 1
1st 18:10 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (10) Matt Moulson (7), Sam Reinhart (13) Power play BOS 0, BUF 2
2nd 03:20 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron (6) Brad Marchand (20), Torey Krug (19) Even strength BOS 1, BUF 2
2nd 16:13 Boston Bruins David Krejci (8) Frank Vatrano (1) Power play BOS 2, BUF 2
3rd 16:07 Boston Bruins Ryan Spooner (6) David Krejci (16), Frank Vatrano (2) Even strength BOS 3, BUF 2
3rd 19:08 Boston Bruins Ryan Spooner (7) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net BOS 4, BUF 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 38 33
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 29 17
Hits 18 27
Blocked shots 12 18
Giveaways 5 5
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 32/62 (51.6%) 30/62 (48.4%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 57.1% 13:45
27 A. Czarnik C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 75% 16:16
28 D. Moore C 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0 0 0 33.3% 10:30
37 P. Bergeron C 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 2 0 50% 21:49
42 D. Backes R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 03:10
46 D. Krejci C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 1 60% 18:16
51 R. Spooner C 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 17:12
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14:38
63 B. Marchand L 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 21:10
72 F. Vatrano R 0 2 2 +1 0 4 3 2 0 13:39
81 A. Blidh L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 05:27
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 18:19
6 C. Miller D 0 0 0 +2 4 1 0 1 0 16:10
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20:26
33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 24:18
47 T. Krug D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 22:18
54 A. McQuaid D 0 0 0 0 17 1 2 0 0 11:56
86 K. Miller D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 1 0 18:05
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
40 T. Rask 33 31 2 .939 59:34 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -3 0 4 3 0 0 22:29
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 57.1% 19:50
15 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 43.8% 20:19
21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 -1 0 8 1 0 1 100% 20:13
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 41.2% 15:25
23 S. Reinhart C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 17:27
26 M. Moulson L 0 2 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 14:18
27 D. Grant C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 40% 08:34
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 14:29
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 05:19
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 01:23
82 M. Foligno L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 3 0 100% 15:29
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 3 0 21:16
6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 0 0 12:21
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 22:34
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 08:26
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 19:29
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 6 3 0 29:35
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 R. Lehner 37 34 3 .919 59:22 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:13 Boston Bruins Brandon Carlo Hooking 2
1st 05:18 Buffalo Sabres Cody Franson Interference 2
1st 11:59 Boston Bruins Colin Miller Hooking 2
1st 14:53 Buffalo Sabres William Carrier Illegal check to head 2
1st 17:08 Buffalo Sabres William Carrier Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:08 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Instigator 2
1st 17:08 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:08 Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 03:53 Boston Bruins Colin Miller Roughing 2
2nd 03:53 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta Roughing 2
2nd 06:23 Boston Bruins Dominic Moore Slashing 2
2nd 11:16 Boston Bruins Kevan Miller Cross checking 2
2nd 14:31 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Tripping 2
2nd 17:19 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson Tripping 2
3rd 04:01 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Cross checking 2
3rd 08:19 Buffalo Sabres Cody Franson Tripping 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Mark Shewchyk
Boston Bruins scratches
Jimmy Hayes, Joe Morrow, Noel Acciari
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Ryan O'Reilly, Dmitry Kulikov

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final Game page

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