Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
5 |
13 |
9 |
27 |
| Boston Bruins |
9 |
9 |
10 |
28 |
Three stars
- T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
- Z. Chara, Boston Bruins (1 assist)
- T. Schaller, Boston Bruins (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 |
01:28 |
Boston Bruins |
Frank Vatrano (2) |
Zdeno Chara (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
07:04 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (7) |
Ryan Spooner (12), Brad Marchand (21) |
Power play |
BUF 0, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
09:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Tim Schaller (5) |
Torey Krug (20), Austin Czarnik (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, BOS 3 |
| 2nd |
19:38 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (11) |
Jack Eichel (6), Rasmus Ristolainen (22) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, BOS 3 |
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 |
27 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
18 |
10 |
| Hits |
31 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/56 (53.6%) |
26/56 (46.4%) |
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 9 E. Kane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 12 B. Gionta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
18:44 |
| Number 15 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
61.5% |
21:44 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
20:36 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
02:43 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
21:02 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:13 |
| Number 27 D. Grant |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
09:22 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
13:49 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:37 |
| Number 56 J. Bailey |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
03:06 |
| Number 6 C. Franson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:37 |
| Number 29 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:29 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 47 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:54 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:56 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 R. Lehner |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
58:52 |
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 J. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:05 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:21 |
| Number 27 A. Czarnik |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:19 |
| Number 28 D. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
11:21 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
62.5% |
19:08 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
18:37 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 59 T. Schaller |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 72 F. Vatrano |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 81 A. Blidh |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:55 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:51 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
24:56 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:23 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
27 |
26 |
1 |
.963 |
59:43 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody Franson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
10:47 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:40 |
Boston Bruins |
Tim Schaller |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Eichel |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evander Kane |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
10:55 |
Boston Bruins |
Kevan Miller |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:02 |
Boston Bruins |
Dominic Moore |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:55 |
Boston Bruins |
Austin Czarnik |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Tom Kowal
- Linesmen
- Trent Knorr, Ryan Daisy
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Ryan O'Reilly, Dmitry Kulikov, William Carrier
- Boston Bruins scratches
- David Backes, Joe Morrow, Noel Acciari
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 at Winnipeg Jets
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 at Dallas Stars
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6
 at Colorado Avalanche
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2
 at Calgary Flames
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3
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
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2
 at Los Angeles Kings
3
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