Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
8 |
16 |
11 |
35 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
8 |
10 |
24 |
Three stars
- S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
- K. Okposo, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- V. Antipin, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
14:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Benoit Pouliot (12) |
Victor Antipin (7), Nick Baptiste (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
16:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo (11) |
Ryan O'Reilly (27), Evan Rodrigues (10) |
Power play |
BOS 0, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
03:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy (6) |
David Pastrnak (33), Brad Marchand (34) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
07:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Evan Rodrigues (5) |
Sam Reinhart (19), Rasmus Ristolainen (24) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
03:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marco Scandella (4) |
Jason Pominville (13), Victor Antipin (8) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
35 |
24 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
19 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/64 (43.8%) |
36/64 (56.3%) |
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 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
20% |
12:46 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.2% |
17:59 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
43.8% |
15:54 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
14:38 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 59 T. Schaller |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:50 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:27 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:43 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:52 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:59 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:27 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:10 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:03 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 A. Khudobin |
24 |
20 |
4 |
.833 |
58:08 |
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 10 J. Josefson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
10:39 |
| Number 13 N. Baptiste |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:39 |
| Number 17 J. Nolan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:04 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:59 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
60% |
16:17 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:54 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
15:31 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60.6% |
23:33 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:39 |
| Number 8 C. Nelson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 41 J. Falk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
28:07 |
| Number 82 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:01 |
| Number 93 V. Antipin |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:09 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Johnson |
35 |
34 |
1 |
.971 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Nick Baptiste |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:15 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
16:16 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
19:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Reinhart |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Benoit Pouliot |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:16 |
Boston Bruins |
Kevan Miller |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:04 |
Boston Bruins |
Torey Krug |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Dave Jackson
- Linesmen
- Tony Sericolo, Kory Nagy
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Paul Postma, Nick Holden, Brandon Carlo
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Josh Gorges, Evander Kane
2017-2018 season series
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
5
 at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final/OT
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Boston Bruins
3
at Buffalo Sabres
0
|
Final
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 19, 2017
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Buffalo Sabres
4
at Boston Bruins
2
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Final
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Boston Bruins
1
at Buffalo Sabres
4
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Final
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 25, 2018
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Status |
Details |
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Final
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 Detroit Red Wings
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Final/OT
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|
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2
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3
|
Final/OT
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 Edmonton Oilers
6
 at Anaheim Ducks
5
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at Arizona Coyotes
1
|
Final
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