Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–0 on Thursday, October 4, 2018 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
26 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
11 |
15 |
32 |
Three stars
- J. Halak, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
- B. Marchand, Boston Bruins (4 assists)
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:33 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara (1) |
Brad Marchand (1), Charlie McAvoy (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
15:34 |
Boston Bruins |
Ryan Donato (1) |
Brad Marchand (2), Patrice Bergeron (1) |
Power play |
BOS 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
16:16 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (1) |
David Krejci (1), Brad Marchand (3) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
19:48 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (1) |
Brad Marchand (4) |
Shorthanded, Empty net |
BOS 4, BUF 0 |
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 |
26 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
13 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/67 (43.3%) |
38/67 (56.7%) |
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 10 A. Bjork |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 17 R. Donato |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
12:45 |
| Number 20 J. Nordstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:45 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
15:56 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:31 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
16:38 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
53.8% |
14:19 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
14:16 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
4 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 27 J. Moore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:55 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:40 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:44 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 J. Halak |
32 |
32 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
21:31 |
| Number 10 P. Berglund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:16 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
18:42 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
13:02 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
14:03 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:25 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
80% |
17:01 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45.5% |
11:58 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
11:22 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:50 |
| Number 8 C. Nelson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:07 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:37 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:12 |
| Number 82 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
55:09 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vladimir Sobotka |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:47 |
Boston Bruins |
Danton Heinen |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vladimir Sobotka |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Justin St. Pierre, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Steve Miller, Kory Nagy
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Steven Kampfer, Chris Wagner, Urho Vaakanainen
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Matt Tennyson, Remi Elie
2018-2019 season series
Every Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2018-2019 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
4
 at Buffalo Sabres
0
|
Final
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
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Buffalo Sabres
4
at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sun, Dec 16, 2018
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Boston Bruins
3
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final/OT
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
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Buffalo Sabres
1
at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 5, 2019
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Other NHL games on Oct 4
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
6
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
7
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 New York Islanders
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
3
 at New York Rangers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
4
 at Ottawa Senators
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Detroit Red Wings
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
|
 Winnipeg Jets
5
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
|
 Arizona Coyotes
0
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
|
 Minnesota Wild
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
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