Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, December 29, 2018, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, December 29, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Boston Bruins	3	49-24-9
at Buffalo Sabres	2	33-39-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	1	0	1	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	14	7	18	3	42
Buffalo Sabres	7	14	5	2	28

Three stars

S. Kuraly, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
J. DeBrusk, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
M. Scandella, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:40	Buffalo Sabres	Marco Scandella (2)	Jeff Skinner (13), Sam Reinhart (30)	Even strength	BOS 0, BUF 1
1st	09:30	Boston Bruins	Noel Acciari (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 1
2nd	05:43	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson (4)	Evan Rodrigues (9), Marco Scandella (5)	Shorthanded	BOS 1, BUF 2
3rd	17:31	Boston Bruins	Jake DeBrusk (11)	Torey Krug (19), David Pastrnak (25)	Power play	BOS 2, BUF 2
OT	03:44	Boston Bruins	Sean Kuraly (3)	Matt Grzelcyk (9), Kevan Miller (3)	Even strength	BOS 3, BUF 2

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	42	28
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	21	20
Blocked shots	12	12
Giveaways	5	13
Takeaways	3	11
Faceoffs won	27/51 (52.9%)	24/51 (47.1%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	3	0	0	50%	14:37
Number 17 R. Donato	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		11:14
Number 20 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	14:45
Number 23 J. Forsbacka Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:15
Number 26 C. Cave	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0	80%	10:15
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	55%	22:49
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:05
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	36.4%	19:29
Number 52 S. Kuraly	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0	0	40%	15:43
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	3	0	0	66.7%	14:34
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	1	0	1	-2	0	4	1	0	1		17:19
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	2	0	0		22:34
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		21:27
Number 27 J. Moore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:11
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0		19:25
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		19:58
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2	0		21:20
Number 86 K. Miller	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	3	0		22:00

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	28	26	2	.929	63:44	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	1	55%	20:08
Number 17 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	62.5%	15:50
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	100%	14:30
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	50%	15:09
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		18:39
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		11:17
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	15:32
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:12
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0		19:06
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	2		14:55
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		10:47
Number 81 R. Elie	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:30
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3		22:25
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	1	1	2	+2	0	3	3	0		18:11
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		22:03
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		19:44
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0		25:22
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		17:28

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	42	39	3	.929	63:42	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:07	Buffalo Sabres	Zach Bogosian	Hooking	2
1st	16:48	Boston Bruins	Colby Cave	Hooking	2
2nd	02:53	Boston Bruins	Torey Krug	Tripping	2
2nd	03:02	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	16:17	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen	Kneeing	2
OT	00:34	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Interference	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Referees: Kyle Rehman, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Boston Bruins scratches: David Backes, Brad Marchand, Steven Kampfer
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Matt Hunwick, Linus Ullmark, Lawrence Pilut

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	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 4, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sun, Dec 16, 2018
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 5, 2019

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 29, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
San Jose Sharks 7 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
New York Islanders 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Washington Capitals 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 29, 2018
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Dec 29, 2018