Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	30-31-8
at Boston Bruins	3	44-14-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	17	7	14	38
Boston Bruins	4	14	9	27

Three stars

T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
B. Marchand, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
D. Heinen, Boston Bruins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:25	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Ristolainen (1)	Jack Eichel (13), Victor Olofsson (9)	Power play	BUF 1, BOS 0
1st	13:52	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (14)	Zdeno Chara (5), David Pastrnak (16)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 1
2nd	14:45	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (15)	Matt Grzelcyk (5), Danton Heinen (6)	Power play	BUF 1, BOS 2
3rd	01:56	Boston Bruins	David Pastrnak (20)	Danton Heinen (7), Patrice Bergeron (12)	Power play	BUF 1, BOS 3
3rd	12:58	Buffalo Sabres	Brandon Montour (2)	Conor Sheary (3), Rasmus Dahlin (13)	Even strength	BUF 2, 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	38	27
Power play	1 of 4	2 of 2
Penalty minutes	11	15
Hits	14	20
Blocked shots	11	17
Giveaways	14	4
Takeaways	11	8
Faceoffs won	26/56 (46.4%)	30/56 (53.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres 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 9 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	46.2%	24:20
Number 13 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:45
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	12:30
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		21:58
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	0	100%	07:52
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:23
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	15:25
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0		15:34
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	25%	16:51
Number 68 V. Olofsson	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0		16:14
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75%	14:29
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	28.6%	09:31
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:15
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		16:17
Number 19 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		20:16
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		21:40
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	1	0	1	-1	0	5	1	1	1		25:41
Number 62 B. Montour	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:42

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	27	24	3	.889	58:23	Loss

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 10 A. Bjork	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		11:30
Number 13 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	44.4%	14:30
Number 14 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	2	0	100%	13:51
Number 20 J. Nordstrom	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		14:09
Number 26 P. Lindholm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	06:18
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	1	0	65%	18:16
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	1	0		15:02
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	54.5%	16:39
Number 52 S. Kuraly	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	57.1%	11:47
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	2	0	2	+1	0	2	2	0	1		19:20
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:45
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	1	0	1		20:02
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		19:41
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		25:50
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	2	2	0		20:06
Number 58 U. Vaakanainen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:44
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4	0		25:28
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:42

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	38	36	2	.947	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:05	Boston Bruins	Sean Kuraly	Tripping	2
1st	14:14	Boston Bruins	Chris Wagner	Roughing	2
1st	14:14	Boston Bruins	Chris Wagner	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:14	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Lazar	Roughing	2
1st	14:14	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Lazar	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:44	Boston Bruins	Matt Grzelcyk	Hooking	2
2nd	13:15	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Asplund	Holding	2
2nd	15:16	Boston Bruins	Charlie Coyle	Hooking	2
3rd	00:32	Buffalo Sabres	Jake McCabe	Holding	2
3rd	03:33	Boston Bruins	Joakim Nordstrom	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ralph Krueger
Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Kory Nagy
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Zach Bogosian, Colin Miller, John Gilmour
Boston Bruins scratches: Steven Kampfer, Brett Ritchie

2019-2020 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 27, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sun, Dec 29, 2019

Other NHL games on Nov 21

Other NHL games on Thursday, November 21, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Florida Panthers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Florida Panthers, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Calgary Flames 0 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 21, 2019

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