Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Thursday, April 28, 2022, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–0 on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Buffalo Sabres	0	32-39-11
at Boston Bruins	5	51-26-5

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0
Boston Bruins	0	2	3	5

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	12	15	10	37
Boston Bruins	6	14	12	32

Three stars

P. Bergeron, Boston Bruins (3 goals, 1 assist)
L. Ullmark, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:16	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (23)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 1
2nd	12:29	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (24)	Jake DeBrusk (17), Brad Marchand (47)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 2
3rd	02:11	Boston Bruins	David Pastrnak (40)	Taylor Hall (41), Brad Marchand (48)	Power play	BUF 0, BOS 3
3rd	04:16	Boston Bruins	Taylor Hall (20)	David Pastrnak (37), Patrice Bergeron (40)	Power play	BUF 0, BOS 4
3rd	17:47	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (25)	Charlie McAvoy (46), Hampus Lindholm (22)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 5

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	37	32
Power play	0 of 3	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	8
Hits	21	19
Blocked shots	4	17
Giveaways	17	10
Takeaways	16	7
Faceoffs won	23/56 (41.1%)	33/56 (58.9%)

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 15 J. Hayden	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		09:56
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	20%	11:48
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	63.6%	18:38
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	18.2%	15:32
Number 29 V. Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	15:37
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	53.8%	15:47
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0	0	50%	14:09
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		13:48
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	25%	17:59
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		11:31
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		16:17
Number 96 A. Bjork	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		11:31
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	1	0		18:45
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		21:23
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:39
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0		24:43
Number 45 C. Fitzgerald	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0		14:54
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		15:15

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Tokarski	32	27	5	.844	60:00	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 11 T. Frederic	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		12:32
Number 12 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:01
Number 13 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	75%	18:29
Number 17 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:05
Number 20 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	50%	13:43
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	3	1	4	+3	0	4	0	0	0	66.7%	15:43
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	44.4%	15:50
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	2	2	+3	2	1	1	0	0		15:55
Number 71 T. Hall	L	1	1	2	0	2	5	1	0	1		16:33
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	1	1	+3	0	2	2	0	0		15:13
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	1		16:49
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	50%	13:15
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0		19:55
Number 27 H. Lindholm	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0		20:31
Number 28 D. Forbort	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:14
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		17:59
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	4	0		20:22
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		15:57

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	37	37	0	1.000	59:54	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:26	Buffalo Sabres	Henri Jokiharju	Tripping	2
1st	16:41	Boston Bruins	Trent Frederic	Slashing	2
1st	19:30	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand	Slashing	2
2nd	02:55	Boston Bruins	Taylor Hall	Tripping	2
2nd	08:54	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner	Tripping	2
2nd	12:29	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
3rd	01:28	Buffalo Sabres	Peyton Krebs	High sticking	2
3rd	02:11	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge double minor (bench minor)	4
3rd	04:30	Boston Bruins	Tomas Nosek	Roughing	2
3rd	04:30	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Fitzgerald	Roughing	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Derek Nansen
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Anderson, Kyle Okposo, Cody Eakin, Mark Pysyk, Colin Miller, Will Butcher
Boston Bruins scratches: Mike Reilly, Anton Blidh, Joshua Brown, Jesper Froden, Marc McLaughlin

2021-2022 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 22, 2021
Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 24, 2021
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 1, 2022
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Other NHL games on Apr 28

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 28, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Florida Panthers 4 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Apr 28, 2022
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Calgary Flames 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 28, 2022
San Jose Sharks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Apr 28, 2022

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