Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 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 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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 |
7 |
13 |
5 |
25 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
10 |
8 |
26 |
Three stars
- C. Coyle, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
- J. DeBrusk, Boston Bruins (2 assists)
- J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:19 |
Boston Bruins |
Mason Lohrei (3) |
James van Riemsdyk (16), Trent Frederic (8) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
13:42 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie Coyle (11) |
Jake DeBrusk (8), Brad Marchand (16) |
Power play |
BOS 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
04:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie Coyle (12) |
Jake DeBrusk (9), David Pastrnak (25) |
Power play |
BOS 3, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
13:44 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie (6) |
Charlie McAvoy (16), Brad Marchand (17) |
Power play |
BOS 4, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
05:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Erik Johnson (3) |
Owen Power (12), Casey Mittelstadt (21) |
Even strength |
BOS 4, BUF 1 |
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 |
25 |
26 |
| Power play |
3 of 4 |
0 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
10 |
| Hits |
13 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
3 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/64 (54.7%) |
29/64 (45.3%) |
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 11 T. Frederic |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
30% |
13:17 |
| Number 13 C. Coyle |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
58.8% |
17:52 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
87.5% |
16:53 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
11:44 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:42 |
| Number 38 P. Brown |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:24 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
40% |
16:36 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
16:19 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:42 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 12 K. Shattenkirk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:41 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:36 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:58 |
| Number 29 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:26 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
26 |
25 |
1 |
.962 |
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 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:55 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:47 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
06:53 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
15:46 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:14 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:58 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31.6% |
17:40 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
46.2% |
19:40 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:33 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:50 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:58 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:23 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:52 |
| Number 33 R. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:49 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 27 D. Levi |
25 |
21 |
4 |
.840 |
57:01 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:31 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
07:31 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
12:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:07 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyson Jost |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:27 |
Boston Bruins |
Trent Frederic |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Mittelstadt |
Elbowing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:45 |
Boston Bruins |
Brandon Carlo |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:07 |
Boston Bruins |
Danton Heinen |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:27 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Mitch Dunning
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, Mark Shewchyk
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Matt Grzelcyk, Oskar Steen, Ian Mitchell
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Eric Comrie, Tage Thompson, Henri Jokiharju, Eric Robinson
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Status |
Details |
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3
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final/OT
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|
 Washington Capitals
1
 at New York Rangers
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Florida Panthers
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Ottawa Senators
4
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final
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|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
7
 at New York Islanders
0
|
Final
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Minnesota Wild
6
|
Final
|
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Wed, Dec 27, 2023
|
 Dallas Stars
1
 at St. Louis Blues
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Dec 27, 2023
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Arizona Coyotes
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Arizona Coyotes, Wed, Dec 27, 2023
|
 Winnipeg Jets
1
 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 27, 2023
|
 Seattle Kraken
2
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Vegas Golden Knights
2
 at Anaheim Ducks
5
|
Final
|
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|
 San Jose Sharks
1
 at Los Angeles Kings
5
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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