Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime on Monday, March 17, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
30 |
| Boston Bruins |
9 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
20 |
Three stars
- A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- M. Geekie, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 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 |
04:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs (6) |
Jack Quinn (15), Owen Power (27) |
Power play |
BUF 1, BOS 0 |
| 1st |
13:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (14) |
Morgan Geekie (14), David Pastrnak (49) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, BOS 1 |
| 1st |
15:13 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie (23) |
Parker Wotherspoon (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
12:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power (7) |
Ryan McLeod (22), Bowen Byram (26) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, BOS 2 |
| OT |
04:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (26) |
Owen Power (28), Jack Quinn (16) |
Power play |
BUF 3, BOS 2 |
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 |
30 |
20 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
9 |
13 |
| Hits |
27 |
31 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
23 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
20/53 (37.7%) |
33/53 (62.3%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:03 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:14 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:12 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
40% |
17:26 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:48 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:48 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
10:07 |
| Number 57 B. Murray |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:20 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
23:57 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
21:15 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:36 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:20 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:01 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:41 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:33 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:20 |
| Number 78 J. Bryson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
20 |
18 |
2 |
.900 |
64:49 |
Win |
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 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
85.7% |
18:23 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
19:47 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
66.7% |
11:08 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
61.1% |
18:54 |
| Number 38 P. Brown |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:05 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
20:33 |
| Number 45 C. Koepke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:20 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:43 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:39 |
| Number 95 V. Lettieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:58 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 14 I. Mitchell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:41 |
| Number 29 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 52 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:36 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:27 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 J. Korpisalo |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
64:49 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
07:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Lafferty |
Roughing removing opponents helmet |
2 |
| 1st |
08:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Connor Clifton |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
11:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Greenway |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
11:37 |
Boston Bruins |
Nikita Zadorov |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
01:08 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:52 |
Boston Bruins |
Ian Mitchell |
Tripping |
2 |
| OT |
02:51 |
Boston Bruins |
Marat Khusnutdinov |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Joe Sacco
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Bevan Mills, Jesse Marquis
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Josh Norris, Jacob Bernard-Docker, JJ Peterka, Isak Rosen, Jiri Kulich
2024-2025 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2024-2025 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
1
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 21, 2024
|
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Boston Bruins
2
at Buffalo Sabres
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 28, 2025
|
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Buffalo Sabres
3
at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Mon, Mar 17, 2025
|
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Boston Bruins
3
at Buffalo Sabres
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 6, 2025
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