Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 6–3 on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
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 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
20 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
11 |
13 |
13 |
37 |
Three stars
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
- A. Tuch, 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 |
03:37 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm (16) |
David Pastrnak (55), Henri Jokiharju (5) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
14:27 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie (29) |
David Pastrnak (56) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
07:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (41) |
Zach Benson (17), Bowen Byram (29) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
10:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (33) |
Rasmus Dahlin (47), JJ Peterka (38) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
16:38 |
Boston Bruins |
Casey Mittelstadt (14) |
David Pastrnak (57), Mason Lohrei (28) |
Power play |
BOS 3, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
18:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (15) |
Alex Tuch (29), Peyton Krebs (16) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
01:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (21) |
Bowen Byram (30), Peyton Krebs (17) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, BUF 4 |
| 3rd |
05:51 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (42) |
Jiri Kulich (8), Owen Power (33) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, BUF 5 |
| 3rd |
19:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (43) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 3, BUF 6 |
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 |
20 |
37 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
23 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/53 (49.1%) |
27/53 (50.9%) |
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 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
42.9% |
17:57 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
16:50 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
10:05 |
| Number 23 F. Lysell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:23 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.9% |
17:27 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:35 |
| Number 45 C. Koepke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:44 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:20 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:22 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:48 |
| Number 95 V. Lettieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:02 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 29 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:04 |
| Number 52 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:39 |
| Number 79 M. Callahan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:38 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 J. Korpisalo |
36 |
31 |
5 |
.861 |
57:42 |
Loss |
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:03 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
12:57 |
| Number 20 J.Kulich |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
18:08 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 36 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:40 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.1% |
15:32 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:28 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:42 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:51 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:21 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:39 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
20 |
17 |
3 |
.850 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:03 |
Boston Bruins |
John Beecher |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:12 |
Boston Bruins |
Nikita Zadorov |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
JJ Peterka |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Joe Sacco
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Corey Syvret, Justin Kea
- Linesmen
- Brandon Grillo, Tyson Baker
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Patrick Brown, Ian Mitchell, Mark Kastelic
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Greenway, Josh Norris, Jacob Bryson, Tyson Kozak
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Details |
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3
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2
at Buffalo Sabres
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3
at Boston Bruins
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at Buffalo Sabres
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Final
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