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Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Boston Bruins 1 45-27-10
at Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 1 0 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 0 3 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 9 3 11 23
Buffalo Sabres 13 13 8 34

Three stars

  1. M. Samuelsson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. R. McLeod, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. P. Krebs, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:56 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak (15) Morgan Geekie (15) Even strength BOS 1, BUF 0
2nd 01:39 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod (7) Jack Quinn (13), Mattias Samuelsson (11) Even strength BOS 1, BUF 1
2nd 03:12 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (2) Tage Thompson (15), Mattias Samuelsson (12) Even strength BOS 1, BUF 2
2nd 07:54 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (6) Jack Quinn (14), Bowen Byram (10) Even strength BOS 1, BUF 3
3rd 19:46 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris (5) Peyton Krebs (11), Tage Thompson (16) Even strength, Empty net BOS 1, BUF 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 23 34
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 27 18
Blocked shots 12 13
Giveaways 17 19
Takeaways 4 8
Faceoffs won 30/52 (57.7%) 22/52 (42.3%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 16:42
18 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 57.9% 19:32
21 A. Steeves C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 10:02
28 E. Lindholm C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 66.7% 18:27
39 M. Geekie C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 20:28
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 80% 12:50
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 1 33.3% 11:59
71 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 15:50
81 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 08:58
88 D. Pastrnak R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 20:33
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 12:36
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 42.9% 12:45
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15:25
26 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 19:43
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 23:15
73 C. McAvoy D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 5 24:22
74 V. Kolyachonok D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13:36
91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 20:02
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
70 J. Korpisalo 33 30 3 .909 56:55 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 14:28
9 J. Norris C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 50% 16:21
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:49
19 P. Krebs C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 4 0 100% 16:28
22 J. Quinn R 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 15:13
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 13:10
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 40% 12:06
71 R. McLeod C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 50% 16:24
72 T. Thompson C 0 2 2 +2 0 4 0 2 33.3% 17:55
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16:01
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:31
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 15:36
4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 2 27:52
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 15:46
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 2 3 +3 0 2 6 2 24:56
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 0 25:29
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:41
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:14
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 23 22 1 .957 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 18:27 Boston Bruins Viktor Arvidsson High sticking double minor 4
3rd 07:01 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly Hooking 2
3rd 13:40 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring Holding 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, Brad Kovachik
Boston Bruins scratches
Tanner Jeannot, Jeffrey Viel
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Ryan Johnson, Isak Rosen, Tyson Kozak

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 0 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/SO Game page

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