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Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: BOS 31, BUF 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BOS 1-1 BUF; P2 BOS 1-0 BUF; P3 BOS 1-2 BUF; OT BOS 1-0 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 11:07 David Pastrnak (assists: Fraser Minten, Marat Khusnutdinov) to make it BOS 1-0 BUF; P1 15:18 Jason Zucker (assists: Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn) to make it BOS 1-1 BUF; P2 09:45 Viktor Arvidsson (assists: David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov) to make it BOS 2-1 BUF; P3 05:21 Zach Benson to make it BOS 2-2 BUF; P3 05:54 Jason Zucker (assists: Tage Thompson) to make it BOS 2-3 BUF; P3 14:00 Casey Mittelstadt (assists: Jonathan Aspirot, Pavel Zacha) to make it BOS 3-3 BUF; OT 00:38 Pavel Zacha (assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy) to make it BOS 4-3 BUF. Top skaters: David Pastrnak (BOS) 1 G, 2 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; Pavel Zacha (BOS) 1 G, 1 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Joonas Korpisalo (BOS) 22 saves on 25, decision W; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 27 saves on 31, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS
David Pastrnak
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:56 TOI
Goals · BUF
Jason Zucker
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 15:58 TOI
Goaltending · BOS
Joonas Korpisalo
22 saves on 25 shots (.880) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BOS 1 largest lead P1 11:07 (BOS 1, BUF 0) · 2-0 run, P3 14:00–OT 0:38
BUF 1 largest lead P3 5:54 (BOS 2, BUF 3) · 2-0 run, P3 5:21–P3 5:54
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 11:07 David Pastrnak (Fraser Minten, Marat Khusnutdinov) BOS · snap shot · BOS 1, BUF 0
  • P1 15:18 Jason Zucker (Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn) BUF · Power play · snap shot · BOS 1, BUF 1
  • P2 9:45 Viktor Arvidsson (David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov) BOS · backhand shot · BOS 2, BUF 1
  • P3 5:21 Zach Benson BUF · wrist shot · BOS 2, BUF 2
  • P3 5:54 Jason Zucker (Tage Thompson) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · BOS 2, BUF 3
  • P3 14:00 Casey Mittelstadt (Jonathan Aspirot, Pavel Zacha) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 3, BUF 3
  • OT 0:38 Pavel Zacha (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 4, BUF 3

Linescore

123OT T
BOS 1111 4
BUF 1020 3

Shots on goal: BOS 31, BUF 25

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BOSBUF
31Shots on goal25
65Shot attempts52
33Faceoff wins29
28Hits21
19Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals2
3Takeaways4
15Giveaways11
8Penalty minutes8
88.0%Save %87.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BOS11136131
BUF7126025

🎯 Shot Map

Boston Bruins4 G · 45 attempts
Mason Lohrei: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (slap)Sean Kuraly: saved (wrist)Jonathan Aspirot: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (snap)Pavel Zacha: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: goal (snap)Fraser Minten: saved (wrist)Jonathan Aspirot: saved (snap)Lukas Reichel: saved (wrist)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (wrist)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (wrist)Tanner Jeannot: saved (wrist)Mason Lohrei: missed the netLukas Reichel: saved (snap)Elias Lindholm: saved (snap)Nikita Zadorov: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Mark Kastelic: saved (wrist)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: missed the netViktor Arvidsson: goal (backhand)Sean Kuraly: saved (snap)Sean Kuraly: missed the netMark Kastelic: saved (wrist)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: saved (wrist)Andrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Sean Kuraly: saved (wrist)Nikita Zadorov: saved (wrist)Jonathan Aspirot: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netAndrew Peeke: missed the netViktor Arvidsson: saved (slap)David Pastrnak: missed the netElias Lindholm: missed the netNikita Zadorov: saved (snap)Jonathan Aspirot: missed the netCasey Mittelstadt: goal (wrist)Pavel Zacha: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 27Saved60% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net31% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres3 G · 38 attempts
Alex Tuch: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (backhand)Jason Zucker: goal (snap)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (slap)Peyton Krebs: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (backhand)Alex Tuch: saved (deflected)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Bowen Byram: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: goal (wrist)Jason Zucker: goal (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (slap)Josh Norris: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 22Saved58% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net34% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
David Pastrnak R 123+330021:56
Pavel Zacha C 112+213014:33
Casey Mittelstadt C 101011114:28
Viktor Arvidsson L 101+133013:32
Charlie McAvoy D 011+112324:45
Fraser Minten C 011+111120:14
Nikita Zadorov D 011+236219:58
Marat Khusnutdinov C 011+100318:00
Jonathan Aspirot D 011+121117:41
Hampus Lindholm D 000000220:10
Mason Lohrei D 000+100117:29
Andrew Peeke D 000+142117:15
Elias Lindholm C 000031116:41
Morgan Geekie C 000011115:53
Lukas Reichel L 000-120014:59
Sean Kuraly C 000032110:45
Mark Kastelic C 000022009:58
Tanner Jeannot L 000013107:32
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joonas Korpisalo W 222588.0360:38
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jason Zucker L 202-140015:58
Tage Thompson C 022-131018:44
Zach Benson L 101+120111:35
Jack Quinn R 011-101116:23
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-332023:45
Owen Power D 000010321:30
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-111321:16
Bowen Byram D 000-111020:15
Alex Tuch R 000-233117:49
Ryan McLeod C 000-300017:12
Josh Norris C 000021016:49
Conor Timmins D 000022215:30
Logan Stanley D 000+101014:44
Noah Ostlund C 000010014:31
Josh Doan R 000-113014:06
Peyton Krebs C 000-111013:32
Beck Malenstyn L 000003112:01
Sam Carrick C 000001110:26
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen O 273187.1460:26

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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