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Boston Bruins 3, Buffalo Sabres 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Boston Bruins 3, Buffalo Sabres 4. Shots on goal: BOS 20, BUF 38. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BOS 1-0 BUF; P2 BOS 0-0 BUF; P3 BOS 2-4 BUF.

Scoring plays: P1 10:52 Morgan Geekie (assists: David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov) to make it BOS 1-0 BUF; P3 01:08 Elias Lindholm (assists: Morgan Geekie, David Pastrnak) to make it BOS 2-0 BUF; P3 12:02 Tage Thompson (assists: Peyton Krebs) to make it BOS 2-1 BUF; P3 15:44 Tage Thompson (assists: Alex Tuch) to make it BOS 2-2 BUF; P3 16:36 Mattias Samuelsson (assists: Jack Quinn) to make it BOS 2-3 BUF; P3 18:48 Alex Tuch (assists: Tage Thompson, Owen Power) to make it BOS 2-4 BUF; P3 19:52 David Pastrnak (assists: Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie) to make it BOS 3-4 BUF. Top skaters: Tage Thompson (BUF) 2 G, 1 A; David Pastrnak (BOS) 1 G, 2 A; Morgan Geekie (BOS) 1 G, 2 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 17 saves on 20, decision W; Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 34 saves on 37, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Tage Thompson
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 7 SOG · 20:01 TOI
Goals · BOS
David Pastrnak
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 21:15 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17 saves on 20 shots (.850) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

BOS 2 largest lead P3 1:08 (BOS 2, BUF 0) · 2-0 run, P1 10:52–P3 1:08
BUF 2 largest lead P3 18:48 (BOS 2, BUF 4) · 4-0 run, P3 12:02–P3 18:48
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:52 Morgan Geekie (David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov) BOS · snap shot · BOS 1, BUF 0
  • P3 1:08 Elias Lindholm (Morgan Geekie, David Pastrnak) BOS · snap shot · BOS 2, BUF 0
  • P3 12:02 Tage Thompson (Peyton Krebs) BUF · wrap-around shot · BOS 2, BUF 1
  • P3 15:44 Tage Thompson (Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · BOS 2, BUF 2
  • P3 16:36 Mattias Samuelsson (Jack Quinn) BUF · wrist shot · BOS 2, BUF 3
  • P3 18:48 Alex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Owen Power) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BOS 2, BUF 4
  • P3 19:52 David Pastrnak (Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie) BOS · Power play · backhand shot · BOS 3, BUF 4

Linescore

123 T
BOS 102 3
BUF 004 4

Shots on goal: BOS 20, BUF 38

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BOSBUF
20Shots on goal38
46Shot attempts69
32Faceoff wins31
38Hits53
14Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways5
13Giveaways13
12Penalty minutes10
91.9%Save %85.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS94720
BUF14131138

🎯 Shot Map

Boston Bruins3 G · 32 attempts
Fraser Minten: missed the netCasey Mittelstadt: saved (wrist)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (poke)Sean Kuraly: missed the netPavel Zacha: missed the netMorgan Geekie: goal (snap)Charlie McAvoy: saved (slap)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Morgan Geekie: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (wrist)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netHampus Lindholm: saved (wrist)Marat Khusnutdinov: missed the netJonathan Aspirot: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netElias Lindholm: missed the netSean Kuraly: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (poke)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (wrist)Andrew Peeke: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (wrist)Elias Lindholm: goal (snap)Fraser Minten: saved (wrist)James Hagens: missed the netMarat Khusnutdinov: saved (wrist)James Hagens: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (snap)Nikita Zadorov: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: goal (backhand)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 17Saved53% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net38% of attempts
Buffalo Sabres4 G · 56 attempts
Josh Doan: missed the netLogan Stanley: missed the netConor Timmins: saved (slap)Jordan Greenway: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Logan Stanley: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netConor Timmins: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (bat)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (tip-in)Zach Benson: saved (deflected)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: saved (tip-in)Alex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Josh Norris: saved (deflected)Ryan McLeod: saved (backhand)Josh Dunne: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netJordan Greenway: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (deflected)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netJosh Dunne: missed the netOwen Power: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: goal (wrap-around)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: goal (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: goal (wrist)Alex Tuch: goal (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the net
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 34Saved61% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net32% 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 123044121:15
Morgan Geekie C 123+121019:16
Elias Lindholm C 101+124019:18
Nikita Zadorov D 011006120:42
Charlie McAvoy D 000-221024:18
Hampus Lindholm D 000-110121:06
Andrew Peeke D 000+103119:03
Pavel Zacha C 000-311117:02
Jonathan Aspirot D 000-111316:09
Mason Lohrei D 000-102216:08
Fraser Minten C 000011016:07
Marat Khusnutdinov C 000013114:13
Sean Kuraly C 000011013:16
Viktor Arvidsson L 000-320212:45
Casey Mittelstadt C 000-310012:19
James Hagens C 000011011:02
Mark Kastelic C 000005110:51
Tanner Jeannot L 000004008:21
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jeremy Swayman L 343791.9358:49
BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tage Thompson C 213+373020:01
Alex Tuch R 112+2410121:40
Mattias Samuelsson D 101+129222:20
Owen Power D 011+120117:55
Peyton Krebs C 011+302016:10
Jack Quinn R 011023014:37
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+122124:05
Bowen Byram D 000+121122:50
Ryan McLeod C 000-120017:38
Josh Norris C 000013016:32
Josh Doan R 000024016:14
Zach Benson L 000033015:28
Jason Zucker L 000-133015:10
Conor Timmins D 000041213:48
Logan Stanley D 000001011:51
Beck Malenstyn L 000014111:39
Jordan Greenway L 000002009:38
Josh Dunne C 000012208:20
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 172085.0359:53

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