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6 – 1
FINAL
BOS

Buffalo Sabres 6, Boston Bruins 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 6, Boston Bruins 1. Shots on goal: BUF 35, BOS 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 4-0 BOS; P2 BUF 0-0 BOS; P3 BUF 2-1 BOS.

Scoring plays: P1 04:17 Peyton Krebs (assists: Alex Tuch) to make it BUF 1-0 BOS; P1 07:10 Josh Doan (assists: Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram) to make it BUF 2-0 BOS; P1 09:15 Zach Benson (assists: Josh Doan) to make it BUF 3-0 BOS; P1 14:24 Bowen Byram (assists: Owen Power, Jack Quinn) to make it BUF 4-0 BOS; P3 05:08 Beck Malenstyn (assists: Jordan Greenway, Tyson Kozak) to make it BUF 5-0 BOS; P3 06:32 Alex Tuch (assists: Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs) to make it BUF 6-0 BOS; P3 19:20 Sean Kuraly (assists: Mark Kastelic, Andrew Peeke) to make it BUF 6-1 BOS. Top skaters: Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Peyton Krebs (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Bowen Byram (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Josh Doan (BUF) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Joonas Korpisalo (BOS) 6 saves on 6; Alex Lyon (BUF) 23 saves on 24, decision W; Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 23 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Alex Tuch
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 18:35 TOI
Goals · BUF
Bowen Byram
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 22:59 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
23 saves on 24 shots (.958) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

BUF 6 largest lead P3 6:32 (BUF 6, BOS 0) · 6-0 run, P1 4:17–P3 6:32
BOS 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:17 Peyton Krebs (Alex Tuch) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, BOS 0
  • P1 7:10 Josh Doan (Ryan McLeod, Bowen Byram) BUF · tip-in shot · BUF 2, BOS 0
  • P1 9:15 Zach Benson (Josh Doan) BUF · deflected shot · BUF 3, BOS 0
  • P1 14:24 Bowen Byram (Owen Power, Jack Quinn) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 4, BOS 0
  • P3 5:08 Beck Malenstyn (Jordan Greenway, Tyson Kozak) BUF · tip-in shot · BUF 5, BOS 0
  • P3 6:32 Alex Tuch (Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 6, BOS 0
  • P3 19:20 Sean Kuraly (Mark Kastelic, Andrew Peeke) BOS · Shorthanded · wrist shot · BUF 6, BOS 1

Linescore

123 T
BUF 402 6
BOS 001 1

Shots on goal: BUF 35, BOS 24

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 4 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFBOS
35Shots on goal24
74Shot attempts53
20Faceoff wins40
23Hits42
17Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
13Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes23
95.8%Save %82.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF1941235
BOS510924

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres6 G · 54 attempts
Peyton Krebs: saved (backhand)Peyton Krebs: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Logan Stanley: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netPeyton Krebs: goal (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netJosh Doan: goal (tip-in)Zach Benson: saved (backhand)Zach Benson: goal (deflected)Ryan McLeod: missed the netOwen Power: saved (snap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netConor Timmins: missed the netZach Benson: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: goal (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Logan Stanley: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netTyson Kozak: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Tyson Kozak: saved (snap)Ryan McLeod: missed the netLogan Stanley: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netBeck Malenstyn: goal (tip-in)Logan Stanley: saved (slap)Alex Tuch: goal (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netTyson Kozak: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (tip-in)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (deflected)Bowen Byram: saved (slap)
  • 6Goals11% of attempts
  • 29Saved54% of attempts
  • 19Missed the net35% of attempts
Boston Bruins1 G · 40 attempts
Elias Lindholm: saved (tip-in)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netAndrew Peeke: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netFraser Minten: saved (snap)Fraser Minten: saved (deflected)Pavel Zacha: saved (snap)Casey Mittelstadt: missed the netNikita Zadorov: saved (snap)Andrew Peeke: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: saved (snap)Hampus Lindholm: saved (snap)Sean Kuraly: saved (snap)Pavel Zacha: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: missed the netAndrew Peeke: missed the netNikita Zadorov: saved (backhand)Nikita Zadorov: saved (snap)Morgan Geekie: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: saved (snap)Casey Mittelstadt: saved (snap)Casey Mittelstadt: missed the netCasey Mittelstadt: saved (snap)Elias Lindholm: saved (snap)Andrew Peeke: saved (snap)Casey Mittelstadt: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (backhand)David Pastrnak: saved (snap)Charlie McAvoy: missed the netElias Lindholm: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: missed the netHampus Lindholm: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: missed the netHampus Lindholm: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: saved (snap)Hampus Lindholm: saved (slap)Andrew Peeke: saved (snap)Sean Kuraly: goal (wrist)Hampus Lindholm: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 23Saved57% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net40% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bowen Byram D 112+331022:59
Alex Tuch R 112+260318:35
Peyton Krebs C 112+232114:32
Josh Doan R 112+112012:51
Zach Benson L 101+232013:25
Beck Malenstyn L 101+114413:24
Owen Power D 011+211020:14
Tage Thompson C 011+231019:18
Jack Quinn R 011+111017:10
Ryan McLeod C 011+110116:56
Jordan Greenway L 011+103113:26
Tyson Kozak C 011+121210:59
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+130021:12
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+101117:55
Noah Ostlund C 000+100017:19
Logan Stanley D 000+130316:21
Conor Timmins D 000+131115:58
Jason Zucker L 000+113013:26
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 232495.8160:00
BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sean Kuraly C 101-124215:59
Andrew Peeke D 011+132222:32
Mark Kastelic C 011005014:34
Charlie McAvoy D 000-433023:23
Hampus Lindholm D 000-140121:38
Nikita Zadorov D 000034119:20
David Pastrnak R 000-212119:15
Jonathan Aspirot D 000-402118:06
Tanner Jeannot L 000-103016:21
Morgan Geekie C 000-212016:15
Elias Lindholm C 000-323015:41
Fraser Minten C 000-121114:53
Pavel Zacha C 000-113014:42
Casey Mittelstadt C 000-120014:37
Lukas Reichel L 000-200013:51
Jordan Harris D 000-201313:37
Marat Khusnutdinov C 000-107012:46
Viktor Arvidsson L 000-100003:13
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Joonas Korpisalo — 66100.0013:19
Jeremy Swayman L 232979.3646:41

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