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Buffalo Sabres 4, Boston Bruins 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 4, Boston Bruins 1. Shots on goal: BUF 26, BOS 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 2-0 BOS; P2 BUF 0-1 BOS; P3 BUF 2-0 BOS.

Scoring plays: P1 03:25 Alex Tuch (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 1-0 BOS; P1 12:26 Mattias Samuelsson (assists: Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 2-0 BOS; P2 01:54 David Pastrnak (assists: Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm) to make it BUF 2-1 BOS; P3 05:58 Zach Benson (assists: Josh Doan) to make it BUF 3-1 BOS; P3 16:40 Josh Norris (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson) to make it BUF 4-1 BOS. Top skaters: Zach Benson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Tage Thompson (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) 0 G, 2 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Alex Lyon (BUF) 25 saves on 26, decision W; Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 22 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Zach Benson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 16:47 TOI
Goals · BOS
David Pastrnak
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 18:35 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Alex Lyon
25 saves on 26 shots (.962) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

BUF 3 largest lead P3 16:40 (BUF 4, BOS 1) · 2-0 run, P1 3:25–P1 12:26
BOS 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:25 Alex Tuch (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, BOS 0
  • P1 12:26 Mattias Samuelsson (Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson) BUF · snap shot · BUF 2, BOS 0
  • P2 1:54 David Pastrnak (Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm) BOS · slap shot · BUF 2, BOS 1
  • P3 5:58 Zach Benson (Josh Doan) BUF · snap shot · BUF 3, BOS 1
  • P3 16:40 Josh Norris (Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson) BUF · Empty net · snap shot · BUF 4, BOS 1

Linescore

123 T
BUF 202 4
BOS 010 1

Shots on goal: BUF 26, BOS 26

📋 Team Stats

BUFBOS
26Shots on goal26
61Shot attempts49
26Faceoff wins33
27Hits43
19Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals0
3Takeaways3
19Giveaways15
2Penalty minutes21
96.2%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF127726
BOS681226

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres4 G · 41 attempts
Jason Zucker: missed the netAlex Tuch: goal (snap)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Josh Doan: saved (deflected)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: goal (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netPeyton Krebs: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Tage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (backhand)Owen Power: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (tip-in)Zach Benson: goal (snap)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (deflected)Josh Norris: goal (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netConor Timmins: missed the net
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 22Saved54% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net37% of attempts
Boston Bruins1 G · 39 attempts
Pavel Zacha: missed the netJonathan Aspirot: saved (wrist)Casey Mittelstadt: saved (wrist)Casey Mittelstadt: missed the netMarat Khusnutdinov: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (wrist)Henri Jokiharju: saved (slap)Pavel Zacha: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (wrist)Henri Jokiharju: saved (slap)David Pastrnak: goal (slap)Tanner Jeannot: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (wrist)Alex Steeves: saved (wrist)Michael Eyssimont: saved (deflected)Mark Kastelic: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (slap)Elias Lindholm: missed the netPavel Zacha: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (slap)Alex Steeves: saved (wrist)Andrew Peeke: saved (backhand)Morgan Geekie: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: missed the netMichael Eyssimont: saved (wrist)Elias Lindholm: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netFraser Minten: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: saved (snap)Marat Khusnutdinov: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the net
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 25Saved64% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% 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
Zach Benson L 112+211116:47
Rasmus Dahlin D 022+251223:49
Tage Thompson C 022+252121:54
Mattias Samuelsson D 101+222222:36
Alex Tuch R 101+222220:36
Josh Norris C 101+225016:45
Peyton Krebs C 011+201316:58
Josh Doan R 011+253015:51
Bowen Byram D 000+110324:05
Owen Power D 000000021:24
Conor Timmins D 000+101118:39
Jason Zucker L 000-111215:25
Ryan McLeod C 000-110014:38
Jack Quinn R 000-100013:52
Tyson Kozak C 000001211:00
Jordan Greenway L 000002010:58
Beck Malenstyn L 000015010:36
Michael Kesselring D 000000004:25
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Lyon W 252696.2159:42
BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
David Pastrnak R 101-351018:35
Hampus Lindholm D 011002223:13
Pavel Zacha C 011-310018:21
Charlie McAvoy D 000-326025:09
Nikita Zadorov D 000-101121:52
Andrew Peeke D 000-110320:04
Morgan Geekie C 000-146118:57
Casey Mittelstadt C 000-113117:24
Elias Lindholm C 000-124017:22
Marat Khusnutdinov C 000-215015:15
Jonathan Aspirot D 000-110015:00
Fraser Minten C 000014014:59
Henri Jokiharju D 000+121114:12
Alex Steeves C 000023012:46
Michael Eyssimont C 000024011:04
Tanner Jeannot L 000012010:48
Sean Kuraly C 000000009:40
Mark Kastelic C 000001009:40
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jeremy Swayman L 222588.0358:08

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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