National Hockey League

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Boston Bruins 3
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Match Report

Bruins win 3-2 to extend Sabres skid to 17 straight losses

— The Buffalo Sabres lost their 17th consecutive game on Saturday, twice blowing a one-goal lead before Craig Smith scored with 3:50 left to snap a third-period tie and give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory.

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Team Stats

BUF BOS
11
Blocked Shots
9
15
Hits
23
7
Takeaways
5
27
Shots
36
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
5
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
20
Faceoffs Won
26
43.5
Faceoff Win Percent
56.5
8
Giveaways
8
5
Total Penalties
3
10
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

BUF

  • Linus Ullmark G GA 3 · SA 36 · SOS 0
  • Dylan Cozens C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Taylor Hall LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Riley Sheahan C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0

BOS

  • Dan Vladar G GA 2 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Craig Smith C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Trent Frederic C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1

Head to Head

BOS leads series 2-0

Injuries

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth Out
  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 19:35 2-3
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  2. Goal 16:10 2-3
    Craig Smith 3rd
  3. Missed 15:03 2-2
    Anders Bjork 3rd
  4. Missed 13:37 2-2
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  5. Missed 12:29 2-2
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  6. Missed 10:57 2-2
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  7. Penalty 9:38 2-2
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  8. Missed 7:47 2-2
    Connor Clifton 3rd
  9. Missed 7:21 2-2
    Jakub Zboril 3rd
  10. Missed 7:06 2-2
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  11. Missed 6:10 2-2
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  12. Goal 5:22 2-2
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  13. Missed 4:21 2-1
    Cody Eakin 3rd
  14. Missed 3:49 2-1
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  15. Missed 1:37 2-1
    Connor Clifton 3rd
  16. Missed 0:51 2-1
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  17. Missed 19:05 2-1
    Jacob Bryson 2nd
  18. Missed 18:58 2-1
    Dylan Cozens 2nd
  19. Missed 16:12 2-1
    David Pastrnak 2nd
  20. Penalty 15:00 2-1
    Jean-Sebastien Dea 2nd
  21. Goal 14:12 2-1
    Kyle Okposo 2nd
  22. Goal 11:41 1-1
    Matt Grzelcyk 2nd
  23. Penalty 7:15 1-0
    Charlie Coyle 2nd
  24. Missed 4:19 1-0
    David Pastrnak 2nd
  25. Missed 3:40 1-0
    Anders Bjork 2nd
  26. Missed 1:25 1-0
    Curtis Lazar 2nd
  27. Missed 0:58 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 2nd
  28. Penalty 18:54 1-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  29. Missed 16:42 1-0
    Charlie McAvoy 1st
  30. Penalty 14:59 1-0
    Casey Mittelstadt 1st
  31. Missed 14:54 1-0
    Patrice Bergeron 1st
  32. Missed 4:39 1-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  33. Penalty 4:06 1-0
    Brandon Montour 1st
  34. Goal 2:01 1-0
    Sam Reinhart 1st
  35. Penalty 1:16 0-0
    Connor Clifton 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-3
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:49 2-3
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:35 2-3
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:35 2-3
    3rd
  6. Penalty 19:35 2-3
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  7. Face Off 19:20 2-3
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  8. Stoppage 19:20 2-3
    3rd
  9. Blocked 17:34 2-3
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  10. Hit 17:07 2-3
    Steven Kampfer 3rd
  11. Shot 16:37 2-3
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  12. Face Off 16:30 2-3
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  13. Stoppage 16:30 2-3
    3rd
  14. Face Off 16:10 2-3
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  15. Goal 16:10 2-3
    Craig Smith 3rd
  16. Shot 16:08 2-2
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  17. Blocked 16:07 2-2
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  18. Takeaway 15:36 2-2
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  19. Giveaway 15:27 2-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  20. Hit 15:21 2-2
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  21. Missed 15:03 2-2
    Anders Bjork 3rd
  22. Giveaway 14:04 2-2
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  23. Missed 13:37 2-2
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  24. Blocked 13:22 2-2
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  25. Face Off 13:09 2-2
    David Krejci 3rd
  26. Stoppage 13:09 2-2
    3rd
  27. Shot 13:09 2-2
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  28. Giveaway 12:50 2-2
    Dylan Cozens 3rd
  29. Hit 12:47 2-2
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  30. Giveaway 12:34 2-2
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  31. Missed 12:29 2-2
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  32. Shot 12:23 2-2
    Zach Senyshyn 3rd
  33. Blocked 11:37 2-2
    Jakub Zboril 3rd
  34. Face Off 11:28 2-2
    Craig Smith 3rd
  35. Stoppage 11:28 2-2
    3rd
  36. Shot 11:28 2-2
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  37. Hit 11:02 2-2
    Kyle Okposo 3rd
  38. Missed 10:57 2-2
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  39. Face Off 10:46 2-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  40. Stoppage 10:46 2-2
    3rd

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