Sabres 4-3 Bruins (31 Dec, 2022) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

18-14-2, 10-6-0 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	1	1	1	4
BOS	1	0	2	0	3

Boston Bruins

28-4-4, 18-0-3 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Kale ClagueK. Clague#38
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ilya LyubushkinI. Lyubushkin#46
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	25	17:26	3:09	1:38	12:39	4	9	30.8
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:40	0:06	1:19	11:15	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	10:59	0:00	1:59	9:00	3	5	37.5
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	3	0	2	19	14:22	0:06	1:28	12:48	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	13:54	2:46	0:00	11:08	1	4	20.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	5	0	0	20	14:32	0:06	1:20	13:06	0	4	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	12:03	2:22	0:00	9:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	19	13:28	2:24	0:00	11:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	19	13:10	2:19	0:51	10:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	19:03	3:35	0:00	15:28	2	2	50.0
1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	28	22:39	3:30	1:20	17:49	9	4	69.2
2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:30	3:09	1:39	16:42	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	15:24	0:06	0:36	14:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	14	9:41	0:00	0:00	9:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	0	6	1	2	4	0	1	39	27:52	3:36	2:23	21:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	11:37	0:00	2:30	9:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	2	35	28:44	2:24	3:03	23:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	31	24:44	0:22	3:46	20:36	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
40	3	37	.925	25	9	3	0	0	63:16	0

Boston Bruins


forwards
Patrice BergeronP. Bergeron#37
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#13
Jake DeBruskJ. DeBrusk#74
Nick FolignoN. Foligno#17
Trent FredericT. Frederic#11
A.J. GreerA.J. Greer#10
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
David KrejciD. Krejci#46
Brad MarchandB. Marchand#63
David PastrnakD. Pastrnak#88
Craig SmithC. Smith#12
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#18
defensemen
Brandon CarloB. Carlo#25
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Derek ForbortD. Forbort#28
Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk#48
Hampus LindholmH. Lindholm#27
Charlie McAvoyC. McAvoy#73

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-3	6	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	31	20:18	3:07	2:03	15:08	18	10	64.3
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	21	14:55	0:00	3:33	11:22	8	5	61.5
0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	30	18:20	2:29	1:03	14:48	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	17	11:13	1:29	0:00	9:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	17	11:02	0:00	0:45	10:17	0	5	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	6:06	0:00	0:00	6:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:03	3:16	0:00	11:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	3	1	1	24	20:25	4:03	0:06	16:16	8	6	57.1
1	1	-1	6	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	32	22:49	3:49	1:45	17:15	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	6	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	26	20:30	4:08	0:00	16:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	11	6:41	0:00	0:00	6:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	29	19:38	2:15	2:45	14:38	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	26	18:38	0:00	3:43	14:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	18	14:16	0:08	0:41	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	19:12	0:00	3:58	15:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:03	0:43	0:00	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	32	23:44	2:49	1:27	19:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	26:48	4:04	2:11	20:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jeremy SwaymanJ. Swayman#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	4	21	.840	15	3	3	0	0	63:51	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Sabres	1	1	1	1	4
	Bruins	1	0	2	0	3

1st Period			BUF	BOS
13:09		David Pastrnak (25) Assists: David Krejci (17), Pavel Zacha (18)	0	1
16:13		Tage Thompson (27) Assists: Jeff Skinner (21), Alex Tuch (21)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	BOS
2:03		Alex Tuch (16) Assists: Ilya Lyubushkin (2)	2	1

3rd Period		BUF	BOS
5:16	Patrice Bergeron (15) (Power Play) Assists: Brad Marchand (20), Jake DeBrusk (14)	2	2
12:25	Brad Marchand (10) Assists: David Pastrnak (25), Charlie McAvoy (17)	2	3
18:23	Dylan Cozens (12) Assists: Alex Tuch (22), Rasmus Dahlin (28)	3	3

OT Summary			BUF	BOS
3:53		Alex Tuch (17) Assists: Dylan Cozens (22)	4	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Bruins
3
Sabres
1

Game 1

13/11

Sabres
4
Bruins
3

Game 2

31/12

Sabres
1
Bruins
7

Game 3

3/3

Bruins
7
Sabres
0

Game 4

19/3

TD Garden

6:00 PM, 31 December 2022

Boston, MA

Attendance: 17,850

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	12	5	1	25
Toronto	11	6	2	24
Tampa Bay	9	6	1	19
Boston	8	8	3	19
Ottawa	8	8	1	17
Buffalo	8	9	1	17
Detroit	7	9	1	15
Montreal	6	10	2	14

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Buffalo Sabres

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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