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Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins

NHL
Sabres
22-14-6, 50 PTS
1-2
Final
Bruins
24-14-4, 52 PTS
TD Garden
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftBOS shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
BUF10101232
BOS13151341

In net

Linus Ullmark39/41 SV, .951
Tuukka Rask31/32 SV, .969
Team123T
BUF0011
BOS1102

Who won: Bruins 2-1

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at TD Garden. The Bruins win the series 3-1. David Backes led the Bruins in goals (1). Rasmus Ristolainen led the Sabres in goals (1).

Player of the game

David Backes

BOS · 1 G, 5 SOG

7.9

Deserved to win

19%
BUF · 2.30 xG
81%
BOS · 4.44 xG

Bruins created better chances: they win this game 81% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:03Brad Marchand

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    B. Marchand

  3. P3 0:08Patrice Bergeron

    Face off

    Face Off

  4. P3 0:27Vladimir Sobotka

    Big hit on B. Carlo

    Hit

    V. Sobotka

  5. P3 0:38Brad Marchand

    Shot blocked by R. Ristolainen

    Blocked

    B. Marchand

  6. P3 1:02Rasmus Dahlin
    TO

    Giveaway

  7. P3 2:21Brad Marchand
    TO

    Takeaway

    B. Marchand

  8. GOALP3 2:38
    Rasmus Ristolainen

    Goal!

    R. Ristolainen · 1 G

    Goal

    BUF 1 - 2 BOS
  9. P3 2:45Tage Thompson

    Big hit on D. Krejci

    Hit

    T. Thompson

  10. P3 2:49Conor Sheary

    Shot

  11. P3 3:00Rasmus Dahlin
    TO

    Giveaway

    R. Dahlin

  12. P3 3:39Danton Heinen
    TO

    Takeaway

    D. Heinen

  13. P3 5:38Ryan Donato

    Missed the net

    Missed

    R. Donato

  14. P3 6:16David Krejci

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    D. Krejci

  15. P3 7:21Jake McCabe

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    J. McCabe

  16. P3 9:17David Pastrnak

    Shot blocked by M. Scandella

    Blocked

    D. Pastrnak

  17. Start of the 3rd period
  18. End of the 2nd period
  19. P2 0:13Noel Acciari

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    N. Acciari · 1 A

  20. P2 0:20Zdeno Chara

    Big hit on C. Sheary

    Hit

    Z. Chara

  21. P2 0:26Rasmus Dahlin

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    R. Dahlin

  22. P2 1:32C.J. Smith
    TO

    Takeaway

  23. P2 1:58Johan Larsson
    TO

    Giveaway

    J. Larsson

  24. P2 2:45Noel Acciari

    Shot blocked by Z. Bogosian

    Blocked

    N. Acciari · 1 A

  25. P2 7:22Casey Mittelstadt

    Missed the net

    Missed

    C. Mittelstadt

Leaders

BUFBOS
Goals
Rasmus Ristolainen
1
David Backes
1
Assists
-
Noel Acciari
1
Points
Rasmus Ristolainen
1
David Backes
1

Season seriesBOS wins series 3-1

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