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Second Round · Game 3

Bruins at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 BOS leads 4–3

Sabres, Second Round Game 3, beat Bruins 4–3 at KeyBank Center on April 17, 1983.

BOS – BUF
24–24
Shots on goal
0/2–1/3
Power play
8–6
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Second Round — Best of 7

BUF vs BOS · BOS leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
7–4
Final · BUF
Game 2
3–5
Final · BOS
Game 3
3–4
Final · BUF
Game 4
6–2
Final · BOS
Game 5
0–9
Final · BOS
Game 6
3–5
Final · BUF
Game 7
2–3
OT · BOS

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Craig Ramsay
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +2
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Rick Middleton
2 A
1 shots
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Mike Ramsey
1 G
3 shots · +1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Craig Ramsay Go-ahead 1st · 03:57
Assists: Andre Savard, Ric Seiling · beat Pete Peeters
0–1
2nd period
🐻 Bruce Crowder Tying 2nd · 06:14
Unassisted · beat Bob Sauve
1–1
🐻 Tom Fergus Go-ahead 2nd · 07:47
Assists: Rick Middleton, Gord Kluzak · beat Bob Sauve
2–1
⚔️ Dale McCourt PP Tying 2nd · 09:16
Assists: Phil Housley, Gilbert Perreault · beat Pete Peeters
2–2
3rd period
⚔️ Dave Andreychuk Go-ahead 3rd · 04:26
Assists: Mike Foligno, Gilles Hamel · beat Pete Peeters
2–3
🐻 Barry Pederson Tying 3rd · 05:59
Assists: Rick Middleton, Brad Park · beat Bob Sauve
3–3
⚔️ Mike Ramsey Go-ahead 3rd · 17:02
Assists: Brent Peterson, Craig Ramsay · beat Pete Peeters
3–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS BUF⚔️
24 Shots on goal 24
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
8 Penalty minutes 6
BOS shooting 12.5% (3/24) BUF shooting 16.7% (4/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Pete Peeters
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:23 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Bob Sauve
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-11 (21% win rate, 14 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-4 (71% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 9-4 (69% win rate, 13 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 151983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–5 Apr 141983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 7–4 Mar 31983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Feb 251983 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 6–7 Feb 161983 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–3
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BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 17, 1983?

Sabres won 4–3. The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Barry Pederson, Bruce Crowder, Tom Fergus.

Who scored for Sabres?

Craig Ramsay, Dale McCourt, Dave Andreychuk, Mike Ramsey.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐻 Bruins
BeforeApr 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–5 AfterApr 18 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 6–2
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–5 AfterApr 18 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 6–2
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