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Second Round · Game 4

Bruins at Sabres

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

Bruins, Second Round Game 4, beat Sabres 6–2 at KeyBank Center on April 18, 1983.

BOS – BUF
28–28
Shots on goal
0/5–2/7
Power play
41–35
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 🐻 BOS
Rick Middleton
2 G, 4 A
3 shots · +6
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Barry Pederson
2 G, 3 A
4 shots · +6
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Gilbert Perreault
2 A
2 shots · -2

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Rick Middleton Go-ahead 1st · 05:00
Assists: Barry Pederson, Keith Crowder · beat Bob Sauve
1–0
🐻 Barry Pederson 1st · 12:49
Assists: Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton · beat Bob Sauve
2–0
⚔️ Paul Cyr PP 1st · 14:53
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Phil Housley · beat Pete Peeters
2–1
2nd period
⚔️ Dale McCourt PP Tying 2nd · 06:09
Assists: Gilbert Perreault · beat Pete Peeters
2–2
🐻 Rick Middleton Go-ahead 2nd · 12:04
Assists: Mike O'connell · beat Bob Sauve
3–2
3rd period
🐻 Mike Krushelnyski 3rd · 00:31
Assists: Barry Pederson, Rick Middleton · beat Bob Sauve
4–2
🐻 Barry Pederson 3rd · 12:48
Assists: Rick Middleton · beat Bob Sauve
5–2
🐻 Mike Gillis 3rd · 17:29
Assists: Barry Pederson, Rick Middleton · beat Bob Sauve
6–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS BUF⚔️
28 Shots on goal 28
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
41 Penalty minutes 35
BOS shooting 21.4% (6/28) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Pete Peeters
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Bob Sauve
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-3 (83% win rate, 18 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-13 (19% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-5 (72% win rate, 18 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-8 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 171983 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Apr 151983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–5 Apr 141983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 7–4 Mar 31983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Feb 251983 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 6–7
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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 18, 1983?

Bruins won 6–2. The final score was Bruins 6, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Barry Pederson (2), Rick Middleton (2), Mike Gillis, Mike Krushelnyski.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dale McCourt, Paul Cyr.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 6 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 17 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterApr 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–9
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 17 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterApr 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–9
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