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Second Round · Game 6

Bruins at Sabres

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

Sabres, Second Round Game 6, beat Bruins 5–3 at KeyBank Center on April 22, 1983.

BOS – BUF
25–27
Shots on goal
0/5–1/5
Power play
38–38
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
Phil Housley
2 G
5 shots · -1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Lindy Ruff
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +2
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Tom Fergus
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +1

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Brad Park Go-ahead 1st · 09:45
Assists: Tom Fergus · beat Bob Sauve
1–0
🐻 Tom Fergus 1st · 10:17
Assists: Mike Gillis, Gord Kluzak · beat Bob Sauve
2–0
⚔️ Phil Housley PP 1st · 19:34
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Brent Peterson · beat Pete Peeters
2–1
2nd period
⚔️ Hannu Virta Tying 2nd · 01:25
Unassisted · beat Pete Peeters
2–2
⚔️ Mike Foligno Go-ahead 2nd · 16:39
Assists: Tony McKegney, Paul Cyr · beat Pete Peeters
2–3
3rd period
🐻 Mike Krushelnyski Tying 3rd · 08:36
Assists: Ray Bourque · beat Bob Sauve
3–3
⚔️ Lindy Ruff Go-ahead 3rd · 09:25
Assists: Mike Ramsey · beat Pete Peeters
3–4
⚔️ Phil Housley 3rd · 13:15
Assists: Craig Ramsay, Lindy Ruff · beat Pete Peeters
3–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS BUF⚔️
25 Shots on goal 27
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
38 Penalty minutes 38
BOS shooting 12.0% (3/25) BUF shooting 18.5% (5/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Pete Peeters
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:23 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Bob Sauve
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-3 (84% win rate, 19 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-14 (18% win rate, 17 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-9 (25% win rate, 12 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-6 (65% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 201983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–9 Apr 181983 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 6–2 Apr 171983 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Apr 151983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–5 Apr 141983 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 7–4
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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 22, 1983?

Sabres won 5–3. The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Park, Mike Krushelnyski, Tom Fergus.

Who scored for Sabres?

Phil Housley (2), Hannu Virta, Lindy Ruff, Mike Foligno.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 5 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 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–9 AfterApr 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–9 AfterApr 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3
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