⚔️ Away Sabres 44-23-10 before this game

3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	1	2	3
BOS	2	2	1	5

Sabres at Bruins

Bruins beat Sabres 5–3 at TD Garden on April 4, 1985.

🗓 Thu, Apr 4, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Season series tied 4–4 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

2 G

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Mats Thelin

2 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Rick Middleton PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:42

Assists: Ray Bourque, Mats Thelin · beat Bob Sauve

0–1

🐻 Rick Middleton SH 1st · 18:53

Assists: Steve Kasper · beat Bob Sauve

0–2

2nd period

🐻 Ray Bourque 2nd · 06:29

Unassisted · beat Bob Sauve

0–3

⚔️ Sean Mckenna PP 2nd · 09:57

Assists: Gilles Hamel, Gaetano Orlando · beat Doug Keans

1–3

🐻 Geoff Courtnall 2nd · 17:12

Assists: Mats Thelin · beat Bob Sauve

1–4

3rd period

🐻 Ray Bourque 3rd · 00:22

Assists: Ken Linseman, Keith Crowder · beat Bob Sauve

1–5

⚔️ Sean Mckenna 3rd · 10:20

Assists: Gilles Hamel, Gaetano Orlando · beat Doug Keans

2–5

⚔️ Lindy Ruff 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Larry Playfair · beat Doug Keans

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

38 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

16 Penalty minutes 40

BUF shooting 7.9% (3/38) BOS shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 4–4 Full head-to-head →

Mar 24, 1985

🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on April 4, 1985?

Bruins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Bruins?

The final score was Sabres 3, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sean Mckenna (2), Lindy Ruff.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ray Bourque (2), Rick Middleton (2), Geoff Courtnall.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Bruins season series?

Season series tied 4–4 after 8 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

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🐻Bruins

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