3–5

Final

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

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 5–3 at KeyBank Center on January 20, 1988.

🗓 Wed, Jan 20, 1988 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ruuttu

4 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jan Ludvig

2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Phil Housley

2 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 28

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

123 Penalty minutes 105

BOS shooting 13.6% (3/22) BUF shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 30-13-5 (62% win rate, 48 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 23-19-4 (50% win rate, 46 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 30-13-5 (62% win rate, 48 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 23-19-4 (50% win rate, 46 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 28, 1987

⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS

1–5 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on January 20, 1988?

Sabres won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 5.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 16

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 17

Also on January 20, 1988

🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI

8–3 final

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