3–7

Final

BOS leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	1	1	3
BOS	1	3	3	7

Sabres at Bruins — First Round Game 1

Bruins, First Round Game 1, beat Sabres 7–3 at TD Garden on April 6, 1988.

🗓 Wed, Apr 6, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BUF vs BOS · BOS leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

3–7

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +4

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Pierre Turgeon

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · -2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Gord Kluzak

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Glen Wesley PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:27

Assists: Ken Linseman, Ray Bourque

0–1

⚔️ Phil Housley PP Tying 1st · 11:16

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Pierre Turgeon

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Ray Bourque Go-ahead 2nd · 03:16

Assists: Keith Crowder, Tom McCarthy

1–2

🐻 Steve Kasper SH 2nd · 11:38

Assists: Ray Bourque

1–3

🐻 Gord Kluzak SH 2nd · 12:35

Assists: Ken Linseman

1–4

⚔️ Pierre Turgeon PP 2nd · 14:43

Assists: Calle Johansson

2–4

3rd period

🐻 Tom McCarthy 3rd · 03:27

Assists: Gord Kluzak, Keith Crowder

2–5

🐻 Bob Sweeney 3rd · 03:55

Unassisted

2–6

🐻 Michael Thelven 3rd · 08:45

Assists: Cam Neely, Craig Janney

2–7

⚔️ Pierre Turgeon PP 3rd · 16:14

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley

3–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

24 Shots on goal 32

3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

70 Penalty minutes 76

BUF shooting 12.5% (3/24) BOS shooting 21.9% (7/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 43:55 TOI

Daren Puppa

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 16:05 TOI

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 41-31-8 (51% win rate, 80 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 47-26-7 (59% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on April 6, 1988?

Bruins won 7–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Bruins?

The final score was Sabres 3, Bruins 7.

Who scored for Sabres?

Pierre Turgeon (2), Phil Housley.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bob Sweeney, Glen Wesley, Gord Kluzak, Michael Thelven, Ray Bourque, Steve Kasper, Tom McCarthy.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

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