2–6

Final

BOS leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	1	0	2
BUF	1	3	2	6

Bruins at Sabres — First Round Game 3

Sabres, First Round Game 3, beat Bruins 6–2 at KeyBank Center on April 9, 1988.

🗓 Sat, Apr 9, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 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 3

2–6

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

John Tucker

4 G

9 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ruuttu

3 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

2 G

6 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ John Tucker PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:16

Assists: Christian Ruuttu

0–1

🐻 Craig Janney Tying 1st · 14:48

Assists: Bob Joyce

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Mike Foligno Go-ahead 2nd · 06:15

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Clark Gillies

1–2

🐻 Glen Wesley PP Tying 2nd · 10:58

Assists: Ray Bourque, Tom McCarthy

2–2

⚔️ John Tucker Go-ahead 2nd · 17:37

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Lindy Ruff

2–3

⚔️ John Tucker 2nd · 18:39

Unassisted

2–4

3rd period

⚔️ John Tucker PP 3rd · 09:14

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Phil Housley

2–5

⚔️ Mike Foligno 3rd · 14:01

Assists: Christian Ruuttu

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

24 Shots on goal 30

1/12 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

105 Penalty minutes 121

BOS shooting 8.3% (2/24) BUF shooting 20.0% (6/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Andy Moog

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 49-26-7 (60% win rate, 82 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 41-33-8 (50% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 9, 1988?

Sabres won 6–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Bruins?

Craig Janney, Glen Wesley.

Who scored for Sabres?

John Tucker (4), Mike Foligno (2).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 2 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

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 7

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 7

Also on April 9, 1988

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