5–2

Final

BOS leads 4–2

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

Bruins at Sabres — First Round Game 6

Bruins, First Round Game 6, beat Sabres 5–2 at KeyBank Center on April 14, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Apr 14, 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 6

5–2

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ken Linseman

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Bob Sweeney

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Gord Kluzak

2 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Bob Sweeney Go-ahead 1st · 06:28

Assists: Ken Linseman, Keith Crowder

1–0

🐻 Bob Joyce PP 1st · 13:13

Assists: Rick Middleton, Gord Kluzak

2–0

🐻 Willi Plett 1st · 13:40

Assists: Randy Burridge

3–0

2nd period

⚔️ Mikael Andersson 2nd · 00:44

Assists: Mike Foligno, Christian Ruuttu

3–1

🐻 Ken Linseman 2nd · 12:19

Assists: Bob Sweeney, Gord Kluzak

4–1

3rd period

⚔️ Christian Ruuttu 3rd · 11:31

Assists: Mike Foligno

4–2

🐻 Ken Linseman Empty net 3rd · 19:26

Assists: Ray Bourque

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 24

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

20 Penalty minutes 18

BOS shooting 16.1% (5/31) BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Andy Moog

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

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 →

5–6 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 14, 1988?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ken Linseman (2), Bob Joyce, Bob Sweeney, Willi Plett.

Who scored for Sabres?

Christian Ruuttu, Mikael Andersson.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 4 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 12

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 12

Also on April 14, 1988

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