6–5

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	0	0	6
BOS	0	0	0	0	5

Sabres at Bruins

Sabres beat Bruins 6–5 in overtime at TD Garden on January 21, 1989.

🗓 Sat, Jan 21, 1989 · 12:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1988-89 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Pierre Turgeon

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Bodger

1 G, 2 A

3 shots

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ken Linseman

3 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

37 Shots on goal 34

3/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

53 Penalty minutes 42

BUF shooting 16.2% (6/37) BOS shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 45:48 TOI

Daren Puppa

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 18:10 TOI

🐻Bruins

Andy Moog

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 63:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 22-17-7 (48% win rate, 46 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 22-18-7 (47% win rate, 47 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 22-17-7 (48% win rate, 46 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 22-18-7 (47% win rate, 47 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Oct 29, 1988

⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 14, 1988

🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF

5–2 · Bruins won

❓ BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on January 21, 1989?

Sabres won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Bruins?

The final score was Sabres 6, Bruins 5, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 6 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?

Sabres lead the season series 4–1 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 18

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 19

Also on January 21, 1989

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