3–2

Final

BOS leads 4–1

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

Bruins at Sabres — First Round Game 4

Bruins, First Round Game 4, beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on April 9, 1989.

🗓 Sun, Apr 9, 1989 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1988-89 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BUF vs BOS · BOS leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 4

3–2

Final · BOS

Game 5

1–4

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Craig Janney

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Cam Neely

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Randy Burridge

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

21 Shots on goal 24

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

21 Penalty minutes 31

BOS shooting 14.3% (3/21) BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 45-28-10 (54% win rate, 83 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 43-33-7 (52% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 45-28-10 (54% win rate, 83 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 43-33-7 (52% win rate, 83 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

6–6 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 9, 1989?

Bruins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 2.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 3 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 8

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 8

Also on April 9, 1989

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