2–3

Final

BUF leads 4–2

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

Bruins at Sabres — Second Round Game 6

Sabres, Second Round Game 6, beat Bruins 3–2 at KeyBank Center on May 18, 1999.

🗓 Tue, May 18, 1999 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

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

Game 6

2–3

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Geoff Sanderson

2 A

13:35 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G

5 shots · 22:47 TOI · -1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Wayne Primeau

1 G

2 shots · 10:53 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 21

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

22 Hits 29

4 Blocked shots 13

2 Takeaways 4

24 Giveaways 24

6 Penalty minutes 10

BOS shooting 8.0% (2/25) BUF shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 58:34 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 49-32-12 (53% win rate, 93 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 55-27-9 (60% win rate, 91 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 49-32-12 (53% win rate, 93 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 55-27-9 (60% win rate, 91 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Thornton · Khristich 22:46

L2 Taylor · Carter · Heinze 16:55

L3 Samsonov · DiMaio · Wilson 13:26

L4 Axelsson · Belanger · Bates 1:49

D1 Bourque · McLaren 25:46

D2 Sweeney · Gill 18:48

D3 Timander · Van Impe 16:10

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Peca · Varada 19:38

L2 Juneau · Barnes · Holzinger 16:56

L3 Sanderson · Brown · Rasmussen 13:35

L4 Kruse · Primeau · Sylvester 7:41

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 25:26

D2 Smehlik · Patrick 20:34

D3 Woolley · McKee 13:39

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on May 18, 1999?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 3.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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 · May 16

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · May 16

Also on May 18, 1999

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