Sabres 4–3 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Oct 20, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	2	4
🐻 BOS	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:48 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 13:41 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:55

Assists: J-P Dumont, Thomas Vanek · beat Hannu Toivonen

1–0

🐻 Sergei Samsonov PP Tying 1st · 16:46

Assists: Kevin Dallman, Joe Thornton · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

2nd period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 2nd · 00:42

Assists: Hal Gill, Tom Fitzgerald · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

⚔️ Tim Connolly Tying 2nd · 13:19

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP Go-ahead 3rd · 02:08

Assists: Tim Connolly, Thomas Vanek · beat Hannu Toivonen

3–2

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 3rd · 13:48

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Teppo Numminen · beat Hannu Toivonen

4–2

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 3rd · 14:13

Assists: Nick Boynton, Joe Thornton · beat Ryan Miller

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Hecht · Brière 19:12

L2 Vanek · Afinogenov · Dumont 15:48

L3 Gaustad · Connolly · Kotalik 13:41

L4 Pyatt · Mair · Grier 9:33

D1 Kalinin · Numminen 22:32

D2 Lydman · McKee 18:42

D3 Tallinder · Fitzpatrick 16:36

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Bergeron · Murray 20:23

L2 Samsonov · Isbister · Green 16:29

L3 Axelsson · Scatchard · Fitzgerald 14:11

L4 Leahy · Boyes · Orr 4:42

D1 Boynton · Leetch 23:26

D2 Gill · Dallman 22:48

D3 Alberts · Moran 13:12

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

37 Shots on goal 32

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Hits 17

16 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 6

12 Penalty minutes 16

BUF shooting 10.8% (4/37) BOS shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:33 TOI

🐻Bruins

Hannu Toivonen

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 72005 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Mar 132004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 OT Mar 112004 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Feb 52004 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 6–2 Jan 222004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–2

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❓ BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on October 20, 2005?

Sabres won 4–3. The final score was Sabres 4, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Daniel Brière, J-P Dumont, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Bruins?

Sergei Samsonov (2), P.J. Axelsson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Hannu Toivonen made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 2–3 AfterOct 22 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3

🐻 Bruins

BeforeOct 18 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 AfterOct 22 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 3–6

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