Bruins 2–6 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 12, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:17 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 13:59 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

37 saves

0.949 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Derek Roy PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:11

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Andrew Raycroft

0–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 1st · 14:20

Unassisted · beat Andrew Raycroft

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 2nd · 08:27

Assists: Tim Connolly, Henrik Tallinder · beat Andrew Raycroft

0–3

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 2nd · 14:27

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik · beat Andrew Raycroft

0–4

🐻 Andrew Alberts SH 2nd · 14:56

Assists: Glen Murray, Nick Boynton · beat Martin Biron

1–4

3rd period

🐻 Brad Boyes 3rd · 00:33

Assists: Marco Sturm, Patrice Bergeron · beat Martin Biron

2–4

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 3rd · 09:05

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Teppo Numminen · beat Andrew Raycroft

2–5

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 18:25

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin · beat Andrew Raycroft

2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Reasoner · Murray · Boyes 18:30

L2 Sturm · Bergeron · Czerkawski 16:32

L3 Lacouture · Green · Primeau 13:51

L4 Stastny · Leahy · Fitzgerald 7:42

D1 Stuart · Leetch 23:58

D2 Tanabe · Boynton 19:16

D3 Alberts · Gill 16:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Brière · Hecht 18:01

L2 Vanek · Afinogenov · Dumont 16:21

L3 Drury · Connolly · Grier 14:44

L4 Gaustad · Kotalik · Pominville 12:44

D1 Campbell · McKee 20:40

D2 Numminen · Lydman 18:21

D3 Tallinder · Kalinin 16:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

39 Shots on goal 30

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

13 Hits 9

11 Blocked shots 22

6 Takeaways 3

12 Giveaways 17

17 Penalty minutes 11

BOS shooting 5.1% (2/39) BUF shooting 20.0% (6/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Andrew Raycroft

24/30

.800 SV% · 6 GA · 59:53 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

37/39

.949 SV% · 2 GA · 59:46 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 1–4

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 6–0

Mar 72006 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Mar 42006 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Nov 192005 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Oct 202005 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–3 Oct 72005 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on March 12, 2006?

Sabres won 6–2. The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Bruins?

Andrew Alberts, Brad Boyes.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2), Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy, Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Andrew Raycroft made 24 saves on 30 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 6–0 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeMar 11 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 3–1 AfterMar 14 🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR 4–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 6–5 AfterMar 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 6–4

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