Bruins 2–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Apr 5, 2007)

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

6 shots · 16:26 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:13 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G

4 shots · 15:38 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Andrew Ference Go-ahead 1st · 04:01

Assists: Phil Kessel, Petr Kalus · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

🐻 Patrice Bergeron PP 1st · 14:01

Assists: Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 1st · 14:22

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Chris Drury · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Tying 1st · 18:38

Assists: Drew Stafford, Brian Campbell · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 3rd · 04:26

Assists: Derek Roy · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–3

⚔️ Derek Roy PP 3rd · 15:46

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Hannu Toivonen

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Savard · Bergeron · Tenkrat 20:02

L2 Sturm · Bochenski · Donovan 18:37

L3 Kessel · Kalus · Chistov 14:22

L4 Reich · Hoggan 7:16

D1 Chara · Ward 22:27

D2 Ference · Wideman 19:52

D3 Alberts · Allen 11:52

D4 York 3:43

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zubrus · Roy · Drury 18:13

L2 Vanek · Brière · Kotalik 15:38

L3 Hecht · Pominville · Afinogenov 14:27

L4 Paille · Mair · Stafford 11:19

D1 Kalinin · Lydman 20:54

D2 Campbell · Tallinder 18:31

D3 Numminen · Spacek 15:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 33

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

18 Hits 20

13 Blocked shots 16

1 Takeaways 7

12 Giveaways 15

12 Penalty minutes 12

BOS shooting 9.1% (2/22) BUF shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Hannu Toivonen

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 59:50 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 13-9-3 (52% win rate, 25 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 19-12-4 (54% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 12-8-1 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 8-4-4 (50% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 6–2

Feb 172007 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 SO Feb 12007 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–1 Jan 302007 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–7 Jan 172007 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Jan 152007 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 SO

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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 5, 2007?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Andrew Ference, Patrice Bergeron.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2), Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Hannu Toivonen made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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 6–2 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeApr 3 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2 AfterApr 7 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 6–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–1 AfterApr 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–0

Also on April 5

🇨🇦MTL 1–3 🗽NYR 😈NJD 3–2 🔔PHI ⭐DAL 1–2 🧥CBJ 🐧PIT 3–2 🏛️OTT 🍁TOR 2–5 🏝️NYI 🎵STL 1–4 🐯NSH 🛢️EDM 0–3 🌲MIN 🐙DET 2–3 🪶CHI

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