Bruins 6–7 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 1, 2011)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🐻 BOS	4	0	2	0	6
⚔️ BUF	3	2	1	1	7

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Pominville

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 21:42 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Drew Stafford

3 G

5 shots · 20:59 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

34 saves

0.850 SV% · 6 GA

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Andrew Ference Go-ahead 1st · 01:29

Assists: Adam McQuaid, Marc Savard · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville Tying 1st · 02:06

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Mike Weber · beat Tuukka Rask

1–1

🐻 Dennis Seidenberg Go-ahead 1st · 02:49

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

🐻 Brad Marchand 1st · 05:36

Assists: Johnny Boychuk, Mark Recchi · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 1st · 13:45

Assists: Tim Connolly, Jason Pominville · beat Tuukka Rask

3–2

🐻 Zdeno Chara SH 1st · 14:15

Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi · beat Ryan Miller

4–2

⚔️ Drew Stafford 1st · 19:19

Unassisted · beat Tuukka Rask

4–3

2nd period

⚔️ Drew Stafford Tying 2nd · 06:17

Assists: Paul Gaustad · beat Tim Thomas

4–4

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:43

Assists: Andrej Sekera, Jochen Hecht · beat Tim Thomas

4–5

3rd period

🐻 Tyler Seguin Tying 3rd · 03:08

Assists: Daniel Paille · beat Ryan Miller

5–5

🐻 Steven Kampfer Go-ahead 3rd · 07:06

Assists: Tyler Seguin, Zdeno Chara · beat Ryan Miller

6–5

⚔️ Drew Stafford Tying 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Tim Connolly, Jason Pominville · beat Tim Thomas

6–6

Shootout

⚔️ Tyler Ennis Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Tim Thomas

6–7

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Krejci · Bergeron · Recchi 18:21

L2 Marchand · Savard · Wheeler 15:50

L3 Lucic · Ryder · Horton 15:21

L4 Paille · Thornton · Seguin 11:16

D1 Chara · Seidenberg 28:09

D2 Ference · Boychuk 24:17

D3 Kampfer · McQuaid 11:51

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Connolly · Pominville 21:42

L2 Vanek · Stafford · Grier 20:01

L3 Gaustad · McCormick · Niedermayer 14:11

L4 Adam · Ennis 10:40

D1 Sekera · Leopold 23:41

D2 Myers · Montador 19:38

D3 Morrisonn · Weber 16:40

D4 Rivet 6:47

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

40 Shots on goal 35

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

8 Hits 21

13 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 1

6 Giveaways 7

13 Penalty minutes 9

BOS shooting 15.0% (6/40) BUF shooting 20.0% (7/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 45:00 TOI

Tuukka Rask

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

34/40

.850 SV% · 6 GA · 64:01 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

12 of 13 goals located

BOS BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–3

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-2 (40% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 4–5

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2-3 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 2–2

Dec 152010 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Dec 72010 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 OT Nov 32010 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Apr 262010 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4 Apr 232010 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4

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❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on January 1, 2011?

Sabres won 7–6 in a shootout. The final score was Bruins 6, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Bruins?

Andrew Ference, Brad Marchand, Dennis Seidenberg, Steven Kampfer, Tyler Seguin, Zdeno Chara.

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford (3), Jason Pominville (2), Thomas Vanek.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 34 saves on 40 shots (.850 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 30 🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL 2–3 AfterJan 3 🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR 2–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 4–2 AfterJan 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL 3–4

Also on January 1

🍁TOR 5–1 🏛️OTT 😈NJD 3–6 🌪️CAR 🗽NYR 1–2 ⚡TBL 🦅WSH 3–1 🐧PIT 🦈SJS 1–0 👑LAK 🔥CGY 2–1 🛢️EDM

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