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2015-16 regular season

Sabres at Bruins

🗓 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Bruins 6–3 at TD Garden on December 26, 2015.

BUF – BOS
29–33
Shots on goal
24–28
Hits
9–15
Blocked shots
7–13
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jack Eichel
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 17:42 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan O'Reilly
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:48 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Chad Johnson
30 saves
0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Evander Kane Go-ahead 2nd · 05:13
Assists: Tyler Ennis, Jack Eichel · beat Jonas Gustavsson
1–0
🐻 Matt Beleskey Tying 2nd · 05:49
Assists: Kevan Miller, Loui Eriksson · beat Chad Johnson
1–1
🐻 Patrice Bergeron Go-ahead 2nd · 07:05
Assists: Brad Marchand, Zdeno Chara · beat Chad Johnson
1–2
3rd period
🐻 David Krejci 3rd · 06:59
Assists: Loui Eriksson · beat Chad Johnson
1–3
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly 3rd · 10:21
Assists: Mike Weber, Cody Franson · beat Jonas Gustavsson
2–3
⚔️ Jack Eichel Tying 3rd · 11:00
Assists: Jake McCabe · beat Jonas Gustavsson
3–3
⚔️ Jamie McGinn Go-ahead 3rd · 14:24
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Zach Bogosian · beat Jonas Gustavsson
4–3
⚔️ Jack Eichel Empty net 3rd · 18:42
Unassisted
5–3
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly Empty net 3rd · 19:10
Assists: Jack Eichel, Jamie McGinn
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Reinhart 19:47
L2 McGinn · Eichel · Ennis 16:27
L3 Larsson · Girgensons · Gionta 14:29
L4 Moulson · Deslauriers · Legwand 10:07
D1 Ristolainen · Gorges 23:34
D2 Bogosian · Weber 17:37
D3 McCabe · Franson 15:54
🐻Bruins
L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Krejci 21:00
L2 Eriksson · Spooner · Connolly 16:13
L3 Beleskey · Vatrano · Hayes 14:19
L4 Ferraro · Rinaldo · Randell 6:38
D1 Seidenberg · Chara 26:42
D2 McQuaid · Miller 19:15
D3 Miller · Krug 11:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF BOS🐻
29 Shots on goal 33
24 Hits 28
9 Blocked shots 15
7 Takeaways 13
7 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 20.7% (6/29) BOS shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Jonas Gustavsson
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:01 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Evander Kane · 2nd 05:13 · 1–0 Matt Beleskey · 2nd 05:49 · 1–1 Patrice Bergeron · 2nd 07:05 · 1–2 David Krejci · 3rd 06:59 · 1–3 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 10:21 · 2–3 Jack Eichel · 3rd 11:00 · 3–3 Jamie McGinn · 3rd 14:24 · 4–3 Jack Eichel · 3rd 18:42 · 5–3 Ryan O'Reilly · 3rd 19:10 · 6–3
BUF BOS
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-6 (50% win rate, 12 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 4-6-2 (33% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-6-2 (27% win rate, 11 games)
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 172015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–1 SO Dec 212014 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4 OT Oct 302014 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Oct 182014 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–0 Apr 122014 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–4
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Who won Sabres vs Bruins on December 26, 2015?

Sabres won 6–3. The final score was Sabres 6, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel (2), Ryan O'Reilly (2), Evander Kane, Jamie McGinn.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Krejci, Matt Beleskey, Patrice Bergeron.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jonas Gustavsson made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 19 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterDec 28 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 2–0
🐻 Bruins
BeforeDec 22 🎵STL @ 🐻BOS 2–0 AfterDec 27 🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT 1–3
Also on December 26
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