Bruins 2–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 3, 2016)

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 🐻 BOS

David Krejci

1 G

3 shots · 20:13 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Patrice Bergeron

1 G

2 shots · 18:56 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Tuukka Rask

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 David Krejci Go-ahead 1st · 14:10

Assists: Brandon Carlo, David Backes · beat Robin Lehner

1–0

3rd period

🐻 Patrice Bergeron 3rd · 07:44

Assists: David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand · beat Robin Lehner

2–0

⚔️ Evander Kane 3rd · 09:12

Assists: Sam Reinhart · beat Tuukka Rask

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Krejci · Backes 20:13

L2 Bergeron · Nash · Pastrnak 17:59

L3 Schaller · Moore · Czarnik 12:14

L4 Blidh · Beleskey · Spooner 8:08

D1 Carlo · Miller 23:10

D2 Krug · McQuaid 21:20

D3 Miller · Morrow 13:44

⚔️Sabres

L1 O'Reilly · Eichel · Okposo 20:01

L2 Kane · Larsson · Reinhart 18:27

L3 Foligno · Moulson · Gionta 14:07

L4 Carrier · Girgensons · Grant 8:39

D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 26:34

D2 Franson · Guhle 17:42

D3 Fedun · Falk 13:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 36

22 Hits 21

21 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 1

5 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 4

BOS shooting 6.1% (2/33) BUF shooting 2.8% (1/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 58:52 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

BOS BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–0

Nov 72016 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–4 Feb 62016 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–2 OT Feb 42016 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO Jan 152016 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Dec 262015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 6–3

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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on December 3, 2016?

Bruins won 2–1. The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evander Kane.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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?

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 1 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 1–2 AfterDec 5 🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS 3–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 1 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterDec 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3

Also on December 3

🪶CHI 1–3 🔔PHI 🌪️CAR 2–4 🗽NYR 😈NJD 5–4 🐯NSH ✈️WPG 3–2 🎵STL 🍁TOR 2–3 🐋VAN 🐆FLA 0–2 🏛️OTT 🦅WSH 1–2 ⚡TBL 🐙DET 3–5 🐧PIT

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