Bruins 4–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 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

Ryan Spooner

2 G

2 shots · 17:12 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Krejci

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:16 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Tuukka Rask

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Marcus Foligno Go-ahead 1st · 01:32

Assists: Jack Eichel, Matt Moulson · beat Tuukka Rask

0–1

⚔️ Kyle Okposo PP 1st · 18:10

Assists: Matt Moulson, Sam Reinhart · beat Tuukka Rask

0–2

2nd period

🐻 Patrice Bergeron 2nd · 03:20

Assists: Brad Marchand, Torey Krug · beat Robin Lehner

1–2

🐻 David Krejci PP Tying 2nd · 16:13

Assists: Frank Vatrano · beat Robin Lehner

2–2

3rd period

🐻 Ryan Spooner Go-ahead 3rd · 16:07

Assists: David Krejci, Frank Vatrano · beat Robin Lehner

3–2

🐻 Ryan Spooner Empty net 3rd · 19:08

Unassisted

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 21:10

L2 Krejci · Spooner · Czarnik 17:12

L3 Schaller · Nash · Vatrano 13:45

L4 Blidh · Moore · Backes 5:27

D1 Chara · Krug 23:18

D2 Carlo · Miller 19:16

D3 Miller · McQuaid 14:03

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Eichel · Okposo 20:19

L2 Foligno · Reinhart · Gionta 17:27

L3 Larsson · Moulson · Girgensons 14:29

L4 Deslauriers · Carrier · Grant 5:19

D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 26:04

D2 Gorges · Bogosian 20:22

D3 Franson · Falk 10:24

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 33

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

18 Hits 27

12 Blocked shots 18

3 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 5

29 Penalty minutes 17

BOS shooting 10.5% (4/38) BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:34 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 59:22 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BOS BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

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

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 3–0

Dec 32016 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 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

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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on December 29, 2016?

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

Who scored for Bruins?

Ryan Spooner (2), David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron.

Who scored for Sabres?

Kyle Okposo, Marcus Foligno.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 27 🐻BOS @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 AfterDec 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 4–3 AfterDec 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–3

Also on December 29

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