Bruins 3–0 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 19, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐻 BOS

David Backes

1 G

3 shots · 15:23 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Tim Schaller

1 G

2 shots · 15:41 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Anton Khudobin

36 saves

1.000 SV% · 0 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🐻 Jake DeBrusk Go-ahead 2nd · 10:14

Assists: Charlie McAvoy, Ryan Spooner · beat Robin Lehner

1–0

3rd period

🐻 Tim Schaller Empty net 3rd · 18:09

Unassisted

2–0

🐻 David Backes Empty net 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Riley Nash, Danton Heinen

3–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 18:14

L2 Heinen · Nash · Acciari 16:24

L3 Schaller · Kuraly · Backes 15:23

L4 DeBrusk · Bjork · Spooner 10:26

D1 McAvoy · Chara 24:08

D2 Carlo · Krug 19:00

D3 Miller · Grzelcyk 15:33

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Eichel · O'Reilly 19:48

L2 Pouliot · Okposo · Pominville 17:30

L3 Larsson · Rodrigues · Nolan 12:32

L4 Josefson · Reinhart · Girgensons 11:05

D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 23:12

D2 Scandella · Bogosian 19:41

D3 Beaulieu · Antipin 15:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 36

13 Hits 25

14 Blocked shots 17

2 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 10

7 Penalty minutes 9

BOS shooting 9.1% (3/33) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Anton Khudobin Shutout

36/36

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 58:26 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 — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-4-3 (46% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 212017 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 5–4 OT Dec 312016 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–3 Dec 292016 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Dec 32016 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 Nov 72016 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–4

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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on December 19, 2017?

Bruins won 3–0. The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 0.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Backes, Jake DeBrusk, Tim Schaller.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Anton Khudobin made 36 saves on 36 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 18 🧥CBJ @ 🐻BOS 2–7 AfterDec 21 ✈️WPG @ 🐻BOS 1–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 15 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 5–4 AfterDec 22 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4

Also on December 19

🌪️CAR 1–8 🍁TOR 🐙DET 6–3 🏝️NYI 🦆ANA 1–4 🗽NYR 🌲MIN 6–4 🏛️OTT ✈️WPG 6–4 🐯NSH 🦅WSH 4–3 ⭐DAL 🐆FLA 3–2 🌵ARI 🇨🇦MTL 7–5 🐋VAN

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