Sabres 4–2 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2018)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jack Eichel

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 19:00 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Sam Reinhart

3 A

2 shots · 16:46 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Linus Ullmark

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 2nd · 03:18

Assists: Jack Eichel, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Tuukka Rask

1–0

🐻 Steven Kampfer Tying 2nd · 05:18

Assists: Joakim Nordstrom, David Backes · beat Linus Ullmark

1–1

3rd period

⚔️ Jack Eichel Go-ahead 3rd · 05:43

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Tuukka Rask

2–1

🐻 Torey Krug Tying 3rd · 13:21

Assists: David Krejci, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson · beat Linus Ullmark

2–2

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 3rd · 16:29

Assists: Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart · beat Tuukka Rask

3–2

⚔️ Jack Eichel Empty net 3rd · 19:35

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Zemgus Girgensons

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · Skinner · Girgensons 17:22

L2 Larsson · Reinhart · Rodrigues 16:46

L3 Sheary · Sobotka · Okposo 13:36

L4 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Pominville 10:38

D1 Bogosian · Ristolainen 23:51

D2 Scandella · Dahlin 20:51

D3 Hunwick · Guhle 15:12

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Krejci · Pastrnak 22:13

L2 Donato · Forsbacka Karlsson · Backes 15:09

L3 Heinen · Kuraly · Acciari 12:51

L4 Cave · Nordstrom · Wagner 12:04

D1 Krug · Carlo 23:08

D2 McAvoy · Grzelcyk 19:06

D3 Moore · Kampfer 15:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 37

23 Hits 27

14 Blocked shots 8

19 Takeaways 13

11 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27) BOS shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:21 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF BOS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 3-3-3 (33% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 5-1-3 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 42018 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–0 Feb 252018 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Feb 102018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2 Dec 192017 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Oct 212017 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 5–4 OT

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Who won Sabres vs Bruins on December 16, 2018?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Jack Eichel (2), Jeff Skinner (2).

Who scored for Bruins?

Steven Kampfer, Torey Krug.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterDec 18 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 14 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 3–5 AfterDec 17 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–0

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