Bruins 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2018)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🐻 BOS	1	0	1	1	3
⚔️ BUF	1	1	0	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Marco Scandella

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:11 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Noel Acciari

1 G

5 shots · 14:34 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Sean Kuraly

1 G

4 shots · 15:43 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Marco Scandella Go-ahead 1st · 04:40

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Sam Reinhart · beat Tuukka Rask

0–1

🐻 Noel Acciari Tying 1st · 09:30

Unassisted · beat Carter Hutton

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Johan Larsson SH Go-ahead 2nd · 05:43

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Marco Scandella · beat Tuukka Rask

1–2

3rd period

🐻 Jake DeBrusk PP Tying 3rd · 17:31

Assists: Torey Krug, David Pastrnak · beat Carter Hutton

2–2

Overtime

🐻 Sean Kuraly Go-ahead OT · 03:44

Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Kevan Miller · beat Carter Hutton

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Bergeron · Krejci · Pastrnak 22:34

L2 DeBrusk · Kuraly · Nordstrom 15:43

L3 Acciari · Forsbacka Karlsson · Wagner 14:34

L4 Heinen · Donato · Cave 10:15

D1 Miller · Carlo 21:44

D2 Grzelcyk · Krug 20:39

D3 Chara · Moore 18:48

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · Skinner · Reinhart 19:06

L2 Sheary · Sobotka · Mittelstadt 15:50

L3 Larsson · Rodrigues · Okposo 14:55

L4 Elie · Thompson · Pominville 10:47

D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 23:54

D2 McCabe · Dahlin 20:54

D3 Scandella · Beaulieu 17:50

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

42 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

21 Hits 20

12 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 11

5 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 7.1% (3/42) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 63:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

39/42

.929 SV% · 3 GA · 63:42 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BOS BUF

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

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

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Bruins lead the season series 2–1

Dec 162018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2 Oct 42018 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–0 Feb 252018 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 Feb 102018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2 Dec 192017 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–0

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❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on December 29, 2018?

Bruins won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jake DeBrusk, Noel Acciari, Sean Kuraly.

Who scored for Sabres?

Johan Larsson, Marco Scandella.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 27 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 5–2 AfterJan 1 🐻BOS @ 🪶CHI 4–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 1–4 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

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