Sabres 2–3 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2019)

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

Jake DeBrusk

2 G

3 shots · 12:44 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 19:04 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Steven Kampfer

2 A

19:26 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 David Pastrnak Go-ahead 1st · 12:39

Assists: Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron · beat Linus Ullmark

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen Tying 2nd · 06:37

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Marcus Johansson · beat Tuukka Rask

1–1

3rd period

🐻 Jake DeBrusk PP Go-ahead 3rd · 02:37

Assists: Steven Kampfer, David Pastrnak · beat Linus Ullmark

1–2

🐻 Jake DeBrusk PP 3rd · 02:55

Assists: David Krejci, Steven Kampfer · beat Linus Ullmark

1–3

⚔️ Curtis Lazar 3rd · 05:08

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Jack Eichel · beat Tuukka Rask

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Eichel · Reinhart 20:10

L2 Johansson · Larsson · Okposo 16:19

L3 Sheary · Girgensons · Lazar 14:14

L4 Vesey · Asplund · Rodrigues 8:49

D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 22:26

D2 Montour · Jokiharju 19:22

D3 McCabe · Miller 15:22

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 19:26

L2 Heinen · Coyle · Wagner 15:21

L3 Bjork · Krejci · Kuraly 13:03

L4 DeBrusk · Nordstrom · Ritchie 12:10

D1 Carlo · Chara 24:15

D2 Grzelcyk · Kampfer 20:31

D3 Moore · Clifton 11:37

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

26 Shots on goal 22

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

25 Hits 28

10 Blocked shots 13

13 Takeaways 10

10 Giveaways 10

22 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26) BOS shooting 13.6% (3/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 57:20 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:41 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF BOS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-5-4 (25% win rate, 12 games)

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-1-5 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Bruins

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

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 3–0

Dec 272019 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Nov 212019 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 Jan 52019 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–2 Dec 292018 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Dec 162018 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–2

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Who won Sabres vs Bruins on December 29, 2019?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Lazar, Rasmus Ristolainen.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jake DeBrusk (2), David Pastrnak.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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?

Bruins lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 27 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterDec 31 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 6–4

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 27 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterDec 31 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 2–3

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