Bruins 4–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 2021)

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

David Krejci

3 A

2 shots · 16:49 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:57 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Jake DeBrusk

1 G

3 shots · 19:20 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Greg McKegg Go-ahead 1st · 02:56

Assists: Matt Grzelcyk · beat Carter Hutton

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Kyle Okposo SH Tying 2nd · 01:54

Assists: Jacob Bryson · beat Jaroslav Halak

1–1

🐻 Jake DeBrusk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:15

Assists: David Pastrnak, David Krejci · beat Carter Hutton

2–1

🐻 Craig Smith 2nd · 18:36

Assists: David Krejci, Connor Clifton · beat Carter Hutton

3–1

3rd period

🐻 David Pastrnak PP 3rd · 04:44

Assists: David Krejci, Brad Marchand · beat Carter Hutton

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 20:13

L2 DeBrusk · Ritchie · Coyle 17:50

L3 Krejci · Steen · Smith 14:00

L4 Kuhlman · McKegg · Frederic 10:20

D1 McAvoy · Grzelcyk 22:04

D2 Zboril · Ahcan 18:00

D3 Kampfer · Clifton 16:06

⚔️Sabres

L1 Reinhart · Lazar · Staal 16:39

L2 Rieder · Olofsson · Sheahan 15:16

L3 Hall · Eakin · Skinner 13:49

L4 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Okposo 11:51

D1 Dahlin · Montour 21:46

D2 Miller · Irwin 19:38

D3 Ristolainen · Bryson 17:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

37 Shots on goal 24

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

11 Hits 13

8 Blocked shots 9

8 Takeaways 9

4 Giveaways 5

2 Penalty minutes 10

BOS shooting 10.8% (4/37) BUF shooting 4.2% (1/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jaroslav Halak

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 59:48 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 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 — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 1–0

Dec 292019 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 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

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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on March 18, 2021?

Bruins won 4–1. The final score was Bruins 4, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Bruins?

Craig Smith, David Pastrnak, Greg McKegg, Jake DeBrusk.

Who scored for Sabres?

Kyle Okposo.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeMar 16 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–1 AfterMar 25 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 4–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 16 ⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD 2–3 AfterMar 22 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–5

Also on March 18

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