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2020-21 regular season

Bruins at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 5–1

Sabres beat Bruins 6–4 at KeyBank Center on April 23, 2021.

BOS – BUF
40–34
Shots on goal
0/1–2/3
Power play
9–13
Hits
7–17
Blocked shots
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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 ⚔️ BUF
Sam Reinhart
3 G
7 shots · 16:14 TOI
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Steven Kampfer
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 16:53 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
36 saves
0.900 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Steven Kampfer Go-ahead 1st · 02:15
Assists: Taylor Hall, Tuukka Rask · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1–0
⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP Tying 1st · 15:40
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Victor Olofsson · beat Tuukka Rask
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Go-ahead 2nd · 06:54
Assists: Riley Sheahan, Tobias Rieder · beat Tuukka Rask
1–2
⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt 2nd · 14:17
Assists: Tage Thompson, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Tuukka Rask
1–3
3rd period
⚔️ Arttu Ruotsalainen 3rd · 01:14
Assists: Dylan Cozens, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Tuukka Rask
1–4
⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP 3rd · 04:30
Unassisted · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–5
🐻 Nick Ritchie 3rd · 12:06
Assists: Steven Kampfer, Jake DeBrusk · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
2–5
🐻 Kevan Miller 3rd · 15:25
Assists: Steven Kampfer, Sean Kuraly · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3–5
🐻 Taylor Hall 3rd · 17:12
Assists: Charlie McAvoy, David Krejci · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4–5
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Empty net 3rd · 19:18
Unassisted
4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Hall · Marchand · Krejci 19:09
L2 Smith · Coyle · Pastrnak 16:48
L3 DeBrusk · Ritchie · Kuraly 12:54
L4 Blidh · Lazar · Wagner 10:35
D1 McAvoy · Reilly 22:44
D2 Grzelcyk · Miller 20:07
D3 Kampfer · Lauzon 15:52
⚔️Sabres
L1 Mittelstadt · Asplund · Reinhart 17:28
L2 Olofsson · Skinner · Cozens 16:12
L3 Bjork · Thompson · Ruotsalainen 14:15
L4 Caggiula · Rieder · Sheahan 11:48
D1 Dahlin · Jokiharju 23:40
D2 Ristolainen · Samuelsson 19:46
D3 Bryson · Borgen 15:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS BUF⚔️
40 Shots on goal 34
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
9 Hits 13
7 Blocked shots 17
1 Takeaways 8
8 Giveaways 3
8 Penalty minutes 4
BOS shooting 10.0% (4/40) BUF shooting 17.6% (6/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Tuukka Rask
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 41:14 TOI
Jaroslav Halak
4/5
.800 SV% · 1 GA · 17:19 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 59:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Steven Kampfer · 1st 02:15 · 1–0 Sam Reinhart · 1st 15:40 · 1–1 Rasmus Dahlin · 2nd 06:54 · 1–2 Casey Mittelstadt · 2nd 14:17 · 1–3 Arttu Ruotsalainen · 3rd 01:14 · 1–4 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 04:30 · 1–5 Nick Ritchie · 3rd 12:06 · 2–5 Kevan Miller · 3rd 15:25 · 3–5 Taylor Hall · 3rd 17:12 · 4–5 Sam Reinhart · 3rd 19:18 · 4–6
BOS BUF
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-7-3 (33% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 5–1
Apr 222021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Apr 202021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Apr 132021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 SO Mar 272021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 Mar 182021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1
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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 23, 2021?

Sabres won 6–4. The final score was Bruins 4, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Bruins?

Kevan Miller, Nick Ritchie, Steven Kampfer, Taylor Hall.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart (3), Arttu Ruotsalainen, Casey Mittelstadt, Rasmus Dahlin.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 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 5–1 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐻 Bruins
BeforeApr 22 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 AfterApr 25 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 0–1
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 22 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 AfterApr 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–6
Also on April 23
🔔PHI 1–4 🗽NYR 🐯NSH 3–1 🪶CHI 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 🔥CGY 🌲MIN 4–2 👑LAK
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