Sabres 2–6 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (May 1, 2021)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐻 BOS

Craig Smith

3 G

5 shots · 12:15 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Krejci

3 A

1 shots · 14:40 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Nick Ritchie

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:03 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Craig Smith Go-ahead 1st · 01:21

Assists: David Krejci, Taylor Hall · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

⚔️ Riley Sheahan SH Tying 1st · 12:35

Assists: Jacob Bryson, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Jeremy Swayman

1–1

🐻 Sean Kuraly Go-ahead 1st · 16:38

Assists: Nick Ritchie · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

2nd period

🐻 Patrice Bergeron 2nd · 05:36

Assists: Jeremy Lauzon, Brad Marchand · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–3

3rd period

🐻 Nick Ritchie 3rd · 03:18

Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Kevan Miller · beat Dustin Tokarski

1–4

🐻 Craig Smith 3rd · 05:31

Assists: Mike Reilly, David Krejci · beat Dustin Tokarski

1–5

⚔️ Arttu Ruotsalainen 3rd · 07:02

Assists: Rasmus Asplund, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Jeremy Swayman

2–5

🐻 Craig Smith PP 3rd · 14:05

Assists: David Krejci, Taylor Hall · beat Dustin Tokarski

2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Bjork · Reinhart · Cozens 19:40

L2 Olofsson · Mittelstadt · Ruotsalainen 15:03

L3 Caggiula · Skinner · Asplund 14:20

L4 Rieder · Sheahan · Thompson 11:03

D1 Bryson · Dahlin 23:30

D2 Jokiharju · Ristolainen 19:24

D3 Borgen · Samuelsson 15:39

🐻Bruins

L1 Ritchie · DeBrusk · Coyle 17:03

L2 Kuraly · Bergeron · Pastrnak 15:33

L3 Marchand · Kuhlman · Lazar 14:49

L4 Hall · Krejci · Smith 13:08

D1 McAvoy · Reilly 20:26

D2 Lauzon · Miller 18:42

D3 Grzelcyk · Clifton 17:27

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

19 Shots on goal 43

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

25 Hits 31

7 Blocked shots 8

8 Takeaways 9

10 Giveaways 7

10 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 10.5% (2/19) BOS shooting 14.0% (6/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

Dustin Tokarski

11/14

.786 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jeremy Swayman

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

BUF BOS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-14 (12% win rate, 16 games)

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-0-1 (92% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-11 (0% win rate, 11 games)

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 7–1

Apr 292021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–5 Apr 232021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–6 Apr 222021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Apr 202021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Apr 132021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–3 SO

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Who won Sabres vs Bruins on May 1, 2021?

Bruins won 6–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Bruins 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Arttu Ruotsalainen, Riley Sheahan.

Who scored for Bruins?

Craig Smith (3), Nick Ritchie, Patrice Bergeron, Sean Kuraly.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 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 7–1 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–5 AfterMay 3 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 2–4

🐻 Bruins

BeforeApr 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–5 AfterMay 3 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 3–0

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