Sabres 4–3 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2022)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	1	1	4
🐻 BOS	1	0	2	0	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

2 G, 2 A

2 shots · 21:30 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dylan Cozens

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:26 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

37 saves

0.925 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 David Pastrnak Go-ahead 1st · 13:09

Assists: David Krejci, Pavel Zacha · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson Tying 1st · 16:13

Assists: Jeff Skinner, Alex Tuch · beat Jeremy Swayman

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 2nd · 02:03

Assists: Ilya Lyubushkin · beat Jeremy Swayman

2–1

3rd period

🐻 Patrice Bergeron PP Tying 3rd · 05:16

Assists: Brad Marchand, Jake DeBrusk · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–2

🐻 Brad Marchand Go-ahead 3rd · 12:25

Assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

⚔️ Dylan Cozens Tying 3rd · 18:23

Assists: Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Jeremy Swayman

3–3

Overtime

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead OT · 03:53

Assists: Dylan Cozens · beat Jeremy Swayman

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 21:30

L2 Cozens · Krebs · Okposo 14:32

L3 Mittelstadt · Peterka · Quinn 13:28

L4 Olofsson · Girgensons · Jost 12:03

D1 Power · Dahlin 28:18

D2 Samuelsson · Bryson 20:04

D3 Lyubushkin · Clague 10:39

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Krejci · Pastrnak 20:30

L2 DeBrusk · Bergeron · Zacha 19:38

L3 Hall · Foligno · Coyle 14:55

L4 Greer · Frederic · Smith 6:41

D1 McAvoy · Lindholm 25:16

D2 Forbort · Carlo 18:55

D3 Grzelcyk · Clifton 15:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

25 Shots on goal 40

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

27 Hits 30

17 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 9

14 Giveaways 9

17 Penalty minutes 13

BUF shooting 16.0% (4/25) BOS shooting 7.5% (3/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

37/40

.925 SV% · 3 GA · 63:16 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jeremy Swayman

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 63:51 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF BOS

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-5-2 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 122022 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Apr 282022 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 0–5 Jan 12022 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4 OT Nov 242021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Oct 222021 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1

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❓ BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on December 31, 2022?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 4, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch (2), Dylan Cozens, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 29 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 AfterJan 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–3

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 28 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 3–1 AfterJan 2 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–2

Also on December 31

🪶CHI 1–4 🧥CBJ 🐯NSH 4–5 🎰VGK 🔔PHI 4–2 👑LAK 🇨🇦MTL 2–9 🦅WSH 🌵ARI 3–5 ⚡TBL 🌲MIN 5–2 🎵STL 🍁TOR 6–2 🏔️COL 🏛️OTT 2–4 🐙DET

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