Bruins 4–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2023)

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

Charlie Coyle

2 G

2 shots · 17:52 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Jake DeBrusk

2 A

3 shots · 16:19 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Brad Marchand

2 A

2 shots · 17:57 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Mason Lohrei Go-ahead 1st · 04:19

Assists: James van Riemsdyk, Trent Frederic · beat Devon Levi

1–0

🐻 Charlie Coyle PP 1st · 13:42

Assists: Jake DeBrusk, Brad Marchand · beat Devon Levi

2–0

2nd period

🐻 Charlie Coyle PP 2nd · 04:18

Assists: Jake DeBrusk, David Pastrnak · beat Devon Levi

3–0

🐻 Morgan Geekie PP 2nd · 13:44

Assists: Charlie McAvoy, Brad Marchand · beat Devon Levi

4–0

3rd period

⚔️ Erik Johnson 3rd · 05:11

Assists: Owen Power, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Jeremy Swayman

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Coyle · Pastrnak 17:52

L2 DeBrusk · Zacha · Geekie 16:36

L3 Heinen · van Riemsdyk · Frederic 13:17

L4 Beecher · Lauko · Brown 7:42

D1 Lindholm · McAvoy 23:42

D2 Carlo · Lohrei 20:39

D3 Wotherspoon · Shattenkirk 14:20

⚔️Sabres

L1 Mittelstadt · Tuch · Quinn 19:58

L2 Cozens · Krebs · Peterka 17:40

L3 Olofsson · Greenway · Skinner 15:26

L4 Benson · Jost · Okposo 10:55

D1 Dahlin · Power 23:38

D2 Samuelsson · Clifton 18:38

D3 Johnson · Johnson 12:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 26

3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

13 Hits 17

20 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 3

12 Penalty minutes 10

BOS shooting 16.0% (4/25) BUF shooting 3.8% (1/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jeremy Swayman

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 57:01 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 — 2–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 4–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–1

Dec 72023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–1 Nov 142023 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Mar 192023 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 7–0 Mar 22023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–7 Dec 312022 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–3 OT

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Who won Bruins vs Sabres on December 27, 2023?

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

Who scored for Bruins?

Charlie Coyle (2), Mason Lohrei, Morgan Geekie.

Who scored for Sabres?

Erik Johnson.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 23 🐻BOS @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterDec 30 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 2–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–4 AfterDec 30 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 2–3

Also on December 27

🦅WSH 1–5 🗽NYR 🧥CBJ 3–4 😈NJD 🐆FLA 3–2 ⚡TBL 🏛️OTT 4–2 🍁TOR 🐧PIT 7–0 🏝️NYI 🐙DET 3–6 🌲MIN 🌪️CAR 5–2 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 1–2 🎵STL

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