Sabres 1–3 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2024)

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

David Pastrnak

2 A

3 shots · 19:51 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Charlie Coyle

1 G

3 shots · 16:48 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Morgan Geekie

1 G

2 shots · 16:35 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Charlie Coyle Go-ahead 1st · 08:15

Assists: Nikita Zadorov · beat James Reimer

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ JJ Peterka PP Tying 2nd · 18:23

Assists: Jason Zucker · beat Joonas Korpisalo

1–1

3rd period

🐻 Morgan Geekie PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:15

Assists: David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei · beat James Reimer

1–2

🐻 Brad Marchand Empty net 3rd · 19:08

Assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zucker · Tuch · Peterka 18:09

L2 Benson · Thompson · Cozens 14:34

L3 Malenstyn · McLeod · Krebs 13:47

L4 Lafferty · Kulich · Aube-Kubel 12:24

D1 Power · Byram 23:36

D2 Samuelsson · Clifton 20:03

D3 Bryson · Jokiharju 13:38

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Zacha · Pastrnak 19:45

L2 Lindholm · Coyle · Geekie 16:48

L3 Frederic · Beecher · Brazeau 12:32

L4 Koepke · Kastelic · Wahlstrom 11:34

D1 McAvoy · Carlo 22:42

D2 Oesterle · Zadorov 18:10

D3 Peeke · Lohrei 16:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

20 Shots on goal 19

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

22 Hits 28

20 Blocked shots 15

4 Takeaways 5

25 Giveaways 20

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 5.0% (1/20) BOS shooting 15.8% (3/19)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

James Reimer

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 59:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Joonas Korpisalo

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

BUF BOS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-2-3 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 1–0

Dec 272023 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Dec 72023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–1 Nov 142023 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Mar 192023 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 7–0 Mar 22023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 1–7

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BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on December 21, 2024?

Bruins won 3–1. The final score was Sabres 1, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Morgan Geekie.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

James Reimer made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Joonas Korpisalo made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 20 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 6–3 AfterDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 7–1

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 19 🐻BOS @ 🛢️EDM 2–3 AfterDec 23 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 1–4

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