Buffalo Sabres 1, Boston Bruins 3: final score and stats
Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 1 to Boston Bruins 3, on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at TD Garden, Boston, MA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSaturday, December 21, 2024
DateDec 21, 2024
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,850
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boston Bruins | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresBoston Bruins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
11-19-4Record18-13-4
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Atlantic Division
4-6Road record / home record8-3
LLLLWLast 5LLWWW
L4StreakL2
Team stats
Buffalo SabresBoston Bruins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBoston Bruins
James Hagens C · Back
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:31 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:22 | 0:44 | 1:30 | 12:08 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:34 | 0:53 | 0:57 | 12:44 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:47 | 0:43 | 0:43 | 12:21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:24 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 11:47 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 11:27 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 11:23 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 11:52 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:39 | 4:29 | 0:00 | 13:10 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:27 | 4:23 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:10 | 4:31 | 2:08 | 12:31 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:09 | 4:33 | 0:00 | 13:36 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 13:45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 22:58 | 4:13 | 2:00 | 16:45 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 | 0:00 | 4:12 | 13:23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 24:15 | 1:03 | 1:36 | 21:36 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:31 | 0:06 | 4:02 | 18:23 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reimer | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .889 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 59:00 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Beecher | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 10:58 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 11:08 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 1:20 | 1:29 | 13:59 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Trent Frederic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 11:39 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 14:34 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Koepke | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 10:42 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:15 | 4:39 | 1:01 | 11:35 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Marchand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 4:42 | 2:06 | 11:55 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:51 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 14:53 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Wahlstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 8:58 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:45 | 3:59 | 2:02 | 13:44 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Carlo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:43 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 18:19 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Lohrei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 14:10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:40 | 4:02 | 2:54 | 17:44 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Oesterle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:09 | 2:41 | 13:38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17:51 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 15:17 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joonas Korpisalo | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .950 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
BOS leads series 1-0
Apr 6, 2025BOS 3, BUF 6
Mar 17, 2025BUF 3, BOS 2
Jan 28, 2025BOS 2, BUF 7
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins?
Boston Bruins won, 3-1, on Saturday, December 21, 2024.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins?
Buffalo Sabres 1, Boston Bruins 3.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: JJ Peterka (1 goals). Boston Bruins: Brad Marchand (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins played?
TD Garden, Boston, MA.
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