Buffalo Sabres 3, Boston Bruins 2: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres 3 to Boston Bruins 2, on Monday, March 17, 2025 at TD Garden, Boston, MA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLMonday, March 17, 2025
DateMar 17, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,850
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Boston Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresBoston Bruins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
27-33-6Record30-30-9
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding3rd in Atlantic Division
4-5Road record / home record8-2
LLLWLLast 5LWWWW
L3StreakL1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:03 | 1:38 | 0:00 | 15:25 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 11:28 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tyson Kozak | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:07 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:26 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 15:30 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 8:32 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 10:42 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:57 | 5:18 | 2:16 | 16:23 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Murray | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14:48 | 2:10 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 | 5:33 | 0:00 | 15:42 | 25 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:20 | 4:46 | 1:18 | 16:16 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20:12 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 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 | -2 | 16:38 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 15:10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:01 | 1:44 | 0:32 | 21:45 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Clifton | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14:20 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 13:10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24:33 | 5:18 | 1:06 | 18:09 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:41 | 2:24 | 0:40 | 19:37 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:06 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 17:42 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .900 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 64:49 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 8:55 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 9:12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:33 | 2:04 | 0:02 | 18:27 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12:43 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 11:37 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole Koepke | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:00 | 2:07 | 13:07 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakub Lauko | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 11:11 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinni Lettieri | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:54 | 2:04 | 4:33 | 12:17 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | 2:04 | 0:06 | 16:13 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:51 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 18:47 | 23 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:47 | 1:06 | 3:07 | 15:34 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Jokiharju | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22:41 | 1:06 | 2:43 | 18:52 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Lohrei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:11 | 2:04 | 0:07 | 19:00 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:18 | 1:06 | 0:06 | 15:06 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Peeke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:36 | 0:00 | 4:49 | 17:47 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:55 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 17:10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22:27 | 0:00 | 4:51 | 17:36 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joonas Korpisalo | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .900 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 64:49 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
BUF leads series 2-1
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?
Buffalo Sabres won, 3-2, on Monday, March 17, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins?
Buffalo Sabres 3, Boston Bruins 2.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Owen Power (1 goals). Boston Bruins: Morgan Geekie (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins played?
TD Garden, Boston, MA.
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