BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
W
W
L
OT
W
W
L
Final/OT
4—3
2022-12-31 · TD Garden
BOS
BOS
Boston Bruins
44-27-10 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
SO
W
W
W
W
SO
W
W
L
BOS controlled xG 6.4 to 5.3 but BUF won on execution · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
BUF xG
5.29
ACTUAL
4 — 3
BOS xG
6.38

Scoring Timeline

0.74
HIGH xG
BOS1P 13:09Even Strength
David Pastrnak
88
David Pastrnak(25)
R · BOS · #88
David Krejci (17), Pavel Zacha (18)
BUF 0 - 1 BOS
0.79
HIGH xG
BUF1P 16:13Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(27)
C · BUF · #72
Jeff Skinner (21), Alex Tuch (21)
BUF 1 - 1 BOS
0.79
HIGH xG
BUF2P 02:03Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(16)
R · BUF · #89
Ilya Lyubushkin (2)
BUF 2 - 1 BOS
0.70
HIGH xG
BOS3P 05:16Power Play
Patrice Bergeron
37
Patrice Bergeron(15)
C · BOS · #37
Brad Marchand (20), Jake DeBrusk (14)
BUF 2 - 2 BOS
0.79
HIGH xG
BOS3P 12:25Even Strength
Brad Marchand
63
Brad Marchand(10)
C · BOS · #63
David Pastrnak (25), Charlie McAvoy (17)
BUF 2 - 3 BOS
0.67
HIGH xG
BUF3P 18:23Power Play
Dylan Cozens
24
Dylan Cozens(12)
C · BUF · #24
Alex Tuch (22), Rasmus Dahlin (28)
BUF 3 - 3 BOS
0.74
HIGH xG
BUFOT 03:533 on 3
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(17)
R · BUF · #89
Dylan Cozens (22)
BUF 4 - 3 BOS

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
37/40 saves, .925 SV%, +3.4 GSAx
★2
Jeremy Swayman
1
Jeremy Swayman
G · BOS · #1
21/25 saves, .840 SV%, +1.6 GSAx
★3
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch
R · BUF · #89
2G, 2A, 2 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

BUFBOS
0Shots0
5.29xGF6.37
38.5CF%61.5
—FO%—
0/0PP0/0
0Hits0
0Blocks0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
0PIM0

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGBOS SOGBUF xGBOS xG
1st981.762.81
2nd5111.110.68
3rd7171.682.79
OT010.740.10
Total21375.296.38

Penalties

11 TOTAL
1P 00:39
BOS
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
1P 01:43
BUF
Rasmus Dahlincross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Trent Frederic
1P 01:43
BOS
Trent Fredericinterference-goalkeeper (2 min)
Drawn by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1P 13:40
BUF
Kale Clagueboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Brad Marchand
2P 07:51
BUF
Peyton Krebsfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Connor Clifton
2P 07:51
BOS
Connor Cliftonfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
2P 12:22
BOS
Craig Smithhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Cozens
3P 01:56
BOS
Hampus Lindholmholding (2 min)
Drawn by JJ Peterka
3P 04:48
BUF
Kyle Okposoboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Hampus Lindholm
3P 13:24
BUF
JJ Peterkahigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Brandon Carlo
3P 13:28
BUF
Ilya Lyubushkinhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Jake DeBrusk