BOS
BOS
Boston Bruins
44-27-10 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
L
L
SO
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final
1—4
2025-12-27 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
BUF dominated expected goals 3.9 to 2.5 · BUF controlled 55.2% of 5v5 shot attempts

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BOS xG
2.51
ACTUAL
1 — 4
BUF xG
3.87

Scoring Timeline

0.04
MED xG
BOS1P 11:56Even Strength
David Pastrnak
88
David Pastrnak(15)
R · BOS · #88
Morgan Geekie (15)
BOS 1 - 0 BUF
0.04
MED xG
BUF2P 01:39Even Strength
Ryan McLeod
71
Ryan McLeod(7)
C · BUF · #71
Jack Quinn (13), Mattias Samuelsson (11)
BOS 1 - 1 BUF
0.08
MED xG
BUF2P 03:12Even Strength
Peyton Krebs
19
Peyton Krebs(2)
C · BUF · #19
Tage Thompson (15), Mattias Samuelsson (12)
BOS 1 - 2 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
BUF2P 07:54Even Strength
Mattias Samuelsson
23
Mattias Samuelsson(6)
D · BUF · #23
Jack Quinn (14), Bowen Byram (10)
BOS 1 - 3 BUF
0.99
HIGH xG
BUF3P 19:46Power Play
Josh Norris
13
Josh Norris(5)
C · BUF · #13
Peyton Krebs (11), Tage Thompson (16)
BOS 1 - 4 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
22/23 saves, .956 SV%, +1.6 GSAx
★2
Joonas Korpisalo
70
Joonas Korpisalo
G · BOS · #70
30/33 saves, .909 SV%, -0.8 GSAx
★3
Mattias Samuelsson
23
Mattias Samuelsson
D · BUF · #23
1G, 2A, 2 SOG, 6 HIT

Team Stats

BOSBUF
23Shots34
2.51xGF3.88
44.8CF%55.2
57.7FO%42.3
0/1PP0/3
27Hits18
12Blocks13
17Giveaways19
4Takeaways8
6PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodBOS SOGBUF SOGBOS xGBUF xG
1st8130.620.61
2nd3100.280.67
3rd1171.622.59
Total22302.523.87

Penalties

3 TOTAL
2P 18:27
BOS
Viktor Arvidssonhigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson
3P 07:01
BOS
Sean Kuralyhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan
3P 13:40
BUF
Michael Kesselringholding (2 min)
Drawn by Pavel Zacha