BOS
Boston Bruins
20-18-1 · L3 · L10: 4-5-1
L
L
SO
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final
1—4
2025-12-27 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
19-14-4 · W8 · L10: 8-2-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
BUF dominated expected goals 3.5 to 2.0 · BUF controlled 55.2% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBOS xG
1.98
ACTUAL
1 — 4
BUF xG
3.49
Scoring Timeline
0.04
MED xG
1P 11:56Even Strength
88
David Pastrnak(15)
R · BOS · #88
Morgan Geekie (15)BOS 1 - 0 BUF
0.09
MED xG
2P 01:39Even Strength
71
Ryan McLeod(7)
C · BUF · #71
Jack Quinn (13), Mattias Samuelsson (11)BOS 1 - 1 BUF
0.16
HIGH xG
2P 03:12Even Strength
19
Peyton Krebs(2)
C · BUF · #19
Tage Thompson (15), Mattias Samuelsson (12)BOS 1 - 2 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
2P 07:54Even Strength
23
Mattias Samuelsson(6)
D · BUF · #23
Jack Quinn (14), Bowen Byram (10)BOS 1 - 3 BUF
0.76
HIGH xG
3P 19:46Power PlayEN
13
Josh Norris(5)
C · BUF · #13
Peyton Krebs (11), Tage Thompson (16)BOS 1 - 4 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
22/23 saves, .956 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★2
70
Joonas Korpisalo
G · BOS · #70
30/33 saves, .909 SV%, -0.7 GSAx
★3
23
Mattias Samuelsson
D · BUF · #23
1G, 2A, 2 SOG, 6 HIT
Team Stats
BOSBUF
23Shots34
1.98xGF3.49
44.8CF%55.2
57.7FO%42.3
0/1PP0/3
27Hits18
12Blocks13
17Giveaways19
4Takeaways8
6PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | BOS SOG | BUF SOG | BOS xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 13 | 0.65 | 0.45 |
| 2nd | 3 | 10 | 0.42 | 0.96 |
| 3rd | 11 | 7 | 0.91 | 2.08 |
| Total | 22 | 30 | 1.98 | 3.49 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL2P 18:27
Viktor Arvidssonhigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson3P 07:01
Sean Kuralyhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan3P 13:40
Michael Kesselringholding (2 min)
Drawn by Pavel Zacha