Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Thu, Mar 18, 2021 · KeyBank Center · 2020–21 Regular Season

Boston Bruins

4 – 1

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at KeyBank Center. David Krejci led the way with 3 points. Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 37–24.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BOS	1	2	1	4	37
BUF	0	1	0	1	24

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	02:56	BOS	EV	Greg McKegg (1) · tip-in	Matt Grzelcyk (8)	1–0
2nd	01:54	BUF	SH	Kyle Okposo (1) · wrist	Jacob Bryson (1)	1–1
2nd	09:15	BOS	PP	Jake DeBrusk (3) · deflected	David Pastrnak (12), David Krejci (13)	2–1
2nd	18:36	BOS	EV	Craig Smith (5) · wrist	David Krejci (14), Connor Clifton (4)	3–1
3rd	04:44	BOS	PP	David Pastrnak (14) · slap	David Krejci (15), Brad Marchand (22)	4–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
2nd	00:25	BUF	Cody Eakin	hooking	2
2nd	07:35	BUF	Matt Irwin	high sticking	2
2nd	09:37	BOS	Oskar Steen	holding the stick	2
3rd	02:59	BUF	Victor Olofsson	holding	2
3rd	04:13	BUF	Brandon Montour	interference	2
3rd	10:31	BUF	Eric Staal	holding	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: BOS 2.49 · BUF 2.29 · xG% BOS 52.1

Boston Bruins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
46	David Krejci	C	0	3	3	+1	0	2	0	0	75.0	16:49	21
88	David Pastrnak	R	1	1	2	-1	0	6	0	0		20:57	20
48	Matt Grzelcyk	D	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1		21:02	24
63	Brad Marchand	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		19:38	23
74	Jake DeBrusk	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1		19:20	27
75	Connor Clifton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0		16:04	21
12	Craig Smith	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		13:33	21
18	Greg McKegg	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	72.7	10:20	17
73	Charlie McAvoy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		23:07	28
37	Patrice Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	56.0	20:13	24
67	Jakub Zboril	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		18:04	22
54	Jack Ahcan	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		17:55	25
13	Charlie Coyle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	50.0	17:50	22
21	Nick Ritchie	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		16:49	20
44	Steven Kampfer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:08	22
62	Oskar Steen	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		14:00	23
83	Karson Kuhlman	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		10:55	15
11	Trent Frederic	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		5:28	6

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Jaroslav Halak	W	24	23	1	.958	59:48

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
78	Jacob Bryson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2		16:19	25
21	Kyle Okposo	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		11:51	19
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		22:17	22
62	Brandon Montour	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		21:16	25
33	Colin Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		20:14	20
44	Matt Irwin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	2		19:03	22
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		18:42	24
23	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:52	20
27	Curtis Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33.3	16:39	23
12	Eric Staal	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	45.5	15:57	21
15	Riley Sheahan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	44.4	15:35	25
13	Tobias Rieder	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		15:16	21
68	Victor Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:15	20
20	Cody Eakin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	47.1	14:13	23
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:49	16
4	Taylor Hall	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		13:20	19
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20.0	12:59	15
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:58	17

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Carter Hutton	L	37	33	4	.892	60:00