Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Thu, Apr 22, 2021 · KeyBank Center · 2020–21 Regular Season

Boston Bruins

5 – 1

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at KeyBank Center. Matt Grzelcyk led the way with 2 points. Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 38–30.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BOS	1	1	3	5	38
BUF	0	1	0	1	30

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	12:36	BOS	EV	Brad Marchand (25) · wrist	Patrice Bergeron (23), Mike Reilly (23)	1–0
2nd	05:27	BUF	EV	Arttu Ruotsalainen (3) · tip-in	Anders Bjork (6), Dylan Cozens (8)	1–1
2nd	12:50	BOS	EV	Matt Grzelcyk (4) · wrist	Charlie McAvoy (20), David Pastrnak (23)	2–1
3rd	04:55	BOS	EV	David Pastrnak (18) · wrist	Brad Marchand (32), Matt Grzelcyk (11)	3–1
3rd	06:01	BOS	EV	Nick Ritchie (11) · wrist	Jake DeBrusk (6), Charlie Coyle (10)	4–1
3rd	18:02	BOS	EV	David Krejci (6) · wrist	Jeremy Lauzon (6), Taylor Hall (19)	5–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	08:13	BUF	Rasmus Ristolainen	boarding	2
1st	14:25	BOS	Charlie McAvoy	hooking	2
1st	18:18	BOS	Brad Marchand	roughing	2
1st	18:18	BUF	Casey Mittelstadt	roughing	2
2nd	01:49	BUF	Rasmus Ristolainen	holding	2
2nd	05:48	BOS	David Pastrnak	boarding	2
2nd	08:56	BOS	Steven Kampfer	interference	2
2nd	13:11	BOS	Patrice Bergeron	hooking	2
2nd	16:26	BOS	Charlie McAvoy	slashing	2

Shot map

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

Expected goals: BOS 1.91 · BUF 2.31 · xG% BOS 45.3

Boston Bruins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
48	Matt Grzelcyk	D	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	0		19:02	27
63	Brad Marchand	L	1	1	2	+3	2	1	0	0		16:53	20
88	David Pastrnak	R	1	1	2	+3	2	3	0	0		13:48	17
55	Jeremy Lauzon	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	3		21:12	27
73	Charlie McAvoy	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	2		20:50	25
6	Mike Reilly	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		19:04	27
13	Charlie Coyle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	69.2	17:16	21
37	Patrice Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+3	2	5	1	2	33.3	14:52	21
71	Taylor Hall	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		14:49	17
46	David Krejci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	58.3	13:11	18
74	Jake DeBrusk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		12:56	18
21	Nick Ritchie	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		11:00	14
75	Connor Clifton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		18:20	24
44	Steven Kampfer	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	2		18:03	27
20	Curtis Lazar	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	42.9	15:30	20
52	Sean Kuraly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	50.0	14:48	20
12	Craig Smith	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		13:30	17
14	Chris Wagner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		12:57	16

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Jeremy Swayman	W	30	29	1	.967	59:59

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
24	Dylan Cozens	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	33.3	19:10	20
96	Anders Bjork	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		16:37	20
25	Arttu Ruotsalainen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0		16:24	21
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	1		23:28	22
78	Jacob Bryson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:41	25
23	Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	54.5	19:30	23
10	Henri Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	2		18:38	20
3	Will Borgen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		18:20	22
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	3	54.5	18:16	21
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	5	1		17:45	24
68	Victor Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:42	17
54	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		15:20	21
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	75.0	13:47	17
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		13:34	20
74	Rasmus Asplund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		13:07	19
15	Riley Sheahan	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	55.6	12:32	18
13	Tobias Rieder	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		10:50	17
91	Drake Caggiula	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0		10:19	17

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Dustin Tokarski	L	38	33	5	.868	60:00