Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Thursday, December 8, 1988 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Thursday, December 8, 1988 at Boston Garden. The Sabres outshot the Bruins 28–26.
Goals came from John Tucker, Benoit Hogue, Steve Kasper, Mark Napier, Scott Arniel and Craig Janney.
Scoring
1st period
John Tucker (9)Doug Bodger (12), Pierre Turgeon (14)1–003:11 BUF · 
Benoit Hogue (5)Mark Napier (3), Mike Foligno (9)2–008:41 BUF
Steve Kasper (6)Ray Bourque (19), Craig Janney (18)2–111:24 BOS ·
2nd period
Mark Napier (5)Scott Arniel (7)3–116:01 BUF
3rd period
Scott Arniel (6)Mark Napier (4)4–105:01 BUF
Craig Janney (10)Lyndon Byers (3), Glen Wesley (12)4–207:33 BOS
Team stats
BUFBOS
2826
0%0%
1/51/7
2117
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00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:26 into the first period
Glen Wesley · interference2 min - 5:08 into the first periodKen Linseman · slashing2 min
- 5:58 into the first period
Adam Creighton · hooking2 min - 8:09 into the first periodBob Joyce · fighting5 min
- 8:09 into the first periodAdam Creighton · fighting5 min
- 10:02 into the first periodDoug Bodger · interference2 min
- 13:27 into the first periodKevin Maguire · holding2 min
- 13:27 into the first periodKevin Maguire · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2:28 into the second periodMike Hartman · high sticking2 min
- 2:46 into the second periodKen Linseman · holding2 min
- 10:09 into the second periodKeith Crowder · roughing2 min
- 10:09 into the second periodMike Donnelly · holding2 min
- 16:01 into the second periodLyndon Byers · cross checking2 min
- 17:30 into the second periodDoug Bodger · high sticking2 min
- 19:55 into the second periodKeith Crowder · high sticking2 min
- 1:10 into the third periodPierre Turgeon · hooking2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.