Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Thursday, April 22, 2021 · KeyBank Center
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Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Bruins outshot the Sabres 38-30.
Goals came from Brad Marchand, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Matt Grzelcyk, David Pastrnak, Nick Ritchie and David Krejci.
Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win; Dustin Tokarski stopped 33 of 38.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Brad Marchand (25)Patrice Bergeron (23), Mike Reilly (23)1–012:36 BOS
2nd period
Arttu Ruotsalainen (3)Anders Bjork (6), Dylan Cozens (8)1–105:27 BUF
Matt Grzelcyk (4)Charlie McAvoy (20), David Pastrnak (23)2–112:50 BOS
3rd period
David Pastrnak (18)Brad Marchand (32), Matt Grzelcyk (11)3–104:55 BOS
Nick Ritchie (11)Jake DeBrusk (6), Charlie Coyle (10)4–106:01 BOS
David Krejci (6)Jeremy Lauzon (6), Taylor Hall (19)5–118:02 BOS
Team stats
BOSBUF
38Shots on goal30
49%Faceoff %51%
0/2Power play0/5
12Penalty minutes6
17Hits18
12Blocked shots9
7Giveaways6
3Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 08:13
Rasmus Ristolainen · boarding2 min - 1st 14:25
Charlie McAvoy · hooking2 min - 1st 18:18Brad Marchand · roughing2 min
- 1st 18:18Casey Mittelstadt · roughing2 min
- 2nd 01:49Rasmus Ristolainen · holding2 min
- 2nd 05:48David Pastrnak · boarding2 min
- 2nd 08:56Steven Kampfer · interference2 min
- 2nd 13:11Patrice Bergeron · hooking2 min
- 2nd 16:26Charlie McAvoy · slashing2 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 63Brad MarchandC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 16:53 |
| 88David PastrnakR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 13:48 |
| 48Matt GrzelcykD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 19:02 |
| 13Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:16 |
| 21Nick RitchieL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:00 |
| 37Patrice BergeronC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 14:52 |
| 46David KrejciC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:11 |
| 71Taylor HallL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 14:49 |
| 74Jake DeBruskL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:56 |
| 6Mike ReillyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:04 |
| 55Jeremy LauzonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:12 |
| 73Charlie McAvoyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:50 |
| 12Craig SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 13:30 |
| 14Chris WagnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:57 |
| 20Curtis LazarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:30 |
| 52Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:48 |
| 44Steven KampferD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:03 |
| 75Connor CliftonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeremy SwaymanG | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 59:59 |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:10 |
| 25Arttu RuotsalainenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:24 |
| 96Anders BjorkL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:37 |
| 13Tobias RiederC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 10:50 |
| 15Riley SheahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 12:32 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:30 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:16 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 13:47 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 13:34 |
| 74Rasmus AsplundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:07 |
| 91Drake CaggiulaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 10:19 |
| 3Will BorgenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:20 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 18:38 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 23:28 |
| 54Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:20 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:45 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:41 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 31Dustin TokarskiG | L | 38 | 33 | 5 | .868 | 60:00 |