National Hockey League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Buffalo 6,
Boston 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 26, 2015
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Mark Lemelin, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 17565
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Mark Lemelin, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 17565
Final Scoring Summary
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
| No Scoring. |
| Penalties |
|
8:11 -
Sabres Josh Gorges
(2)
Boarding 19:41 - Bruins Kevan Miller (2) High sticking |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
5:13 -
Sabres Evander Kane
(EV) Assists:
Tyler Ennis
, Jack Eichel
5:49 - Bruins Matt Beleskey (EV) Assists: Kevan Miller , Loui Eriksson 7:05 - Bruins Patrice Bergeron (EV) Assists: Brad Marchand , Zdeno Chara |
| Penalties |
|
11:02 -
Sabres Josh Gorges
(2)
Interference 17:14 - Bruins Landon Ferraro (2) Roughing |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
6:59 -
Bruins David Krejci
(EV) Assists:
Loui Eriksson
10:21 - Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (EV) Assists: Mike Weber , Cody Franson 11:00 - Sabres Jack Eichel (EV) Assists: Jake McCabe 14:24 - Sabres Jamie McGinn (EV) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly , Zach Bogosian 18:42 - Sabres Jack Eichel (EV) (EN) Unassisted 19:10 - Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (EV) (EN) Assists: Jack Eichel , Jamie McGinn |
| Penalties |
|
2:18 -
Bruins Frank Vatrano
(2)
Tripping 19:19 - Sabres David Legwand (2) High sticking |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Chad Johnson | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 49:19 | 6:00 | 4:41 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Linus Ullmark | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Josh Gorges | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 4 | 1 | 27 | 20:05 | 19:30 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Weber | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16:55 | 14:20 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Evander Kane | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 19:47 | 15:04 | 2:47 | 1:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14:29 | 10:40 | 2:47 | 1:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jack Eichel | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17:42 | 14:36 | 3:06 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| David Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8:54 | 7:01 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 100 |
| Johan Larsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13:23 | 13:22 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 17:57 | 15:04 | 2:53 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Moulson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11:28 | 8:41 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14:42 | 12:23 | 0:01 | 2:18 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16:20 | 14:48 | 0:01 | 1:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10:07 | 10:06 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Cody Franson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15:28 | 14:18 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 18:19 | 16:43 | 0:05 | 1:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 27:04 | 19:09 | 4:45 | 3:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Tyler Ennis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16:24 | 13:12 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Jamie McGinn | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16:27 | 13:15 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19:48 | 14:23 | 3:12 | 2:13 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 18 | 38 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Tuukka Rask | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jonas Gustavsson | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:01 | 48:20 | 4:41 | 6:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jimmy Hayes | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14:05 | 14:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Brett Connolly | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16:13 | 13:55 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Loui Eriksson | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 17:16 | 13:02 | 2:09 | 2:05 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Landon Ferraro | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10:11 | 9:00 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| Zdeno Chara | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 26:18 | 19:40 | 2:49 | 3:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Zac Rinaldo | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Patrice Bergeron | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 21:00 | 15:41 | 2:23 | 2:56 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 17 | 8 | 68 |
| Matt Beleskey | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15:02 | 12:30 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27:05 | 23:39 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| David Krejci | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 20:01 | 14:47 | 3:15 | 1:59 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 60 |
| Torey Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5:03 | 3:48 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colin Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18:54 | 16:42 | 2:03 | 0:09 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Ryan Spooner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15:30 | 13:00 | 2:09 | 0:21 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| Adam McQuaid | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19:28 | 16:43 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Brad Marchand | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22:19 | 16:19 | 2:32 | 3:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Randell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Frank Vatrano | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14:19 | 14:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Kevan Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19:02 | 17:11 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Goaltending
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Chad Johnson W (10-10-2) | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 0 | 60:00 |
| Boston | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Jonas Gustavsson L (6-3-1) | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 0 | 59:01 |