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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 4, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 18, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 1214
Buffalo 0101
Periods:
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1
Boston   Buffalo
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 0:00  
  0:15 Taylor Hall blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy.
  0:37 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
David Krejci shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:59  
David Krejci shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:05  
  1:20 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 1:29  
  1:35 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  1:36 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
Steven Kampfer blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 2:00  
  2:05 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  2:11 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  2:52 Giveaway by Carter Hutton.
Greg McKegg scores. Assisted by Matt Grzelcyk. 2:56  
  2:56 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Trent Frederic.
  3:28 Shot by Eric Staal misses the net
Greg McKegg hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 3:32  
  3:40 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Greg McKegg.
  3:48 Colin Miller hits Karson Kuhlman.
Takeaway by David Pastrnak. 4:40  
Jake DeBrusk hits Brandon Montour. 5:01  
  5:16 Matt Irwin hits Jake DeBrusk.
  6:12 Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 6:12  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 6:57  
  7:19 Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  7:40 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:02  
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:03  
  8:13 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Connor Clifton hits Riley Sheahan. 8:14  
Oskar Steen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:39  
  8:45 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 8:46  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:06  
Takeaway by Jakub Zboril. 10:02  
Giveaway by Brad Marchand. 10:16  
  10:52 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
Charlie Coyle blocks shot from Colin Miller. 10:59  
  11:00 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Greg McKegg.
Nick Ritchie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 11:49  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 11:51  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 11:56  
  11:57 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  12:04 Giveaway by Jacob Bryson.
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 12:05  
  12:05 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy. 12:19  
Connor Clifton hits Casey Mittelstadt. 12:51  
  13:54 Eric Staal hits Jake DeBrusk.
  14:35 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:45  
  15:02 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 15:45  
  16:08 Curtis Lazar hits Trent Frederic.
  16:20 Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Jack Ahcan blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 16:29  
  16:41 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  16:59 Tobias Rieder blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
  17:03 Matt Irwin hits Brad Marchand.
Takeaway by Craig Smith. 17:37  
  17:45 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
  17:59 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
  18:03 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  18:03 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 18:04  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 18:56  
Patrice Bergeron hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 19:14  
  19:49 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
  19:52 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  19:59 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
2
Boston   Buffalo
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 0:00  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:16  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 0:20  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:24  
  0:25 Cody Eakin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brad Marchand.
  0:25 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  0:46 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:56  
  0:56 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Giveaway by Patrice Bergeron. 1:18  
  1:42 Tobias Rieder blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  1:54 Kyle Okposo scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Jacob Bryson.
  1:54 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
  2:28 Carter Hutton shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  3:03 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 3:23  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 3:48  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:54  
  3:55 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  4:02 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Brad Marchand blocks shot from Brandon Montour. 4:19  
  4:40 Shot by Tobias Rieder misses the net
Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 4:54  
Shot by Craig Smith misses the net 5:17  
  5:35 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:07  
  6:29 Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  6:29 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Takeaway by Brad Marchand. 6:38  
Jack Ahcan shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:48  
  6:54 Matt Irwin hits Brad Marchand.
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:00  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 7:08  
Takeaway by Craig Smith. 7:17  
  7:27 Matt Irwin blocks shot from Craig Smith.
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:33  
  7:35 Matt Irwin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake DeBrusk.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 7:35  
  7:43 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
Nick Ritchie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:58  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 7:59  
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 8:06  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:14  
  8:17 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net 8:41  
  9:09 Giveaway by Jacob Bryson.
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 9:15  
  9:15 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Jake DeBrusk scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Pastrnak and David Krejci. 9:15  
  9:24 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Oskar Steen penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller. 9:37  
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:37  
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 10:26  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:26  
  10:50 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  11:12 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  11:14 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Jakub Zboril hits Cody Eakin. 12:36  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 13:01  
  13:18 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  13:18 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net 14:20  
Jack Ahcan shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:31  
  15:37 Colin Miller hits Jake DeBrusk.
Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net 16:05  
Shot by Charlie Coyle misses the net 16:29  
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 16:43  
  17:13 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Karson Kuhlman.
Takeaway by Steven Kampfer. 17:51  
Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net 18:11  
Connor Clifton hits Rasmus Dahlin. 18:32  
  18:32 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
Craig Smith scores. Assisted by David Krejci and Connor Clifton. 18:36  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 18:36  
  19:07 Takeaway by Curtis Lazar.
  19:10 Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 19:20  
  19:53 Eric Staal shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 19:54  
3
Boston   Buffalo
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 0:00  
Craig Smith shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 0:42  
  0:43 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against David Krejci.
Jake DeBrusk blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt. 1:10  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:42  
Nick Ritchie shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 1:53  
  1:54 Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk. 2:12  
  2:26 Shot by Matt Irwin misses the net
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Eric Staal. 2:33  
  2:59 Victor Olofsson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Karson Kuhlman.
  2:59 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron.
  3:25 Takeaway by Curtis Lazar.
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 3:57  
  4:13 Brandon Montour penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 4:13  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 4:22  
Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net 4:32  
David Pastrnak scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Krejci and Brad Marchand. 4:44  
  4:44 Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against David Krejci.
  5:06 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jake DeBrusk.
  5:28 Cody Eakin blocks shot from Charlie McAvoy.
  5:54 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle.
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk. 6:19  
Nick Ritchie hits Curtis Lazar. 6:24  
Karson Kuhlman shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 6:48  
  6:50 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Greg McKegg.
  7:10 Jeff Skinner hits Jake DeBrusk.
Oskar Steen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 7:51  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 7:51  
Jack Ahcan shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 8:06  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 8:07  
  8:28 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Oskar Steen.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 9:03  
Patrice Bergeron hits Rasmus Dahlin. 9:19  
Shot by Steven Kampfer misses the net 9:26  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:26  
Shot by Steven Kampfer misses the net 9:30  
  9:39 Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net
Steven Kampfer hits Jeff Skinner. 9:40  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:40  
  9:55 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  10:00 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  10:31 Eric Staal penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie McAvoy.
Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 10:31  
  11:34 Cody Eakin hits Matt Grzelcyk.
  11:39 Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 11:54  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 11:55  
Giveaway by Greg McKegg. 12:54  
  13:07 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 13:08  
Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 14:20  
Oskar Steen shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. 14:58  
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 14:59  
  15:21 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  15:24 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
David Krejci wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 15:24  
  15:29 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
Greg McKegg wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. 15:30  
  15:59 Rasmus Dahlin hits Karson Kuhlman.
  17:30 Takeaway by Brandon Montour.
  17:46 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  17:58 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
Jack Ahcan hits Brandon Montour. 18:08  
Jack Ahcan blocks shot from Taylor Hall. 18:30  
  18:40 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Jaroslav Halak.
  19:02 Shot by Colin Miller misses the net
  19:16 Colin Miller hits Greg McKegg.
  19:36 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Karson Kuhlman.