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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 6, Buffalo 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, May 1, 2021
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Jean Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 2191
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1012
Boston 2136
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Boston
  0:00 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:11 Curtis Lazar hits Drake Caggiula.
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 0:18  
  0:27 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 0:42  
  1:05 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
  1:13 Craig Smith hits Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  1:21 Craig Smith scores. Assisted by David Krejci and Taylor Hall.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 1:21  
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 1:33  
  1:49 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:36 Connor Clifton blocks shot from William Borgen.
  3:22 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Henri Jokiharju hits Taylor Hall. 4:02  
  4:22 Jeremy Lauzon blocks shot from Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  4:32 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
  4:48 Kevan Miller blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  4:48 Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  5:38 Sean Kuraly hits Sam Reinhart.
  5:42 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
Tage Thompson hits Mike Reilly. 6:17  
  6:31 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  6:31 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  6:33 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 6:33  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 7:11  
  7:11 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  7:35 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  7:36 Brad Marchand hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  7:41 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
  7:55 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Takeaway by Sam Reinhart. 8:20  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 8:25  
  8:42 Craig Smith hits Jacob Bryson.
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 8:49  
  8:59 Kevan Miller hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  9:15 Takeaway by Taylor Hall.
  9:22 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
Rasmus Asplund hits Nick Ritchie. 9:34  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 9:44  
Shot by Jacob Bryson misses the net 10:10  
  10:11 Mike Reilly hits Tobias Rieder.
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. 10:22  
Riley Sheahan penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 10:28  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 10:28  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 10:39  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Brad Marchand. 10:49  
  11:39 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:46 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:46 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
William Borgen hits David Krejci. 11:56  
  12:01 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
William Borgen hits Craig Smith. 12:04  
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 12:22  
Mattias Samuelsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 12:27  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 12:27  
Riley Sheahan scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Jacob Bryson and Casey Mittelstadt. 12:35  
  12:35 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  12:47 David Pastrnak hits Jacob Bryson.
  13:17 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:52 Karson Kuhlman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:54 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:54 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  14:54 Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:00 Karson Kuhlman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:01 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  15:51 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  16:10 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:12 Sean Kuraly hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 16:27  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Nick Ritchie. 16:34  
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 16:36  
  16:38 Sean Kuraly scores. Assisted by Nick Ritchie.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 16:38  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 17:25  
  17:47 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:01 Sean Kuraly hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  18:04 Nick Ritchie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:49 Giveaway by Craig Smith.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Craig Smith. 18:50  
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 19:02  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 19:22  
  19:34 Brad Marchand hits Henri Jokiharju.
  19:49 David Pastrnak hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  19:55 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
2
Buffalo   Boston
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 0:00  
  0:16 Connor Clifton hits Anders Bjork.
Anders Bjork hits Connor Clifton. 0:28  
  0:41 Karson Kuhlman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 1:08  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Craig Smith. 1:09  
  1:45 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:07 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
William Borgen hits Sean Kuraly. 2:39  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 2:57  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 3:12  
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 3:19  
Riley Sheahan hits Matt Grzelcyk. 3:23  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 3:27  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 3:38  
  3:44 Nick Ritchie blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 3:47  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 3:57  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 3:59  
  4:07 Nick Ritchie blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Connor Clifton. 4:53  
  5:12 Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net
  5:12 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  5:19 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  5:26 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
  5:33 Jeremy Lauzon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:36 Patrice Bergeron scores. Assisted by Jeremy Lauzon and Brad Marchand.
  5:36 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  5:47 Connor Clifton hits Tobias Rieder.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 5:49  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 6:35  
  7:07 Takeaway by Kevan Miller.
Anders Bjork hits Kevan Miller. 7:10  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 7:13  
Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 7:25  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 7:43  
  7:44 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  7:51 Jeremy Lauzon hits Victor Olofsson.
Victor Olofsson hits Jeremy Lauzon. 8:03  
  8:13 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:24 Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy.
William Borgen blocks shot from Nick Ritchie. 8:31  
  8:34 Sean Kuraly penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jacob Bryson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 8:34  
  8:50 Jeremy Lauzon blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
  9:04 Jeremy Lauzon blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 9:32  
  10:10 Mike Reilly hits Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 10:38  
Jacob Bryson hits Sean Kuraly. 10:45  
  11:09 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Craig Smith. 11:09  
  11:17 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Kevan Miller. 11:23  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 12:07  
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. 12:34  
  12:58 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
  13:05 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 13:08  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 13:18  
  13:18 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  13:28 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Jacob Bryson hits Curtis Lazar. 13:46  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 13:51  
  13:51 Karson Kuhlman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 14:16  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 14:17  
Shot by Tobias Rieder misses the net 14:43  
  14:47 Kevan Miller hits Tobias Rieder.
  15:04 Sean Kuraly hits Tobias Rieder.
Drake Caggiula hits Connor Clifton. 15:29  
  15:44 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:56 Giveaway by Mike Reilly.
William Borgen blocks shot from David Krejci. 16:04  
  16:16 Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy.
  16:31 Karson Kuhlman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:43 Karson Kuhlman shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 16:43  
  16:51 Karson Kuhlman hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 16:51  
Takeaway by Arttu Ruotsalainen. 17:20  
  17:32 Jeremy Lauzon hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Charlie McAvoy. 17:40  
  18:04 Patrice Bergeron hits Sam Reinhart.
  18:23 David Pastrnak hits Henri Jokiharju.
  18:25 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  18:34 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 18:34  
  18:53 Nick Ritchie hits Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevan Miller. 19:09  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 19:09  
  19:33 Shot by Craig Smith misses the net
  19:48 Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net
3
Buffalo   Boston
  0:00 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  0:23 Shot by Nick Ritchie misses the net
  0:33 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
  0:47 Matt Grzelcyk hits Anders Bjork.
  1:55 Shot by Craig Smith misses the net
  2:06 Takeaway by David Krejci.
Casey Mittelstadt hits Mike Reilly. 2:27  
Giveaway by Arttu Ruotsalainen. 2:59  
  3:08 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 3:08  
  3:18 Nick Ritchie scores. Assisted by Matt Grzelcyk and Kevan Miller.
  3:18 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  3:49 Nick Ritchie hits William Borgen.
  4:07 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:17 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  4:31 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  4:39 Jeremy Lauzon shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:06 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:07 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  5:31 Craig Smith scores. Assisted by Mike Reilly and David Krejci.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 5:31  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 6:41  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 6:55  
  6:58 Sean Kuraly hits Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 7:00  
  7:02 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Arttu Ruotsalainen scores. Assisted by Rasmus Asplund and Casey Mittelstadt. 7:02  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 7:11  
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 7:45  
  7:45 Brad Marchand penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 7:45  
  7:45 David Pastrnak penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 8:17  
  8:43 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 9:01  
  9:01 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  9:14 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 9:39  
Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 10:12  
  10:12 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 10:15  
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Craig Smith. 10:30  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Craig Smith. 10:35  
  10:42 Jeremy Lauzon hits Anders Bjork.
Drake Caggiula hits Taylor Hall. 10:58  
  11:03 Shot by Mike Reilly misses the net
  11:12 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  11:16 Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 11:17  
Rasmus Asplund hits Charlie Coyle. 11:40  
  11:45 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 11:46  
  11:58 Kevan Miller hits Victor Olofsson.
  12:22 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Drake Caggiula hits Charlie McAvoy. 13:01  
William Borgen hits Charlie McAvoy. 13:20  
William Borgen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Craig Smith. 13:39  
  13:39 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  14:00 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  14:05 Craig Smith scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Krejci and Charlie Coyle.
  14:05 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Takeaway by Anders Bjork. 14:53  
  14:59 Nick Ritchie hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  15:02 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 15:17  
  15:25 Kevan Miller hits Dylan Cozens.
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 15:28  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 15:28  
  16:26 Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Karson Kuhlman. 17:11  
  17:47 David Krejci shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  17:47 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. 18:10  
  18:30 Takeaway by Sean Kuraly.
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 18:41  
  19:42 Kevan Miller hits Rasmus Asplund.
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 19:50  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 19:51  
Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 19:56  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 19:56  
  19:59 Jeremy Lauzon blocks shot from Jacob Bryson.