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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 5, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 29, 2021
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 2191
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1012
Boston 2035
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Boston
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 0:00  
  0:29 Giveaway by Mike Reilly.
  0:35 Sean Kuraly hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 0:44  
  0:49 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Drake Caggiula.
  1:06 Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy.
  1:13 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  1:16 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 1:16  
  1:55 Craig Smith hits William Borgen.
  2:12 Nick Ritchie hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Jacob Bryson hits Curtis Lazar. 2:18  
  2:28 Curtis Lazar hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 2:29  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 2:39  
  2:50 Charlie Coyle hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 3:11  
Drake Caggiula hits Connor Clifton. 3:13  
Drake Caggiula hits Sean Kuraly. 3:29  
  3:46 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:46 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  3:49 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:49 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Craig Smith. 4:44  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 5:04  
  5:13 Kevan Miller blocks shot from Jacob Bryson.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:07  
  6:20 Sean Kuraly hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Drake Caggiula hits Connor Clifton. 6:57  
  7:25 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 7:25  
  7:40 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:03  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 9:03  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 9:17  
  9:20 Shot by Chris Wagner misses the net
  9:29 Curtis Lazar hits Henri Jokiharju.
  9:34 Jeremy Lauzon shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:53 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 9:53  
Giveaway by Drake Caggiula. 10:08  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Trent Frederic. 10:18  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 10:30  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 10:33  
Drake Caggiula shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 10:38  
Drake Caggiula shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 10:39  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 10:39  
  10:56 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 11:13  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 11:32  
  11:32 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Jeff Skinner hits Charlie McAvoy. 11:45  
  12:09 Takeaway by Charlie Coyle.
Victor Olofsson hits Charlie McAvoy. 12:14  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:26  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 12:32  
Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:39  
  12:43 Craig Smith hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Tage Thompson hits Taylor Hall. 12:45  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:48  
Drake Caggiula wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 12:48  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Chris Wagner. 13:26  
Jacob Bryson hits David Pastrnak. 14:00  
Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 14:08  
Casey Mittelstadt scores. Assisted by Arttu Ruotsalainen and Rasmus Asplund. 14:08  
  14:09 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Takeaway by Sam Reinhart. 14:26  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 14:28  
  14:28 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  14:53 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 15:08  
  15:59 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:23 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Sean Kuraly. 16:35  
  16:44 Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 16:44  
Jacob Bryson hits Chris Wagner. 17:04  
  17:04 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:05 Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:38 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Kevan Miller. 17:54  
Sam Reinhart penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 18:05  
  18:05 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  18:12 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:12 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  18:16 Patrice Bergeron shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:16 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  18:24 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 18:24  
  18:32 Giveaway by Patrice Bergeron.
  18:40 Patrice Bergeron hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 18:43  
  18:59 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
  19:53 Shot by Craig Smith misses the net
  19:59 David Krejci scores a power play goal. Assisted by Charlie McAvoy and Craig Smith.
Drake Caggiula wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 19:59  
2
Buffalo   Boston
  0:00 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 0:13  
  0:30 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  0:30 Taylor Hall wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:36 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
  1:00 Giveaway by Taylor Hall.
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 1:47  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 1:59  
  1:59 Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  2:14 Chris Wagner hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 2:51  
  2:59 Shot by Matt Grzelcyk misses the net
  2:59 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. 3:19  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from David Krejci. 3:29  
  3:34 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  3:38 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 3:53  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 3:55  
  4:22 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 4:46  
  4:50 Curtis Lazar hits Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  5:04 Shot by Nick Ritchie misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Chris Wagner. 5:29  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 5:36  
  5:36 Curtis Lazar penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 5:36  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 5:53  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 6:03  
  6:06 Brad Marchand hits Victor Olofsson.
  6:39 Takeaway by Charlie Coyle.
  6:54 Mike Reilly hits Sam Reinhart.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 6:54  
  7:35 Mike Reilly blocks shot from Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 7:37  
  7:37 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Drake Caggiula hits Kevan Miller. 7:56  
  8:10 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Brad Marchand. 8:10  
  8:28 Giveaway by Connor Clifton.
Henri Jokiharju hits Patrice Bergeron. 8:54  
Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Connor Clifton. 9:06  
  9:34 Giveaway by Sean Kuraly.
  9:36 Jeremy Lauzon hits Sam Reinhart.
  10:12 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:16 Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Anders Bjork hits Craig Smith. 10:24  
  11:31 Charlie McAvoy shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:31 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Takeaway by Rasmus Asplund. 11:35  
  12:05 Shot by David Krejci misses the net
  12:16 Giveaway by David Krejci.
Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:24  
  12:38 Nick Ritchie hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  12:46 Kevan Miller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:02 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Victor Olofsson hits Kevan Miller. 13:18  
  13:24 Nick Ritchie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 13:42  
  14:12 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  14:18 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  14:33 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 14:36  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Brad Marchand. 14:50  
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 14:50  
  14:50 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  14:58 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  14:58 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  15:22 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:39 Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:39 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund.
Tobias Rieder blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 15:47  
  16:01 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
William Borgen blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 16:30  
  16:47 Nick Ritchie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. 16:56  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 17:00  
  17:00 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 17:35  
  18:18 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Jeremy Lauzon. 18:21  
  18:26 Craig Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt hits Jeremy Lauzon. 18:49  
  18:57 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  19:04 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 19:18  
  19:18 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 19:39  
  19:40 Charlie McAvoy hits Sam Reinhart.
  20:00 Brad Marchand hits Rasmus Dahlin.
3
Buffalo   Boston
  0:00 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Drake Caggiula hits Matt Grzelcyk. 0:12  
  0:22 Giveaway by Nick Ritchie.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 1:05  
  1:11 Shot by Mike Reilly misses the net
Henri Jokiharju hits Craig Smith. 1:29  
Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Victor Olofsson and Jeff Skinner. 1:43  
  1:43 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  2:03 Brad Marchand hits Jeff Skinner.
  2:07 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:25 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:25 Taylor Hall wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  2:34 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:34 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  2:36 David Krejci shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:04 Kevan Miller hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  3:15 Shot by Kevan Miller misses the net
  3:40 Trent Frederic hits Henri Jokiharju.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 4:02  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 4:10  
Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Curtis Lazar. 4:22  
  5:20 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen hits David Pastrnak. 5:37  
  6:31 Craig Smith hits Rasmus Asplund.
  6:37 Connor Clifton blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Tage Thompson hits Jeremy Lauzon. 7:37  
Takeaway by Tage Thompson. 7:42  
  7:58 Takeaway by Charlie Coyle.
  7:58 Charlie Coyle scores.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 7:58  
  8:15 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 8:15  
Takeaway by Drake Caggiula. 8:32  
  8:40 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:46 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly. 8:58  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:05  
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 9:05  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 9:12  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 9:32  
  10:03 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:03 Taylor Hall wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Craig Smith. 10:21  
  10:51 Connor Clifton hits Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  11:15 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  11:35 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Anders Bjork hits Kevan Miller. 11:40  
  12:23 Giveaway by Jeremy Lauzon.
  12:27 Charlie McAvoy hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  12:42 Sean Kuraly blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 12:43  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. 12:43  
  12:48 Trent Frederic blocks shot from Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Mike Reilly. 13:09  
  13:30 David Krejci penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin.
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Krejci. 13:30  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 13:30  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 13:35  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 13:41  
  13:50 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. 13:55  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 14:59  
  16:12 Shot by Mike Reilly misses the net
  16:12 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Craig Smith. 16:22  
  16:41 Craig Smith hits Rasmus Asplund.
  16:43 Taylor Hall scores. Assisted by David Krejci and Craig Smith.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 16:43  
  17:13 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 17:47  
  17:47 Connor Clifton penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anders Bjork.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 17:47  
  18:25 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.
  18:26 Brad Marchand scores shorthanded on an empty net.
  18:26 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  19:00 Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Tuukka Rask. 19:34