| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 BUF | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Game Leaders
Tage Thompson
· C
Tage Thompson
· C
Mason Lohrei
· D
Elias Lindholm
· C
Team Stats
14Blocked Shots17
17Hits20
10Takeaways3
27Shots33
1Power Play Goals1
2Power Play Opportunities3
50.0Power Play Percentage33.3
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won24
53.8Faceoff Win Percent46.2
15Giveaways10
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:47
Beck Malenstyn faceoff won against Trent Frederic
19:47
Zach Benson Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Jack Quinn (10), Dylan Cozens (16)
18:55
Trent Frederic Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
18:52
Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Michael Callahan
18:25
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against John Beecher
18:25
Nikita Zadorov Misconduct
18:25
Nikita Zadorov Roughing against JJ Peterka served by Vinni Lettieri
18:25
Icing
18:18
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
18:11
Nikita Zadorov Snap Shot Wide Left
18:08
Andrew Peeke shot blocked by Bowen Byram
18:03
Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot Wide Left
17:43
John Beecher faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
17:43
Goalie Stopped
17:41
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
17:01
Charlie Coyle hit Dylan Cozens
16:59
Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
16:54
Brad Marchand Slap Shot Wide Left
16:36
Pavel Zacha Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
15:49
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
15:49
Goalie Stopped
15:46
Vinni Lettieri Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
15:26
Tyson Kozak hit Nikita Zadorov
15:19
Owen Power Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman
15:12
Zach Benson Backhand Wide Right
14:56
Cole Koepke Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
14:42
Jordan Oesterle Wrist Shot Wide Right
14:26
John Beecher faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
14:26
JJ Peterka Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none
14:20
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
14:20
Icing
13:35
Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
13:22
Takeaway by David Pastrnak
13:10
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
13:10
Goalie Stopped
13:08
Elias Lindholm Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
12:55
Beck Malenstyn hit Nikita Zadorov
12:49
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke
12:28
Justin Brazeau hit Mattias Samuelsson
12:18
Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
12:17
Jordan Oesterle hit Ryan McLeod
12:04
Giveaway by Matthew Poitras
11:44
Giveaway by Owen Power
11:25
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
10:51
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
10:51
Off-side
10:43
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against John Beecher
10:43
JJ Peterka Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Jiri Kulich (5)
Thompson and Peterka each score hat tricks in 7-2 Sabres win over the Bruins
— Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
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