Boston 4, Buffalo 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 18, 2014
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees:
Greg Kimmerly, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
18685
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Bruins 4, Sabres 0: Niklas Svedberg made 32 saves to record his first shutout in his third career start and defenseman Dougie Hamilton collected a goal and an assist as visiting Boston blanked Buffalo.
Carl Soderberg and captain Zdeno Chara scored for the second straight contest while blue-liner Torey Krug also tallied for the Bruins, who had dropped five of their previous six games. Patrice Bergeron notched an assist for his 499th career point.
After yielding a last-second goal versus Colorado in his previous start on Monday, Svedberg wasn't going to be denied against the Sabres. The 25-year-old Swede highlighted the best start of his young career by stopping 16 shots in the first period while Buffalo was shut out in back-to-back contests for the first time since October 2003.
Hamilton's sharp wrist shot from the point beat a screened Jhonas Enroth (32 saves) midway into the first period to open the scoring before Chara's blast from above the left faceoff circle 3 1/2 minutes later doubled the advantage. The scoring burst resulted in Boston's first two-goal lead of the season.
The Bruins didn't let up in the second as Krug's wrist shot from the point at 11:40 extended the advantage and Soderberg deftly backhanded a centering feed over Enroth just over three minutes later. The Sabres mustered little offensively, failing on all seven power-play opportunities to drop to 0-for-22 on the season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Buffalo C Sam Reinhart, who was the second overall pick of the 2014 draft, was a healthy scratch after failing to record a point in each of his first five games. "It's one of those things. He's a young player that's still learning," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said prior to the contest. "So we'll let him watch a game and let's see how he comes from that." ... Boston D Kevan Miller appeared to injured his right arm during a fight with Buffalo LW Nicolas Deslauriers at 7:55 of the first period. He did not return to the contest after the bout. ... Chara registered a game-high seven shots.
Top Game Performances
Boston |
|
Buffalo |
Dougie Hamilton 2 |
Points |
N/A |
Dougie Hamilton 1 |
Goals |
N/A |
Dougie Hamilton 1 |
Assists |
N/A |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Niklas Svedberg 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Jhonas Enroth .889 |
Niklas Svedberg 32 |
Saves |
Jhonas Enroth 32 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Boston
|
36 |
4 |
0-3 |
7-7 |
19 |
32 |
Buffalo
|
32 |
0 |
0-7 |
3-3 |
11 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Sabres have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .200 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Bruins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .600 after a loss.