The Boston Bruins dominated the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-0 win, scoring three power-play goals. The Bruins' special teams excelled, with Coyle, Lohrei, and Geekie contributing goals. Marchand received penalties for cross-checking and unsportsmanlike conduct, while Skinner and Mittelstadt also received penalties for the Sabres. The Sabres struggled on the power play, with only 2 shots during a 4-minute power play. Swayman made 25 saves for the Bruins in the game.
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Here's your @BOSHockeyNow Bruins Postgame after a 4-1 #NHLBruins win over #LetsGoBuffalo: -Special teams shine for Bruins -Coyle (🚨🚨), Lohrei, Geekie (🚨) -Marchand and DeBrusk (🍏🍏) -Swayman 25 saves https://t.co/PpyE9Eiyk6
Mittelstadt with an elbowing penalty 23 seconds into a power play. Hit the guy right in the face. Gotta call that. #Sabres
4-0 Geekie on the power play. Bruins are 3-for-3 on the power play.
Special teams are the story tonight. Sabres had only 2 shots on goal and couldn't during that 4-minute power play when they were only down 1-0. The Bruins responded with three power-play goals.
Geekie sneaks one through. Boston’s third power play goal of the night. 4-0 Bruins.
Bruins have their third power play goal of the game as Geekie banked it in off of a sprawled Levi, 4-0 Bos.
Bruins score another power play goal, this one went in off E. Johnson's skate, 3-0 Bos.
Skinner with a slashing penalty at 3:07 of 2nd. Replay shows that's a brutal call. Guy snapped his stick trying to shoot the puck. #Sabres
Skinner gets called for slashing just over three minutes into the period. Bruins to the power play.
Special teams obviously a major factor here. BOS PP entered that chance at No. 7 and BUF PK was No. 15 overall and No. 8 at home. #Sabres drubbed in that matchup too.
DeBrusk finds an uncovered Coyle in front for a power play goal, 2-0 Bos.
2-0 Bruins Power-play goal. Charlie Coyle left wide open in front of the net. Dahlin chased and no one covered for him.
Krebs goes for tripping at 12:28, called by the ref who was 100 feet away at center ice. #Sabres
Brad Marchand gets two minutes for cross-checking in a play that clearly wasn't a cross check, and then gets two more minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct when he gives the refs an earful going to the box.
Sabres get the first power play of the night. Marchand sits for cross-checking and gets an additional two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct. Four-minute PP.
Brad Marchand given an additional two-minute penalty for chirping at referee Garrett Rank. The Sabres have a four-minute power play in the first period. Olofsson took Thompson's spot on the top power-play unit.
Marchand gone for a silly cross check on Cozens crossing into at red line. #Sabres to PP at 7:31... AND he just got an unsportsmanlike conduct call too.
Sabres get the first power play of the night. Marchand sits for cross-checking.