BOSTON, MA - MARCH 08: Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins watches a shot from Corey Tropp #78 of the Buffalo Sabres miss the net on March 8, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
This is not going to be a full recap. I'll just say that the better team won on Thursday night in Boston. The Sabres were beaten in almost every aspect of the game and Boston deserved the two points. It is still unfortunate the Sabres couldn't hang on and get at least a point.
The Stats
Scoring Chances - after the jump
| Team | Period | Time | Note | BUF | Opponent | |||||||||||
| BOS | 1 | 18:45 | Lucic | 1 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 52 | 63 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 1 | 16:50 | Rolston | 1 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 57 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 55 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 1 | 13:18 | Bergeron | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 78 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 55 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 1 | 9:57 | Lucic | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 63 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 1 | 9:25 | Lucic | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 4v5 | |
| BOS | 1 | 8:40 | Bergeron | 1 | 6 | 36 | 37 | 57 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 63 | 67 | 4v5 | |
| BOS | 1 | 3:37 | Pouliot | 1 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 57 | 63 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 55 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 3:21 | Pominville Goal | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 52 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 1 | 3:02 | Boyes | 1 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 52 | 78 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 18:48 | Roy | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 52 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 2 | 16:12 | Bergeron | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 55 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 2 | 14:23 | MacDermid | 1 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 42 | 57 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 44 | 64 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 14:05 | Gerbe | 1 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 44 | 64 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 2 | 11:43 | Seguin | 1 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 57 | 63 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 2 | 7:12 | Seidenberg | 1 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 52 | 78 | 14 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 44 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 2 | 3:21 | Tropp | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 37 | 78 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 54 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 2 | 1:51 | Campbell Goal | 1 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 52 | 63 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 2 | 0:18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 78 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 55 | 67 | 5v5 | |
| BUF | 3 | 14:52 | Ellis | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 37 | 78 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 14:29 | Chara | 1 | 3 | 22 | 37 | 57 | 78 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 7:04 | Boychuk Goal | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 63 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 55 | 63 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 5:44 | Leino | 1 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 57 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 5:42 | Hodgson | 1 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 57 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 67 | 5v5 |
| BOS | 3 | 4:06 | Krejci Goal | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 63 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 55 | 5v5 |
| BUF | 3 | 2:17 | Boyes | 1 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 42 | 52 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 54 | 64 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | J. ENROTH | 52:47 | 9 | 14 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:00 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | J. LEOPOLD | 17:14 | 2 | 7 | 0:55 | 0 | 0 | 0:45 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | M. WEBER | 19:24 | 2 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:02 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | D. ROY | 15:02 | 2 | 4 | 1:05 | 0 | 0 | 1:19 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | C. EHRHOFF | 22:48 | 5 | 6 | 1:05 | 0 | 0 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | C. HODGSON | 13:59 | 2 | 5 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | D. STAFFORD | 15:01 | 3 | 5 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | B. BOYES | 15:19 | 4 | 4 | 1:21 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | V. LEINO | 15:25 | 3 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | R. REGEHR | 15:58 | 2 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:45 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | T. VANEK | 11:38 | 2 | 2 | 1:05 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | J. POMINVILLE | 16:21 | 2 | 4 | 1:20 | 0 | 0 | 1:19 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | P. KALETA | 12:57 | 1 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:28 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | M. ELLIS | 11:28 | 3 | 4 | 0:16 | 0 | 0 | 0:28 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | N. GERBE | 15:30 | 2 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | A. SULZER | 21:03 | 5 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | T. MYERS | 15:33 | 2 | 5 | 0:55 | 0 | 0 | 1:02 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | T. ENNIS | 15:33 | 0 | 7 | 0:24 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | C. TROPP | 13:00 | 3 | 4 | 0:16 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head Scoring Chances
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