Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres — December 27, 2025 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 on December 27, 2025. The Buffalo Sabres controlled play with 55.2% Corsi and generated 7.01 expected goals compared to 4.08 from the Boston Bruins at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Buffalo Sabres created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the Boston Bruins at 5-on-5. Noah Ostlund was the most dangerous skater with 1.59 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Buffalo Sabres outshot the Boston Bruins 34-23 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on Dec 27, 2025
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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BOS1 - 4BUF

Dec 27, 2025 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	22	18	55.0	16	15	51.6	13	9	59.1	15	12	55.6	6	1	85.7	2.53	2.45	50.8	0	1	0.0
	P2	21	10	67.7	17	7	70.8	13	3	81.3	12	8	60.0	3	2	60.0	3.03	1.09	73.5	3	0	100.0
	P3	15	29	34.1	11	21	34.4	8	11	42.1	12	22	35.3	3	7	30.0	2.54	4.71	35.0	1	0	100.0
	Total	58	57	50.4	44	43	50.6	34	23	59.6	39	42	48.1	12	10	54.5	8.10	8.25	49.5	4	1	80.0
BOS	P1	18	22	45.0	15	16	48.4	9	13	40.9	12	15	44.4	1	6	14.3	2.45	2.53	49.2	1	0	100.0
	P2	10	21	32.3	7	17	29.2	3	13	18.8	8	12	40.0	2	3	40.0	1.09	3.03	26.5	0	3	0.0
	P3	29	15	65.9	21	11	65.6	11	8	57.9	22	12	64.7	7	3	70.0	4.71	2.54	65.0	0	1	0.0
	Total	57	58	49.6	43	44	49.4	23	34	40.4	42	39	51.9	10	12	45.5	8.25	8.10	50.5	1	4	20.0

Win Probability

BUF Favored

BOS Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

BOS Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

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BOS ShootBUF Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Takeaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (BOS) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = BOS players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / BOS →	Geekie	Lindholm	Zacha	Mittelstadt	Minten	Kastelic	Khusnutdinov	Eyssimont	Kuraly	Steeves	Arvidsson	Pastrnak	McAvoy	Zadorov	Lindholm	Lohrei	Peeke	Kolyachonok
Thompson	77	79	58	47	63	75	40	88	45	44	36	77	73	75	33	22	57	20
Krebs	67	67	50	44	63	86	40	88	45	44	44	67	67	75	43	25	67	20
Norris	60	59	53	47	33	40	40	60	67	50	36	60	64	63	44	38	54	57
McLeod	15	22	20	71	44	92	50	86	89	20	50	23	50	88	43	64	50	83
Ostlund	67	67	54	40	50	82	67	50	88	67	45	67	91	82	53	40	56	50
Dunne	56	56	100	100	50	75	29	60	33	43	100	60	50	0	17	73	25	77
Benson	42	60	20	71	33	71	33	75	67	14	20	50	57	71	27	57	38	75
Malenstyn	36	50	50	100	100	100	33	100	33	43	38	36	29	0	29	67	25	80
Greenway	33	50	50	100	100	100	33	100	33	43	33	33	29	0	20	69	25	80
Tuch	38	38	35	31	33	83	38	50	88	33	39	46	59	75	43	33	57	57
Doan	71	67	67	44	63	75	40	86	40	38	50	71	74	76	38	14	57	0
Quinn	46	67	33	71	43	93	50	75	89	0	100	53	73	90	50	89	55	78
Byram	40	46	41	48	17	75	42	75	44	36	53	43	43	62	38	47	50	57
Samuelsson	45	52	39	52	17	67	40	50	80	33	43	48	47	62	32	45	50	78
Power	47	67	36	58	60	90	50	86	100	43	29	50	71	86	47	56	75	73
Kesselring	70	78	43	67	78	82	38	83	33	29	33	73	83	75	50	53	67	53
Metsa	67	67	100	33	67	67	33	71	30	44	0	67	63	57	17	67	17	67
Bryson	33	60	20	33	75	75	25	80	30	38	0	33	45	67	14	60	14	60