He gave up goals by Matt Hunwick in the second period and Phil Kessel in the third.

Buffalo's Derrick Roy scored twice in the first period, once unassisted at the 18:37 mark.

At 5:01 of the second, Jochen Hecht scored his second goal this season shorthanded and unassisted for the Sabres, who snapped a season-high five-game losing streak.

Goalie Tim Thomas yielded three goals on 23 shots for the Bruins, who had earned at least a point in 10 straight games (9

Kessel extended his point streak to a career-best seven games (four goals, four assists), while Hunwick has a five-game point streak (three goals, three assists).

Both clubs went 0-for-2 on the power play.