Emotional night for Bruins but can't beat Sabres

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 17: The Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres raise their sticks in salute to the fans at the TD Garden on April 17, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

What an emotional night it was in Boston as the Bruins took on the Buffalo Sabres. The pre-game had a moment of silence for those that were lost on Monday and then the crowd took over the singing of the National Anthem from Rene Rancourt. It was a great moment to watch and could choke up anyone. Watch the touching National Anthem below. The Bruins would continue their up-and-down play this season as they looked like the team we've been watching the past month and the Sabres would win the game in a shootout 3-2.

Boston Bruins post-Marathon Anthem and video 4/17/13

Pre-game pictures (photos by Getty)

Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins Daniel Paille scored his 9th goal of the season, making it 1-0 Bruins. Later, Bruins-killer Sabres Thomas Vanek scored a power-play goal, tying the game 1-1.

In the second period, Bruins Chris Kelly scored his 3rd goal of the season, making it 2-1 Bruins.

In the third period, Sabres Cody Hodgson scored a power-play goal, tying the game 2-2.

In overtime, no one scored.

In the shootout, Bruins Tyler Seguin didn't score; Sabres Thomas Vanek didn't score; Bruins Patrice Bergeron didn't score; Sabres Nathan Gerbe didn't score; Bruins Brad Marchand didn't score; and Sabres Drew Stafford scored to win the game for the Sabres.

Game notes
Anton Khudobin played in net for the Bruins and made 30 saves on 32 shots. This season, Khudobin is now 9-3-1 with a 2.20 GAA and a .925 save percentage.

The Bruins led the game in shots 43-32 and faceoff wins 36-20. The Sabres led the game in hits 28-20 and blocked shots 13-7. The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power-play while the Sabres went 2-for-6.

Patrice Bergeron led the Bruins with 6 shots. Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 3 hits. Zdeno Chara and Andrew Ference led the Bruins with 2 blocked shots apiece.

Player notes
Defenseman Wade Redden made his Bruins debut, wearing #6, and had 12:42 of ice time.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 26-11-5 with 57 points (tied with Montreal with 57 points, but Montreal has played 1 more game). The next game for the Bruins is on Friday when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7pm ET.