Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
11 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
31 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
25 |
Three stars
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)
- J. Zucker, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- P. Zacha, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:07 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (29) |
Fraser Minten (16), Marat Khusnutdinov (17) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
15:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (21) |
Tage Thompson (37), Jack Quinn (29) |
Power play |
BOS 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
09:45 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson (20) |
David Pastrnak (60), Nikita Zadorov (18) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
05:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (10) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
05:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (22) |
Tage Thompson (38) |
Power play |
BOS 2, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
14:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Casey Mittelstadt (14) |
Jonathan Aspirot (9), Pavel Zacha (30) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, BUF 3 |
| OT |
00:38 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (24) |
David Pastrnak (61), Charlie McAvoy (45) |
Even strength |
BOS 4, BUF 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
25 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
8 |
| Hits |
28 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/62 (53.2%) |
29/62 (46.8%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:28 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
14:33 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
16:41 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:58 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
10:45 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:32 |
| Number 75 L. Reichel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:32 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
21:56 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
18:00 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
20:14 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:10 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:45 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:58 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 J. Korpisalo |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
60:38 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:35 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:49 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
10:26 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
50% |
15:58 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:32 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:01 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:12 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:44 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:45 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
60:26 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:46 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Joonas Korpisalo |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:58 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:51 |
Boston Bruins |
Fraser Minten |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Logan Stanley |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Mason Lohrei |
Cross checking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Eric Furlatt, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, James Tobias
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Michael Eyssimont, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris, Alex Steeves
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Alex Lyon, Michael Kesselring, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak, Zach Metsa
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