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Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 3–1 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 50-23-9
at Boston Bruins 1 45-27-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 3
Boston Bruins 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 15 8 7 30
Boston Bruins 9 6 10 25

Three stars

  1. A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  2. A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  3. J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:26 Boston Bruins Tanner Jeannot (1) Charlie McAvoy (2) Even strength BUF 0, BOS 1
2nd 10:58 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram (2) Noah Ostlund (1), Owen Power (3) Even strength BUF 1, BOS 1
3rd 04:03 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (2) Peyton Krebs (2), Bowen Byram (1) Even strength BUF 2, BOS 1
3rd 18:36 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund (1) Jack Quinn (2) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, BOS 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 30 25
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 38 35
Blocked shots 9 15
Giveaways 9 18
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 26/51 (51%) 25/51 (49%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 16:31
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 09:13
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 3 0 100% 17:21
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 4 0 71.4% 12:47
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 0 16:52
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 09:27
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 66.7% 08:35
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 54.5% 18:49
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 2 0 19:16
86 N. Ostlund C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 33.3% 14:18
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 40% 21:26
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 14:49
4 B. Byram D 1 1 2 +3 0 2 1 2 21:59
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 15:16
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 18:33
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 19:59
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 23:29
64 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 13:25
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 25 24 1 .960 59:55 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 14:44
18 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 -2 0 5 3 1 55.6% 19:54
28 E. Lindholm C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 33.3% 18:34
39 M. Geekie C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 57.1% 19:32
44 J. Hagens C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 09:53
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 8 0 83.3% 11:15
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 50% 10:41
71 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 15:33
84 T. Jeannot L 1 0 1 +1 4 2 5 0 09:10
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 -3 0 5 3 0 21:21
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:15
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 40% 16:23
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 15:18
26 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 18:21
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 21:37
45 J. Aspirot D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 13:27
73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 7 27:07
91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 16:32
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Swayman 29 27 2 .931 58:14 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:33 Boston Bruins Hampus Lindholm Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 11:24 Buffalo Sabres Conor Timmins Holding 2
1st 13:47 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Roughing 2
1st 16:29 Boston Bruins Nikita Zadorov Tripping 2
2nd 06:29 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie Cross checking 2
2nd 09:50 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Ps slash on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
2nd 11:12 Boston Bruins Tanner Jeannot High sticking 2
3rd 11:27 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Interference 2
3rd 14:13 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Tripping 2
3rd 19:51 Boston Bruins Mark Kastelic Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Roughing 2
3rd 20:00 Boston Bruins Tanner Jeannot Cross checking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Referees
Garrett Rank, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Ryan Daisy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Josh Norris, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis, Josh Dunne, Zach Metsa
Boston Bruins scratches
Michael Eyssimont, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris, Lukas Reichel, Alex Steeves

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 23

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Playoffs Game page

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