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Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 6–1 on Sunday, April 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 6 50-23-9
at Boston Bruins 1 45-27-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 4 0 2 6
Boston Bruins 0 0 1 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 19 4 12 35
Boston Bruins 5 10 9 24

Three stars

  1. A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. B. Byram, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:17 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (2) Alex Tuch (3) Even strength BUF 1, BOS 0
1st 07:10 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (1) Ryan McLeod (1), Bowen Byram (2) Even strength BUF 2, BOS 0
1st 09:15 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson (1) Josh Doan (1) Even strength BUF 3, BOS 0
1st 14:24 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram (3) Owen Power (4), Jack Quinn (3) Even strength BUF 4, BOS 0
3rd 05:08 Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn (1) Jordan Greenway (1), Tyson Kozak (1) Even strength BUF 5, BOS 0
3rd 06:32 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (3) Tage Thompson (2), Peyton Krebs (3) Even strength BUF 6, BOS 0
3rd 19:20 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly (1) Mark Kastelic (1), Andrew Peeke (1) Shorthanded BUF 6, BOS 1

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 35 24
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 18 25
Hits 23 42
Blocked shots 17 12
Giveaways 14 17
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 20/60 (33.3%) 40/60 (66.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 1 0 1 +2 12 3 2 0 13:25
12 J. Greenway L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 1 13:26
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 13:26
19 P. Krebs C 1 1 2 +2 4 3 2 1 80% 14:32
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 17:10
29 B. Malenstyn L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 4 13:24
48 T. Kozak C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 33.3% 10:59
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 25% 16:56
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 0 50% 19:18
86 N. Ostlund C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 11.1% 17:19
89 A. Tuch R 1 1 2 +2 0 6 0 3 60% 18:35
91 J. Doan R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 2 0 12:51
4 B. Byram D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 1 0 22:59
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 15:58
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 17:55
25 O. Power D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 20:14
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 21:12
64 L. Stanley D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 3 16:21
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 24 23 1 .958 60:00 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 14:37
18 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 61.1% 14:42
28 E. Lindholm C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 0 69.2% 15:41
39 M. Geekie C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 16:15
47 M. Kastelic C 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 100% 14:34
52 S. Kuraly C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 4 2 75% 15:59
71 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 03:13
75 L. Reichel L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 13:51
84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 16:21
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 -2 4 1 2 1 19:15
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 0 100% 12:46
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 63.6% 14:53
26 A. Peeke D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 2 22:32
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 1 21:38
43 J. Harris D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 3 13:37
45 J. Aspirot D 0 0 0 -4 0 0 2 1 18:06
73 C. McAvoy D 0 0 0 -4 0 3 3 0 23:23
91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 0 17 3 4 1 19:20
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Swayman 29 23 6 .793 46:41 Loss
70 J. Korpisalo 6 6 0 1.000 13:19

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:08 Boston Bruins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 00:46 Boston Bruins Nikita Zadorov Holding 2
2nd 15:59 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Hooking 2
3rd 14:36 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Slashing 2
3rd 14:36 Boston Bruins Hampus Lindholm Slashing 2
3rd 16:43 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak Roughing 2
3rd 16:43 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Roughing 2
3rd 16:43 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Roughing 2
3rd 16:43 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak Roughing 2
3rd 16:43 Boston Bruins Nikita Zadorov Cross checking (major) 5
3rd 16:43 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 16:43 Boston Bruins Nikita Zadorov Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Kiel Murchison, Travis Toomey
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, Mason Lohrei, Alex Steeves, James Hagens

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 26

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

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