Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Playoffs · Final/OT
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime on Tuesday, April 28, 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 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
29 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
5 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
26 |
Three stars
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
- A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (1) |
Jason Zucker (1), Tage Thompson (3) |
Power play |
BOS 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
09:24 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm (2) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BOS 1, BUF 1 |
| OT |
09:14 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (2) |
Hampus Lindholm (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, BUF 1 |
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 |
29 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
43 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
23 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
21 |
22 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/57 (59.6%) |
23/57 (40.4%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
52.2% |
24:19 |
| Number 21 A. Steeves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:23 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
80% |
21:01 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
80% |
11:50 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:30 |
| Number 81 M. Eyssimont |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:25 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:15 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
21:30 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
60% |
16:50 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:27 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:52 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:54 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:24 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
26 |
25 |
1 |
.962 |
69:14 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:29 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12.5% |
24:28 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:25 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:55 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:18 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
57.1% |
24:30 |
| Number 86 N. Ostlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:55 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:54 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:40 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:23 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:13 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:21 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
29:01 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
69:14 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:11 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
06:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Noah Ostlund |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:25 |
Boston Bruins |
Hampus Lindholm |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Ryan McLeod |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Marat Khusnutdinov |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Corey Syvret
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Julien Fournier
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Viktor Arvidsson, Jordan Harris, Lukas Reichel, Mason Lohrei, James Hagens
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Josh Norris, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis, Josh Dunne, Zach Metsa
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