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Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Friday, May 1, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9
at Boston Bruins 1 45-27-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 12 7 7 26
Boston Bruins 6 8 12 26

Three stars

  1. A. Lyon, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
  3. J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:25 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (4) Rasmus Dahlin (2), Tage Thompson (4) Even strength BUF 1, BOS 0
1st 12:26 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson (2) Peyton Krebs (4), Tage Thompson (5) Even strength BUF 2, BOS 0
2nd 01:54 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak (3) Pavel Zacha (2), Hampus Lindholm (2) Even strength BUF 2, BOS 1
3rd 05:58 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson (2) Josh Doan (2) Even strength BUF 3, BOS 1
3rd 16:40 Buffalo Sabres Josh Norris (1) Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (1) Even strength, Empty net BUF 4, BOS 1

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 26 26
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 0
Penalty minutes 2 21
Hits 27 43
Blocked shots 19 9
Giveaways 19 15
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 26/59 (44.1%) 33/59 (55.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 1 1 2 +2 2 1 1 1 16:47
9 J. Norris C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 5 0 50% 16:45
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:58
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 15:25
19 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 3 100% 16:58
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 13:52
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 10:36
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 45.5% 11:01
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 41.7% 14:38
72 T. Thompson C 0 2 2 +2 0 5 2 1 29.4% 21:54
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 2 100% 20:36
91 J. Doan R 0 1 1 +2 0 5 3 0 15:51
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 24:05
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:25
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 18:39
23 M. Samuelsson D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 2 22:36
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:24
26 R. Dahlin D 0 2 2 +2 0 5 1 2 23:48
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 26 25 1 .962 59:42 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 17:24
18 P. Zacha C 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 0 60.9% 18:21
21 A. Steeves C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 12:46
28 E. Lindholm C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 53.8% 17:22
39 M. Geekie C 0 0 0 -1 2 4 6 1 18:57
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 09:40
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 09:40
81 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 11:04
84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 100% 10:48
88 D. Pastrnak R 1 0 1 -3 0 5 1 0 18:35
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 0 15:15
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 54.5% 14:59
20 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 14:12
26 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 3 20:04
27 H. Lindholm D 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 23:13
45 J. Aspirot D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 15:00
73 C. McAvoy D 0 0 0 -3 15 2 6 0 25:09
91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 21:52
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Swayman 25 22 3 .880 58:08 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:29 Boston Bruins Hampus Lindholm Cross checking 2
1st 13:31 Boston Bruins Jonathan Aspirot Tripping 2
2nd 07:04 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie Interference 2
3rd 18:29 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Tripping 2
3rd 18:29 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Slashing (major) 5
3rd 18:29 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Trent Knorr, Tyson Baker
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Luke Schenn, Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Logan Stanley, Colten Ellis, Ryan Johnson, Devon Levi, Josh Dunne, Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Noah Ostlund, Vsevolod Komarov, Anton Wahlberg, Zach Metsa, Konsta Helenius, Radim Mrtka
Boston Bruins scratches
Viktor Arvidsson, Jordan Harris, Lukas Reichel, Mason Lohrei, 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 May 1

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings Postponed Playoffs Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Utah Mammoth 1 Final Playoffs Game page

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