Buffalo SabresSabres50-23-9
6FinalApr 26, 2026
Boston BruinsBruins45-27-10
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Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
BUF+102
BOS−122
Puck line
BUF +1.5−265
BOS −1.5+215
Total O/U
Over 5.5−125
Under 5.5+105
- Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Buffalo Sabres routed the Boston Bruins 6-1 at TD Garden in Boston on Apr 26, 2026, a 5-goal win to move to 50-23-9.
Buffalo leads the series 3-1. They scored 4 unanswered goals in the first period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
W: Lyon · L: Swayman
Scoring plays
First Period
- BUFGoal · 4:17Peyton Krebs Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (3)1-0
- BUFGoal · 7:10Josh Doan Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Ryan McLeod (1), Bowen Byram (2)2-0
- BUFGoal · 9:15Zach Benson Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Josh Doan (1)3-0
- BUFGoal · 14:24Bowen Byram Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen Power (4), Jack Quinn (3)4-0
Third Period
- BUFGoal · 5:08Beck Malenstyn Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Greenway (1), Tyson Kozak (1)5-0
- BUFGoal · 6:32Alex Tuch Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (2), Peyton Krebs (3)6-0
- BOSGoal · 19:20Sean Kuraly Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Kastelic (1), Andrew Peeke (1)6-1
Team stats
BUFBOS
- Shots
- 35
- 24
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 33.3
- 66.7
- Hits
- 23
- 42
- Blocked Shots
- 17
- 12
- Penalty Minutes
- 18
- 25
Top performers
Buffalo SabresBoston Bruins
Goals
Bowen Byram1
Sean Kuraly1
Assists
Bowen Byram1
Andrew Peeke1
Points
Alex Tuch2
Sean Kuraly1
Player stats
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Josh Doan RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway LW | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:59 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14:32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80.0 | 4 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:35 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:59 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Owen Power D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon G | 1 | 24 | 23 | .958 | 60:00 | 0 |
Bruins · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 16:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 16:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 15:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69.2 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten C | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63.6 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak RW | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 19:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Lukas Reichel LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61.1 | 0 |
Bruins · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 18:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Harris D | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 23:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19:20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 |
Bruins · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman G | 6 | 29 | 23 | .793 | 46:41 | 0 |
| Joonas Korpisalo G | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 13:19 | 0 |
Three stars
- Alex Lyon (BUF)
- Bowen Byram (BUF)
- Alex Tuch (BUF)
Game info
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
Attendance17,850
OfficialsLinesman: Kiel Murchison · Referee: TJ Luxmore · Referee: Trevor Hanson · Linesman: Travis Toomey
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