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Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins

Playoffs · Sunday, April 26, 2026 · TD Garden

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6–1

Final

SOG 35–24

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at TD Garden. The Sabres outshot the Bruins 35-24.

Goals came from Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan, Zach Benson, Bowen Byram, Beck Malenstyn, Alex Tuch and Sean Kuraly.

Alex Lyon made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Jeremy Swayman stopped 23 of 29.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Buffalo SabresBUF402635
Boston BruinsBOS001124

Three stars

  1. ★1st starAlex LyonBUF · .958 SV%
  2. ★2nd starBowen ByramBUF · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starAlex TuchBUF · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:40

6–1 · 3rd 19:20 · Kuraly. Quinn was 1:40 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceBOS on ice

1–0 BUF

1st 4:17 · Krebs

McAvoy 0:33

2–0 BUF

1st 7:10 · Doan

Lindholm 0:56

3–0 BUF

1st 9:15 · Benson

Long shift: Aspirot 1:06

4–0 BUF

1st 14:24 · Byram

Lindholm 0:24

5–0 BUF

3rd 5:08 · Malenstyn

Aspirot 0:52

6–0 BUF

3rd 6:32 · Tuch

Harris 0:31

6–1 BOS

3rd 19:20 · SH · Kuraly

Stuck out there: Quinn 1:40

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BUFBOS
35Shots on goal24
33%Faceoff %67%
0/3Power play0/1
18Penalty minutes25
23Hits42
17Blocked shots12
14Giveaways17
4Takeaways3

Penalties

  • 1st 05:08Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
  • 2nd 00:46Nikita Zadorov · holding2 min
  • 2nd 15:59Jordan Greenway · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 14:36Zach Benson · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 14:36Hampus Lindholm · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 16:43David Pastrnak · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 16:43Peyton Krebs · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 16:43Peyton Krebs · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 16:43David Pastrnak · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 16:43Nikita Zadorov · cross checking5 min
  • 3rd 16:43Zach Benson · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 16:43Nikita Zadorov · game misconduct10 min

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