Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
Playoffs · Friday, May 1, 2026 · TD Garden
ESPN · SN360 · TVAS2 · MSG-B
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday, May 1, 2026 at TD Garden.
Goals came from Alex Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson, David Pastrnak, Zach Benson and Josh Norris.
Alex Lyon made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 of 25.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Tuch (4)Rasmus Dahlin (2), Tage Thompson (4)1–003:25 BUF
Mattias Samuelsson (2)Peyton Krebs (4), Tage Thompson (5)Pastrnak 1:02 into shift2–012:26 BUF
2nd period
David Pastrnak (3)Pavel Zacha (2), Hampus Lindholm (2)2–101:54 BOS
3rd period
Zach Benson (2)Josh Doan (2)3–105:58 BUF
Josh Norris (1)Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (1)4–116:40 BUF · EN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
2–0 · 1st 12:26 · Samuelsson. Pastrnak was 1:02 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 BUF
1st 3:25 · Tuch
Zacha 0:47
2–0 BUF
1st 12:26 · Samuelsson
Long shift: Pastrnak 1:02
2–1 BOS
2nd 1:54 · Pastrnak
Timmins 0:44
3–1 BUF
3rd 5:58 · Benson
Pastrnak 0:10
4–1 BUF
3rd 16:40 · EN · Norris
Geekie 1:14
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
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
Penalties
- 1st 06:29
Hampus Lindholm · cross checking2 min - 1st 13:31Jonathan Aspirot · tripping2 min
- 2nd 07:04Morgan Geekie · interference2 min
- 3rd 18:29
Zach Benson · tripping2 min - 3rd 18:29Charlie McAvoy · slashing5 min
- 3rd 18:29Charlie McAvoy · game misconduct10 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 6Zach BensonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 16:47 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 21:54 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 23:48 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 16:45 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:58 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 20:36 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 15:51 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:36 |
| 12Jordan GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 |
| 17Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:25 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:52 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:36 |
| 48Tyson KozakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:38 |
| 4Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 24:05 |
| 8Michael KesselringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:25 |
| 21Conor TimminsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:39 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 34Alex LyonG | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 59:42 |
Boston Bruins
| 18Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 18:21 |
| 88David PastrnakR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 18:35 |
| 27Hampus LindholmD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:13 |
| 11Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:24 |
| 21Alex SteevesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:46 |
| 28Elias LindholmC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:22 |
| 39Morgan GeekieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:57 |
| 47Mark KastelicC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:40 |
| 52Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:40 |
| 81Michael EyssimontC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:04 |
| 84Tanner JeannotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 |
| 92Marat KhusnutdinovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:15 |
| 93Fraser MintenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:59 |
| 20Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:12 |
| 26Andrew PeekeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:04 |
| 45Jonathan AspirotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:00 |
| 73Charlie McAvoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 25:09 |
| 91Nikita ZadorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeremy SwaymanG | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 58:08 |
| 70Joonas KorpisaloG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |