BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
SO
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
Final
6—1
2026-04-26 · TD Garden
BOS
BOS
Boston Bruins
45-27-10 · W2 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
OT
OT
L
L
W
W
W
BUF dominated expected goals 3.5 to 2.4

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
3.54
ACTUAL
6 — 1
BOS xG
2.41

Scoring Timeline

0.17
HIGH xG
BUF1P 4:17Even Strength
Peyton Krebs
19
Peyton Krebs(2)
C · BUF · #19
Alex Tuch (3)
BUF 1 - 0 BOS
0.14
HIGH xG
BUF1P 7:10Even Strength
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan(1)
R · BUF · #91
Ryan McLeod (1), Bowen Byram (2)
BUF 2 - 0 BOS
0.09
MED xG
BUF1P 9:15Even Strength
Zach Benson
9
Zach Benson(1)
L · BUF · #9
Josh Doan (1)
BUF 3 - 0 BOS
0.03
LOW xG
BUF1P 14:24Even Strength
Bowen Byram
4
Bowen Byram(3)
D · BUF · #4
Owen Power (4), Jack Quinn (3)
BUF 4 - 0 BOS
0.06
MED xG
BUF3P 5:08Even Strength
Beck Malenstyn
29
Beck Malenstyn(1)
L · BUF · #29
Jordan Greenway (1), Tyson Kozak (1)
BUF 5 - 0 BOS
0.19
HIGH xG
BUF3P 6:32Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(3)
R · BUF · #89
Tage Thompson (2), Peyton Krebs (3)
BUF 6 - 0 BOS
0.44
HIGH xG
BOS3P 19:20Power Play
Sean Kuraly
7
Sean Kuraly(1)
C · BOS · #7
Mark Kastelic (1), Andrew Peeke (1)
BUF 6 - 1 BOS

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
23/24 saves, .958 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch
R · BUF · #89
1G, 1A, 6 SOG
★3
Peyton Krebs
19
Peyton Krebs
C · BUF · #19
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

BUFBOS
35Shots24
3.54xGF2.40
53.8CF%46.2
33.3FO%66.7
0/3PP0/1
23Hits42
17Blocks12
14Giveaways17
4Takeaways3
18PIM25

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGBOS SOGBUF xGBOS xG
1st1552.120.57
2nd4100.280.93
3rd1081.150.90
Total29233.552.40

Penalties

12 TOTAL
1P 5:08
BOS
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
2P 0:46
BOS
Nikita Zadorovholding (2 min)
Drawn by Beck Malenstyn
2P 15:59
BUF
Jordan Greenwayhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jonathan Aspirot
3P 14:36
BUF
Zach Bensonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Hampus Lindholm
3P 14:36
BOS
Hampus Lindholmslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
3P 16:43
BOS
David Pastrnakroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
3P 16:43
BUF
Peyton Krebsroughing (2 min)
Drawn by David Pastrnak
3P 16:43
BUF
Peyton Krebsroughing (2 min)
Drawn by David Pastrnak
3P 16:43
BOS
David Pastrnakroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
3P 16:43
BOS
Nikita Zadorovcross-checking (5 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
3P 16:43
BUF
Zach Bensonmisconduct (10 min)
3P 16:43
BOS
Nikita Zadorovgame-misconduct (10 min)