BOS
Boston Bruins
44-27-10 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
OT
OT
L
L
W
W
W
Final/OT
2—1
2026-04-28 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
SO
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
BOS dominated expected goals 3.3 to 2.8 · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBOS xG
3.34
ACTUAL
2 — 1
BUF xG
2.81
Scoring Timeline
0.08
MED xG
26
Rasmus Dahlin(1)
D · BUF · #26
Jason Zucker (1), Tage Thompson (3)BOS 0 - 1 BUF
0.34
HIGH xG
28
Elias Lindholm(2)
C · BOS · #28
BOS 1 - 1 BUF
0.07
MED xG
88
David Pastrnak(2)
R · BOS · #88
Hampus Lindholm (1)BOS 2 - 1 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
27/29 saves, .931 SV%, +2.3 GSAx
★2
1
Jeremy Swayman
G · BOS · #1
25/26 saves, .961 SV%, +1.8 GSAx
★3
88
David Pastrnak
R · BOS · #88
1G, 7 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
BOSBUF
29Shots26
2.44xGF2.53
44.4CF%55.6
59.7FO%40.4
0/3PP1/3
43Hits27
23Blocks16
21Giveaways22
7Takeaways2
6PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | BOS SOG | BUF SOG | BOS xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 4 | 0.95 | 0.37 |
| 2nd | 6 | 8 | 1.32 | 0.86 |
| 3rd | 9 | 9 | 0.55 | 1.24 |
| OT | 3 | 4 | 0.52 | 0.33 |
| Total | 27 | 25 | 3.34 | 2.80 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 2:11
Mark Kastelicroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson1P 6:53
Noah Ostlundtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Kastelic2P 5:25
Hampus Lindholmtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan2P 13:35
Ryan McLeodtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Eyssimont2P 15:36
Marat Khusnutdinovhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Logan Stanley3P 4:59
Alex Tuchhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Jonathan Aspirot