BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
SO
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
Final
4—1
2026-05-01 · 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 4.2 to 1.8 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
4.23
ACTUAL
4 — 1
BOS xG
1.78

Scoring Timeline

0.37
HIGH xG
BUF1P 3:25Even Strength
Alex Tuch
89
Alex Tuch(4)
R · BUF · #89
Rasmus Dahlin (2), Tage Thompson (4)
BUF 1 - 0 BOS
0.03
LOW xG
BUF1P 12:26Even Strength
Mattias Samuelsson
23
Mattias Samuelsson(2)
D · BUF · #23
Peyton Krebs (4), Tage Thompson (5)
BUF 2 - 0 BOS
0.15
HIGH xG
BOS2P 1:54Even Strength
David Pastrnak
88
David Pastrnak(3)
R · BOS · #88
Pavel Zacha (2), Hampus Lindholm (2)
BUF 2 - 1 BOS
0.04
LOW xG
BUF3P 5:58Even Strength
Zach Benson
9
Zach Benson(2)
L · BUF · #9
Josh Doan (2)
BUF 3 - 1 BOS
0.38
HIGH xG
BUF3P 16:40Power PlayEN
Josh Norris
13
Josh Norris(1)
C · BUF · #13
Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (1)
BUF 4 - 1 BOS

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
25/26 saves, .961 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
Jeremy Swayman
1
Jeremy Swayman
G · BOS · #1
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, -0.3 GSAx
★3
Zach Benson
9
Zach Benson
L · BUF · #9
1G, 1A, 1 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

BUFBOS
26Shots26
4.23xGF1.78
41.4CF%58.6
44.1FO%55.9
0/4PP0/0
27Hits43
19Blocks9
19Giveaways15
3Takeaways3
2PIM21

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGBOS SOGBUF xGBOS xG
1st1061.800.63
2nd770.770.68
3rd5121.660.47
Total22254.231.78

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 6:29
BOS
Hampus Lindholmcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
1P 13:31
BOS
Jonathan Aspirottripping (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
2P 7:04
BOS
Morgan Geekieinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
3P 18:29
BUF
Zach Bensontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Charlie McAvoy
3P 18:29
BOS
Charlie McAvoyslashing (5 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
3P 18:29
BOS
Charlie McAvoygame-misconduct (10 min)