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Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres, East 1st Round Game 1

NHL
Bruins
45-27-10, 100 PTS
3-4
Final
Sabres
50-23-9, 109 PTS
KeyBank Center
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

BOS shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

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BOS94720
BUF14131138

In net

Jeremy Swayman34/37 SV, .919
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen17/20 SV, .850
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BOS1023
BUF0044

Who won: Sabres 4-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in East 1st Round Game 1 on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Bruins win the series 3-1. The Sabres outscored the Bruins 4-2 in the 3rd period. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (2). Morgan Geekie led the Bruins in goals (1).

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. End of the 3rd period
  3. P3 0:08

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm

  4. GOALP3 0:08

    Goal! Backhand

    David Pastrnak

    David Pastrnak Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Pavel Zacha (1), Morgan Geekie (2)

    BOS 3 - 4 BUF
  5. P3 0:19

    Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm

  6. P3 0:19
    FLAG

    Tage Thompson Tripping against Hampus Lindholm (2 min)

  7. P3 0:38

    Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson

  8. P3 0:51

    Josh Doan Wrist Shot High and Wide Right

  9. P3 0:57

    Rasmus Dahlin hit Fraser Minten

  10. P3 1:12

    Josh Norris faceoff won against Fraser Minten

  11. GOALP3 1:12

    Goal! Wrist shot

    Alex Tuch

    Alex Tuch Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (1), Owen Power (1)

    BOS 2 - 4 BUF
  12. P3 1:17

    Nikita Zadorov hit Tage Thompson

  13. P3 1:36

    Bowen Byram hit Mason Lohrei

  14. P3 2:21

    Elias Lindholm hit Beck Malenstyn

  15. P3 2:55

    Marat Khusnutdinov hit Peyton Krebs

  16. P3 3:08

    Nikita Zadorov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right

  17. P3 3:12
    TO

    Takeaway by Fraser Minten

  18. P3 3:24

    Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson

  19. GOALP3 3:24

    Goal! Wrist shot

    Mattias Samuelsson

    Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (1)

    BOS 2 - 3 BUF
  20. P3 3:46

    Mattias Samuelsson hit Charlie McAvoy

  21. P3 3:48

    Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

  22. P3 3:48
    FLAG

    Sean Kuraly Roughing against Conor Timmins (2 min)

  23. P3 3:48
    FLAG

    Mark Kastelic Roughing against Zach Benson (2 min)

  24. P3 3:48
    FLAG

    Conor Timmins Roughing against Sean Kuraly (2 min)

  25. P3 3:48
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    Zach Benson Roughing against Mark Kastelic (2 min)

Leaders

BOSBUF
Goals
Morgan Geekie
1
Tage Thompson
2
Assists
Morgan Geekie
2
Tage Thompson
1
Points
David Pastrnak
3
Tage Thompson
3

More from this series: BOS wins series 3-1

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