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

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BOS	9	4	7	20
BUF	14	13	11	38

In net

Jeremy Swayman34/37 SV, .919

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen17/20 SV, .850

Team	1	2	3	T
BOS	1	0	2	3
BUF	0	0	4	4

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

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:08
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
GOALP3 0:08
Goal! Backhand
David Pastrnak
David Pastrnak Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Pavel Zacha (1), Morgan Geekie (2)
BOS 3 - 4 BUF
P3 0:19
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
P3 0:19
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Tage Thompson Tripping against Hampus Lindholm (2 min)
P3 0:38
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
P3 0:51
Josh Doan Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
P3 0:57
Rasmus Dahlin hit Fraser Minten
P3 1:12
Josh Norris faceoff won against Fraser Minten
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
P3 1:17
Nikita Zadorov hit Tage Thompson
P3 1:36
Bowen Byram hit Mason Lohrei
P3 2:21
Elias Lindholm hit Beck Malenstyn
P3 2:55
Marat Khusnutdinov hit Peyton Krebs
P3 3:08
Nikita Zadorov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
P3 3:12
TO
Takeaway by Fraser Minten
P3 3:24
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
GOALP3 3:24
Goal! Wrist shot
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (1)
BOS 2 - 3 BUF
P3 3:46
Mattias Samuelsson hit Charlie McAvoy
P3 3:48
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 3:48
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Sean Kuraly Roughing against Conor Timmins (2 min)
P3 3:48
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Mark Kastelic Roughing against Zach Benson (2 min)
P3 3:48
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Conor Timmins Roughing against Sean Kuraly (2 min)
P3 3:48
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Zach Benson Roughing against Mark Kastelic (2 min)