Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres, East 1st Round Game 2

NHL

Bruins

45-27-10, 100 PTS

4-2

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	8	11	8	27
BUF	7	8	20	35

In net

Jeremy Swayman33/35 SV, .943

Alex Lyon7/7 SV, 1.000

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

Who won: Bruins 4-2

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 in East 1st Round Game 2 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Bruins win the series 3-1. The Bruins outscored the Sabres 3-0 in the 2nd period. Viktor Arvidsson led the Bruins in goals (2). Peyton Krebs led the Sabres in goals (1).

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What it means

Bruins won the series 3-1.

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Injuries and inactives

Bruins1st in Eastern Conference

Nobody listed.

Sabres1st in Eastern Conference

Rasmus Dahlin D
Upper Body
Out
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Bruins1st in Eastern Conference

Jeremy Swayman G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres1st in Eastern Conference

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

BOS wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Bruins 4, Sabres 3 (Mar 25)

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 19,070
Officials: Eric Furlatt (Referee), Kyle Rehman (Referee), Kendrick Nicholson (Referee), Devin Berg (Linesman), James Tobias (Linesman)