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Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins, East 1st Round Game 3

NHL
Sabres
50-23-9, 109 PTS
3-1
Final
Bruins
45-27-10, 100 PTS
TD Garden
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

BUF shoots leftBOS shoots right

Shots on goal

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BUF158730
BOS961025

In net

Alex Lyon24/25 SV, .960
Jeremy Swayman27/29 SV, .931
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BUF0123
BOS0101

Who won: Sabres 3-1

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 in East 1st Round Game 3 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at TD Garden. The Bruins win the series 3-1. The Sabres outscored the Bruins 2-0 in the 3rd period. Bowen Byram led the Sabres in goals (1). Tanner Jeannot led the Bruins in goals (1).

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:00Tanner Jeannot
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    Penalty: cross checking

    Tanner Jeannot Cross-checking against Jordan Greenway (2 min)

    T. Jeannot · 1 G

  3. P3 0:00Jordan Greenway
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    Penalty: roughing

    Jordan Greenway Roughing against Tanner Jeannot (2 min)

    J. Greenway

  4. P3 0:09Tyson Kozak

    Faceoff win vs S. Kuraly

    Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sean Kuraly

    T. Kozak

  5. P3 0:09Mark Kastelic
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    Penalty: roughing

    Mark Kastelic Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin (2 min)

    M. Kastelic

  6. P3 0:11Mark Kastelic

    Deflected shot on goal

    Mark Kastelic Deflected saved by Alex Lyon

    M. Kastelic

  7. P3 0:13Fraser Minten

    Faceoff win vs T. Thompson

    Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson

    F. Minten

  8. P3 0:24Tyson Kozak

    Shot blocked by C. McAvoy

    Tyson Kozak shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy

    T. Kozak

  9. P3 0:35Morgan Geekie

    Snap shot hit left post

    Morgan Geekie Snap Shot Hit Left Post

    M. Geekie

  10. P3 0:40Morgan Geekie

    Wrist shot above crossbar

    Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot Above Crossbar

    M. Geekie

  11. P3 1:08Pavel Zacha

    Big hit on C. Timmins

    Pavel Zacha hit Conor Timmins

    P. Zacha

  12. P3 1:20Charlie McAvoy
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy

    C. McAvoy · 1 A

  13. P3 1:24Noah Ostlund

    Faceoff win vs P. Zacha

    Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Pavel Zacha

    N. Ostlund · 1 G, 1 A

  14. GOALP3 1:24
    Noah Ostlund

    Goal! Wrist shot

    N. Ostlund · 1 G, 1 A

    Noah Ostlund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (2)

    BUF 3 - 1 BOS
  15. P3 1:39David Pastrnak

    Shot blocked by C. Timmins

    David Pastrnak shot blocked by Conor Timmins

    D. Pastrnak

  16. P3 2:19Nikita Zadorov

    Big hit on P. Krebs

    Nikita Zadorov hit Peyton Krebs

    N. Zadorov

  17. P3 2:51Alex Tuch
    TO

    Takeaway

    Takeaway by Alex Tuch

  18. P3 3:04Rasmus Dahlin

    Big hit on M. Kastelic

    Rasmus Dahlin hit Mark Kastelic

    R. Dahlin

  19. P3 3:19Zach Benson

    Backhand shot on goal

    Zach Benson Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman

    Z. Benson

  20. P3 3:35Mark Kastelic

    Faceoff win vs N. Ostlund

    Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Noah Ostlund

    M. Kastelic

  21. P3 3:37Noah Ostlund

    Wrist shot on goal

    Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman

    N. Ostlund · 1 G, 1 A

  22. P3 4:08Viktor Arvidsson

    Snap shot on goal

    Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon

    V. Arvidsson

  23. P3 4:13Pavel Zacha

    Faceoff win vs R. McLeod

    Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod

    P. Zacha

  24. P3 4:16Charlie McAvoy

    Slap shot on goal

    Charlie McAvoy Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon

    C. McAvoy · 1 A

  25. P3 4:25Pavel Zacha

    Slap shot on goal

    Pavel Zacha Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon

    P. Zacha

Leaders

BUFBOS
Goals
Bowen Byram
1
Tanner Jeannot
1
Assists
Bowen Byram
1
Charlie McAvoy
1
Points
Bowen Byram
2
Tanner Jeannot
1

This seriesBOS wins series 3-1

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