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

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	15	8	7	30
BOS	9	6	10	25

In net

Alex Lyon24/25 SV, .960

Jeremy Swayman27/29 SV, .931

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

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

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:00
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Penalty: cross checking
Tanner Jeannot Cross-checking against Jordan Greenway (2 min)
T. Jeannot · 1 G
P3 0:00
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Penalty: roughing
Jordan Greenway Roughing against Tanner Jeannot (2 min)
J. Greenway
P3 0:09
Faceoff win vs S. Kuraly
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
T. Kozak
P3 0:09
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Penalty: roughing
Mark Kastelic Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin (2 min)
M. Kastelic
P3 0:11
Deflected shot on goal
Mark Kastelic Deflected saved by Alex Lyon
M. Kastelic
P3 0:13
Faceoff win vs T. Thompson
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
F. Minten
P3 0:24
Shot blocked by C. McAvoy
Tyson Kozak shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
T. Kozak
P3 0:35
Snap shot hit left post
Morgan Geekie Snap Shot Hit Left Post
M. Geekie
P3 0:40
Wrist shot above crossbar
Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
M. Geekie
P3 1:08
Big hit on C. Timmins
Pavel Zacha hit Conor Timmins
P. Zacha
P3 1:20
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy
C. McAvoy · 1 A
P3 1:24
Faceoff win vs P. Zacha
Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
N. Ostlund · 1 G, 1 A
GOALP3 1:24
Goal! Wrist shot
N. Ostlund · 1 G, 1 A
Noah Ostlund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (2)
BUF 3 - 1 BOS
P3 1:39
Shot blocked by C. Timmins
David Pastrnak shot blocked by Conor Timmins
D. Pastrnak
P3 2:19
Big hit on P. Krebs
Nikita Zadorov hit Peyton Krebs
N. Zadorov
P3 2:51
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Alex Tuch
P3 3:04
Big hit on M. Kastelic
Rasmus Dahlin hit Mark Kastelic
R. Dahlin
P3 3:19
Backhand shot on goal
Zach Benson Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman
Z. Benson
P3 3:35
Faceoff win vs N. Ostlund
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
M. Kastelic
P3 3:37
Wrist shot on goal
Noah Ostlund Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
N. Ostlund · 1 G, 1 A
P3 4:08
Snap shot on goal
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
V. Arvidsson
P3 4:13
Faceoff win vs R. McLeod
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P. Zacha
P3 4:16
Slap shot on goal
Charlie McAvoy Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
C. McAvoy · 1 A
P3 4:25
Slap shot on goal
Pavel Zacha Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
P. Zacha