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).

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What it means

Bruins won the series 3-1.

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Injuries and inactives

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

Bruins1st in Eastern Conference

Nobody listed.

Starting goalies

Sabres1st in Eastern Conference

Alex Lyon G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Bruins1st in Eastern Conference

Jeremy Swayman 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: TD Garden, Boston, MA · Attendance 17,850
Officials: Kyle Rehman (Referee), Garrett Rank (Referee), Jake Brenk (Referee), Ryan Daisy (Linesman), Kyle Flemington (Linesman)