Boston Bruins 2, Buffalo Sabres 1: final score and stats
Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins 2 to Buffalo Sabres 1, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins.
NHL · East 1st Round - Game 5Tuesday, April 28, 2026
DateApr 28, 2026
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
TVTNT/truTV/HBO Max
Attendance19,070
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Boston BruinsBuffalo Sabres
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
45-27-10Record50-23-9
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Atlantic Division
5-4Road record / home record4-5
WWWWLLast 5LWLWW
W4StreakL1
Team stats
Boston BruinsBuffalo Sabres
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Boston Bruins
James Hagens C · Back
Injured ReserveBuffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Boston Bruins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Eyssimont | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:46 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 14:00 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 10:40 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 9:55 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21:30 | 1:45 | 0:32 | 19:13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Kuraly | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:00 | 2:46 | 10:44 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21:01 | 4:14 | 1:59 | 14:48 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:50 | 1:16 | 2:37 | 12:57 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17:25 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 16:11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25:15 | 5:28 | 0:00 | 19:47 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Steeves | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 12:51 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:19 | 4:45 | 0:11 | 19:23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aspirot | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:51 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 19:55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:54 | 1:16 | 2:19 | 18:19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:24 | 4:44 | 3:20 | 18:20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:52 | 0:00 | 3:00 | 19:52 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:11 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 21:55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .962 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 69:14 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 13:36 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 14:46 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 | 3:15 | 8:14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:55 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 24:28 | 0:54 | 1:36 | 21:58 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 9:09 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:18 | 2:23 | 2:08 | 16:47 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:55 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 17:29 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 16:35 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:30 | 4:30 | 0:00 | 20:00 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23:54 | 4:30 | 1:44 | 17:40 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:40 | 4:30 | 0:00 | 16:10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23:23 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 22:29 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29:01 | 4:30 | 0:00 | 24:31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:21 | 0:55 | 2:58 | 19:28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 26:13 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 23:10 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 2:59 | 11:52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 14:07 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .931 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 69:14 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
BOS wins series 3-1
Mar 25, 2026BOS 4, BUF 3
Dec 27, 2025BOS 1, BUF 4
Oct 30, 2025BUF 3, BOS 4
Oct 11, 2025BUF 1, BOS 3
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Boston Bruins won, 2-1, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
What was the final score of Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres?
Boston Bruins 2, Buffalo Sabres 1.
Who were the top performers?
Boston Bruins: Elias Lindholm (1 goals). Buffalo Sabres: Rasmus Dahlin (1 goals).
Where is Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres played?
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY.
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