Buffalo Sabres 3, Boston Bruins 1: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres 3 to Boston Bruins 1, on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at TD Garden, Boston, MA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHL · East 1st Round - Game 3Thursday, April 23, 2026
DateApr 23, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
TVTNT/truTV/HBO Max
Attendance17,850
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Boston Bruins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresBoston Bruins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
50-23-9Record45-27-10
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record8-1
LWLWWLast 5WWWWL
L1StreakW4
Team stats
Buffalo SabresBoston Bruins
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.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBoston Bruins
James Hagens C · Back
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:31 | 1:51 | 0:56 | 13:44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14:49 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 13:21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:13 | 0:16 | 2:55 | 6:02 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:14 | 0:40 | 7:41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:47 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 9:27 | 0:16 | 2:58 | 6:13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | 2:52 | 4:03 | 11:54 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 | 1:39 | 0:18 | 12:21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:52 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:16 | 6:04 | 0:12 | 13:00 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21:26 | 6:24 | 3:54 | 11:08 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:21 | 5:56 | 0:00 | 11:25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:59 | 1:19 | 1:59 | 18:41 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:29 | 6:41 | 0:29 | 16:19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:59 | 0:25 | 3:08 | 16:26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 0:00 | 4:53 | 13:40 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:25 | 0:09 | 2:23 | 10:53 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:09 | 3:12 | 11:55 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .960 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 59:55 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:33 | 4:11 | 0:00 | 11:22 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:32 | 5:32 | 0:00 | 14:00 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| James Hagens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:53 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 8:41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9:10 | 0:12 | 1:13 | 7:45 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Kastelic | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11:15 | 0:15 | 2:29 | 8:31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:00 | 3:36 | 10:39 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:41 | 0:12 | 2:39 | 7:50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:34 | 3:34 | 2:37 | 12:23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16:23 | 2:24 | 2:56 | 11:03 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:44 | 2:16 | 0:01 | 12:27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 21:21 | 6:00 | 0:02 | 15:19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 19:54 | 5:17 | 0:35 | 14:02 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 2:08 | 11:19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:37 | 2:20 | 3:07 | 16:10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Lohrei | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:18 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 14:35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27:07 | 5:40 | 5:08 | 16:19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:21 | 0:00 | 3:09 | 15:12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 16:32 | 0:12 | 2:56 | 13:24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .931 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 58:14 | 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 Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins?
Buffalo Sabres won, 3-1, on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins?
Buffalo Sabres 3, Boston Bruins 1.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Bowen Byram (1 goals). Boston Bruins: Tanner Jeannot (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins played?
TD Garden, Boston, MA.
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