2026 First Round: Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
Games
Best of 7Game 1Apr 19
BOS
3
FINAL
4
BUF
BUF leads 1-0
Game 1FINAL
Apr 19BUF leads 1-0
Game 2Apr 21
BOS
4
FINAL
2
BUF
Series tied 1-1
Game 2FINAL
Apr 21Series tied 1-1
Game 3Apr 23
BUF
3
FINAL
1
BOS
BUF leads 2-1
Game 3FINAL
Apr 23BUF leads 2-1
Game 4Apr 26
BUF
6
FINAL
1
BOS
BUF leads 3-1
Game 4FINAL
Apr 26BUF leads 3-1
Game 5Apr 28
BOS
2
FINAL/OT
1
BUF
BUF leads 3-2
Game 5FINAL/OT
Apr 28BUF leads 3-2
Game 6May 1
BUF
4
FINAL
1
BOS
BUF wins 4-2
Game 6FINAL
May 1BUF wins 4-2
Series leaders
Goaltending
Save percentage
.921
.909
Goals allowed
12
17
Saves
139
170
Shutouts
0
0
Shot Map
SOG
190
Goals
20
SH%
10.5%
FewerMore shots
- Low Slot
- 46
- R Circle
- 21
- Center Point
- 21
- High Slot
- 20
- L Circle
- 13
Team Statistics
BUFBOS
190Shots on Goal151
43.8%Faceoff Win %56.2%
1/24Power Play2/16
93Penalty Mins123
198Hits233
82Blocked Shots100
92Giveaways105
22Takeaways28
Series stats
Across 6 gamesBUF Forwards
89A. Tuch | 6 | RW | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 163 | 5 | 4 | 127:53 |
| 6 | C | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.6 | 150 | 8 | 0 | 121:54 | |
19P. Krebs | 6 | C | 2 | 4 | 6 | +8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53.5 | 136 | 6 | 2 | 98:08 |
| 6 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 127 | 1 | 2 | 88:18 | |
91J. Doan | 6 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 132 | 2 | 5 | 90:29 |
22J. Quinn | 6 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 128 | 5 | 0 | 100:36 |
| 6 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 108 | 2 | 1 | 67:11 | |
| 3 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 34:32 | |
| 3 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 49:56 | |
| 6 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 123 | 9 | 1 | 100:58 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46.8 | 163 | 11 | 1 | 109:47 | |
48T. Kozak | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48.9 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 47:30 |
| 6 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 104 | 2 | 2 | 66:56 | |
44J. Dunne | 2 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 15:49 |
BUF Defense
| 6 | D | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 158 | 8 | 0 | 137:14 | |
| 6 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 163 | 12 | 1 | 145:03 | |
25O. Power | 6 | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | +5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 152 | 5 | 0 | 123:43 |
| 6 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 159 | 5 | 1 | 125:34 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 131 | 2 | 1 | 94:33 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 89 | 1 | 1 | 69:19 | |
| 1 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4:25 |
BUF Goalies
| GP | W | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34A. Lyon | 5 | 3 | 111 | 106 | 5 | 0.955 | 263:01 |
| 2 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 0.825 | 100:09 |