Boston Bruins @ Buffalo Sabres

East 1st Round - Game 1 • BUF leads series 1-0

45-27-10, 16-16-9 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Bruins BOS	1	0	2	3
Sabres BUF	0	0	4	4

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

50-23-9, 26-10-5 Home

Boston Bruins


forwards
Viktor ArvidssonV. Arvidsson#71
Morgan GeekieM. Geekie#39
James HagensJ. Hagens#44
Tanner JeannotT. Jeannot#84
Mark KastelicM. Kastelic#47
Marat KhusnutdinovM. Khusnutdinov#92
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#52
Elias LindholmE. Lindholm#28
Fraser MintenF. Minten#93
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#11
David PastrnakD. Pastrnak#88
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#18
defensemen
Jonathan AspirotJ. Aspirot#45
Hampus LindholmH. Lindholm#27
Mason LohreiM. Lohrei#6
Charlie McAvoyC. McAvoy#73
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#26
Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov#91

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	20	12:45	0:34	0:03	12:08	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	19:16	3:25	0:00	15:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:02	0:00	0:00	11:02	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	13	8:21	0:00	1:05	7:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	1	0	17	10:51	0:00	3:09	7:42	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	20	14:13	0:00	2:27	11:46	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	17	13:16	0:00	3:52	9:24	4	3	57.1
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	26	19:18	3:25	1:20	14:33	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	16:07	0:56	2:28	12:43	7	7	50.0
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:19	0:23	0:00	11:56	1	0	100.0
1	2	0	4	1	1	1	2	4	0	1	23	21:15	3:25	0:03	17:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	24	17:02	2:52	0:42	13:28	6	6	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	21	16:09	0:00	1:33	14:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	21:06	0:23	4:14	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	20	16:08	0:23	0:07	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	29	24:18	3:25	4:07	16:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	23	19:03	0:00	2:24	16:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	6	0	0	24	20:42	0:00	2:54	17:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jeremy SwaymanJ. Swayman#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	3	34	.919	24	8	2	0	0	58:49	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	22	15:28	2:59	0:00	12:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	4	2	0	24	16:14	3:02	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	13	8:20	0:04	0:00	8:16	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	13	9:38	0:04	1:42	7:52	1	0	100.0
0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	25	16:10	0:12	0:02	15:56	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	17	11:39	0:04	2:12	9:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	27	17:38	3:36	1:44	12:18	10	10	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	23	16:32	3:53	0:00	12:39	8	8	50.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	14:37	4:17	0:00	10:20	0	0	0.0
2	1	3	7	3	0	1	2	3	0	2	28	20:01	4:21	0:03	15:37	3	9	25.0
1	1	2	4	1	1	0	0	10	0	0	33	21:40	3:15	1:53	16:32	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	2	21	15:10	4:22	0:00	10:48	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	22:50	3:02	0:00	19:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	30	24:05	4:48	0:00	19:17	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	17:55	0:02	1:37	16:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	9	0	0	29	22:20	0:04	2:10	20:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	11:51	0:00	1:39	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	20	13:48	0:00	2:10	11:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	3	17	.850	11	4	2	0	0	59:53	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Bruins	1	0	2	3
	Sabres	0	0	4	4

1st Period			BOS	BUF
10:52		Morgan Geekie (1) Assists: David Pastrnak (1), Nikita Zadorov (1)	1	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		BOS	BUF
1:08	Elias Lindholm (1) Assists: Morgan Geekie (1), David Pastrnak (2)	2	0
12:02	Tage Thompson (1) Assists: Peyton Krebs (1)	2	1
15:44	Tage Thompson (2) Assists: Alex Tuch (1)	2	2
16:36	Mattias Samuelsson (1) Assists: Jack Quinn (1)	2	3
18:48	Alex Tuch (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Tage Thompson (1), Owen Power (1)	2	4
19:52	David Pastrnak (1) (Power Play) Assists: Morgan Geekie (2)	3	4

Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

1:18

Sabres complete epic comeback to win first playoff game in 15 years

2:03

David Pastrnak notches goal on the power play

0:21

Bruins
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

20/4

Bruins
Sabres

Game 2

22/4

Sabres
Bruins

Game 3

24/4

Sabres
Bruins

Game 4

27/4

Bruins
Sabres

Game 5

28/4

Sabres
Bruins

Game 6

1/5

Bruins
Sabres

Game 7

3/5

KeyBank Center

7:30 AM, 20 April 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Francis Charron
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Sabres score 4 third-period goals to beat Bruins in Game 1

Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night in the Sabres' first playoff game in 15 years.

Sabres score 4 3rd-period goals to beat the Bruins 4-3 in playoff opener

— Mattias Samuelson scored with 3:24 left and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night in the Sabres’ first playoff game in 15 years.

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