Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs · First Round

Buffalo Sabres

Higher seed · Eastern Conference

0 – 0

Series not started

Boston Bruins

Lower seed · Eastern Conference

Next game: Sunday, April 19

Series Prediction

Pre-series forecast

BUF 54%

46% BOS

Most likely outcome: BUF in 7 (17% of simulations)

How we calculated this

Elo rating1542 vs 1509 (+33)+1.3% BUF

Goaltending (season starter)GSAx/60: 0.78 vs 0.82neutral

Power play (season)PP xGF/GP: 1.50 vs 1.66+1.2% BOS

Penalty kill (season)PK GA/GP: 0.60 vs 0.84 (lower better)+1.4% BUF

Home iceBUF hosts+4.0% BUF

Win probability is computed via Monte Carlo simulation (10,000 runs) over the remaining games, using per-game win probabilities that combine these factors with home-ice advantage.

Game-by-Game Results

Game 1

Sun, Apr 19

BUF —

(H)

BOS —

Upcoming

Game 2

Tue, Apr 21

BUF —

(H)

BOS —

Upcoming

Game 3

Thu, Apr 23

BUF —

(A)

BOS —

Upcoming

Game 4

Sun, Apr 26

BUF —

(A)

BOS —

Upcoming

Game 5

Tue, Apr 28

BUF —

(H)

BOS —

Upcoming

Game 6

Fri, May 1

BUF —

(A)

BOS —

Upcoming

Game 7

Sun, May 3

BUF —

(H)

BOS —

Upcoming

About this First Round Series

The Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins meet in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round. The Buffalo Sabres enter as the higher seed and host Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (if necessary). First team to 4 wins advances.