Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins

2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs · First Round

Buffalo Sabres

Higher seed · Eastern Conference

4 – 2

BUF wins series

Boston Bruins

Lower seed · Eastern Conference

Game-by-Game Results

Game 1

Sun, Apr 19

BUF 4

(H)

BOS 3

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Game 2

Tue, Apr 21

BUF 2

(H)

BOS 4

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Game 3

Thu, Apr 23

BUF 3

(A)

BOS 1

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Game 4

Sun, Apr 26

BUF 6

(A)

BOS 1

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Game 5

Tue, Apr 28

BUF 1

(H) (OT)

BOS 2

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Game 6

Fri, May 1

BUF 4

(A)

BOS 1

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Game 7

Sun, May 3

BUF —

(H)

BOS —

Upcoming

Series Stats at 5-on-5

Goals

15.27

Expected Goals

12.52

286

Shot Attempts (Corsi)

251

126

Shots on Goal

110

High-Danger Chances

Goaltender Stats

Buffalo Sabres

GoalieGPGAASV%SA

Alex Lyon50.470.955112

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen21.340.82540

Boston Bruins

GoalieGPGAASV%SA

Jeremy Swayman61.120.907182

Joonas Korpisalo10.001.0006

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.

Through 6 games, the series stands at BUF 4, BOS 2. All stats on this page aggregate across every game played in the series so far.