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Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo SabresApr 28, 2026

Final / OTPlayoffs· KeyBank Center
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BOS
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BUF
1
Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
BOS01012BOS979429
BUF10001BUF589426
BOS 67BUF 78
BOS 3.31BUF 2.73
PP goals
BOS 0BUF 1
Hits
BOS 43BUF 27
Blocks
BOS 23BUF 16
PIM
BOS 6BUF 6
BOS 60%BUF 40%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Boston Bruins edge Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (OT)

Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime at BUF. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 0A. BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, McLeod and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:30 together.

  1. PP1
    BUF's first power-play unit (Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, McLeod and Dahlin) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:30 together.ZuckerTuchThompsonMcLeodDahlin
  2. New line
    New look for BOS: Pastrnak–Zacha–Khusnutdinov skated 16:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PastrnakZachaKhusnutdinov
  3. Usage
    Peyton Krebs (BUF) played 24:28, +10:42 up on his 13:46 season average over 12 games.Krebs
  4. Usage
    Jason Zucker (BUF) played 20:40, +6:38 up on his 14:02 season average over 12 games.Zucker
  5. Usage
    Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) played 29:01, +5:28 up on his 23:33 season average over 12 games.Dahlin
  6. Usage
    David Pastrnak (BOS) played 25:15, +5:09 up on his 20:06 season average over 5 games.Pastrnak
  7. New line
    New look for BOS: Eyssimont–Steeves–Minten skated 5:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.EyssimontSteevesMinten
  8. New line
    New look for BOS: Lindholm–Geekie–Mittelstadt skated 7:17 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (38.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LindholmGeekieMittelstadt

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, BOS at BUF: 145 attempts, 55 on goal, 3 goals, 6.04 expected goals; best chance Elias Lindholm at 0.23 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BOS attacks left (bottom on phones)BUF attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BUF
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 145 of 145 attempts · BUF 78 · BOS 67

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at BUF: expected goals 2.73 to 3.31 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 78 to 67, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTBUFBOSDLPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 69:14
  • BUF
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFBOScontrol2nd3rdOTDahlin · 1st 3:35Lindholm · 2nd 9:24Pastrnak · OT 9:14
  • BUF pressure
  • BOS pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 32% of the game, BUF 23%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BOS at BUF: 38 players over 69:14; most ice Alex Lyon (69:14) for BUF and Jeremy Swayman (69:14) for BOS, 3 goals.

BUF
BOS
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

BUF skaters (rows) against BOS skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the BUF side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, BUF rows versus BOS columns: 231 matchups; most common Dahlin vs Zadorov, 13:02 at 80% xGF.

BUF ↓ · BOS →PastrnakZachaKhusnutdinovKuralyKastelicJeannotLindholmGeekieMittelstadtMintenSteevesEyssimontZadorovPeekeMcAvoyAspirotLindholmJokiharjuL1 ThompsonL1 KrebsL1 TuchL2 McLeodL2 ZuckerL2 QuinnL3 KozakL3 DoanL3 BensonD1 DahlinD1 SamuelssonD2 ByramD2 PowerD3 TimminsD3 Stanley
BUF xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatBOSBUF
6278
2.792.17
2.572.07
1313
08
3525
+0.105−0.105
32%23%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:35
    BUFRasmus DahlinPP (Jason Zucker, Tage Thompson)snap0.15 xG
    BOS: Zadorov, Zacha, Peeke, JeannotBUF: Zucker, Tuch, Thompson, McLeod, Dahlin
    BOS 0 – 1 BUF

2nd period

  1. 9:24
    BOSElias Lindholmwrist0.23 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, McAvoy, Geekie, Mittelstadt, AspirotBUF: Zucker, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, Power
    BOS 1 – 1 BUF

OT period

  1. 9:14
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Hampus Lindholm)wrist0.15 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, Peeke, KhusnutdinovBUF: McLeod, Samuelsson, Krebs, Byram, Quinn
    BOS 2 – 1 BUF

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
David Pastrnak RL1101+170.5621025:15——6885
Pavel Zacha CL1000+110.4310024:19——6084
Marat Khusnutdinov CL1000+110.1951221:30——5783
Sean Kuraly CL2000000.0020013:30——3625
Mark Kastelic CL2000000.0043211:50——3220
Tanner Jeannot LL2000020.3712011:25——3543
Elias Lindholm CL3101+130.3342021:01——3852
Morgan Geekie CL3000+120.6041018:46——5268
Casey Mittelstadt CL3000+120.1240017:25——4957
Fraser Minten CL4000010.1633016:50——4040
Alex Steeves CL4000010.0940013:23——3234
Michael Eyssimont CL4000000.1021012:53——1515
Nikita Zadorov DD1000020.0522023:11——2639
Andrew Peeke DD1000+100.0013022:52——2848
Charlie McAvoy DD2000+120.1400026:24——6683
Jonathan Aspirot DD2000+120.0222020:51——5667
Hampus Lindholm DD3011+110.1211221:54——5152
Henri Jokiharju DD3000020.0511017:27——4248
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W26251.9622.7369:14

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1011020.1504024:30——5343
Peyton Krebs CL1000-100.0520024:28——5240
Alex Tuch RL1000030.3533223:54——4340
Ryan McLeod CL2000-210.0100221:18——4731
Jason Zucker LL2011-120.4700020:40——4729
Jack Quinn RL2000-210.2140017:29——4726
Tyson Kozak CL3000010.3070016:55——7358
Josh Doan RL3000010.1910015:40——8370
Zach Benson LL3000020.1900014:30——8176
Rasmus Dahlin DD1101030.3812029:01——7168
Mattias Samuelsson DD1000-120.0242026:13——5753
Bowen Byram DD2000-230.0500023:23——5130
Owen Power DD2000-110.1101023:21——5329
Conor Timmins DD3000000.0002017:08——4339
Logan Stanley DD3000000.0011014:51——4848
Beck Malenstyn L—000000.0021012:25——6544
Jordan Greenway L—000020.0920011:29——6437
Noah Ostlund C—000020.160022:55——3358
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Lyon(start)L29272.9313.3169:14

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF PP) 1st 3:35 · assists Jason Zucker, Tage Thompson · Rush · carried in · 53.3 mph shot · 4.4 s from entry to goal.

Rasmus Dahlin · 1st 3:35 · BUF PP

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
53.3 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
4.4 s
Type
one-timer

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David Pastrnak · OT 9:14 · BOS

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
26.0 mph
Distance
1 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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