Boston Bruins at Buffalo SabresMay 3, 2026

Time TBDPlayoffsSunday, May 3, 2026

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Buffalo SabresBUF

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

BOSaway±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 642 km travel

BUFhome±0.0 pts

1 day rest · 642 km travel

No meaningful schedule edge: BOS (1 day rest) at BUF (1 day rest).

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Boston Bruins

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 1–4 vs BUF · May 1

L1Lindholm – Geekie – Mittelstadt
10:27
L2Pastrnak – Zacha – Khusnutdinov
9:07
L3Eyssimont – Steeves – Minten
8:52
L4Kuraly – Jeannot – Kastelic
5:15
D1Zadorov – Peeke
13:07
D2Lindholm – Jokiharju
11:59
D3McAvoy – Aspirot
11:21

Projected BOS lines →·BOS goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Buffalo Sabres

Goalie: Starter not announced
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 4–1 at BOS · May 1

L1Tuch – Thompson – Krebs
12:51
L2Norris – Doan – Benson
10:10
L3Zucker – McLeod – Quinn
8:46
L4Greenway – Malenstyn – Kozak
8:28
D1Samuelsson – Dahlin
7:38
D2Timmins – Byram
7:05
D3Kesselring – Power
2:21
PP1Zucker – Tuch – Thompson – Norris – Dahlin
2:40

Projected BUF lines →·BUF goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on May 3.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.