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Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston BruinsMay 1, 2026

FinalPlayoffs· TD Garden
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BUF
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BOS
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF2024BUF127726
BOS0101BOS681226
BUF 51BOS 59
BUF 3.88BOS 1.94
PP goals
BUF 0BOS 0
Hits
BUF 27BOS 43
Blocks
BUF 19BOS 9
PIM
BUF 2BOS 21
BUF 44%BOS 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–1

Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 4–1 at BOS. Zach Benson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Sean Kuraly (BOS) played 9:40, −3:35 down on his 13:15 season average over 5 games.

  1. Points
    Zach Benson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:47.Benson
  2. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:48.Dahlin
  3. Points
    Tage Thompson had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:54.Thompson
  4. Usage
    Sean Kuraly (BOS) played 9:40, −3:35 down on his 13:15 season average over 5 games.Kuraly
  5. Luck
    Tage Thompson (BUF) generated 1.00 xG on 8 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Thompson
  6. Cats
    Charlie McAvoy (BOS) threw 6 hits, a night for hits leagues.McAvoy

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, BUF at BOS: 110 attempts, 52 on goal, 5 goals, 5.83 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.36 xG.

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

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · BOS 59 · BUF 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at BOS: expected goals 1.94 to 3.88 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 51, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBOSBUFTSPBNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BOS
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BOSBUFcontrol2nd3rdTuch · 1st 3:25Samuelsson · 1st 12:26Pastrnak · 2nd 1:54Benson · 3rd 5:58Norris · 3rd 16:40
  • BOS pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 40% of the game, BOS 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jeremy Swayman (58:08) for BOS and Alex Lyon (59:42) for BUF, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, BOS rows versus BUF columns: 250 matchups; most common McAvoy vs Thompson, 9:56 at 13% xGF.

BOS ↓ · BUF →ThompsonTuchKrebsBensonNorrisDoanZuckerMcLeodQuinnKozakGreenwayMalenstynDahlinSamuelssonByramTimminsPowerKesselringL1 GeekieL1 MittelstadtL1 LindholmL2 PastrnakL2 ZachaL2 KhusnutdinovL3 MintenL3 SteevesL3 EyssimontL4 JeannotL4 KuralyL4 KastelicD1 ZadorovD1 PeekeD2 LindholmD2 JokiharjuD3 McAvoyD3 Aspirot
BOS 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
StatBUFBOS
4361
2.362.27
2.222.16
128
212
1823
−0.006+0.006
40%22%

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.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:25
    BUFAlex Tuch (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson)snap0.31 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Timmins, Dahlin, KrebsBOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, Aspirot, Khusnutdinov
    BUF 1 – 0 BOS
  2. 12:26
    BUFMattias Samuelsson (Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson)snap0.03 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, KrebsBOS: Zadorov, Pastrnak, Zacha, Peeke, Khusnutdinov
    BUF 2 – 0 BOS

2nd period

  1. 1:54
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm)slap0.08 xG
    BUF: Zucker, Timmins, McLeod, Dahlin, QuinnBOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, Jokiharju, Khusnutdinov
    BUF 2 – 1 BOS

3rd period

  1. 5:58
    BUFZach Benson (Josh Doan)snap0.07 xG
    BUF: Timmins, Norris, Byram, Doan, BensonBOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, Khusnutdinov
    BUF 3 – 1 BOS
  2. 16:40
    BUFJosh NorrisEN (Rasmus Dahlin, Zach Benson)snap0.23 xG
    BUF: Norris, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Doan, BensonBOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, Geekie, Mittelstadt
    BUF 4 – 1 BOS

Box score

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

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tage Thompson CL1022+251.0021021:54——4870
Alex Tuch RL1101+220.6622020:36——5273
Peyton Krebs CL1011+200.1013016:58——5273
Zach Benson LL2112+210.1411216:47——4233
Josh Norris CL2101+220.4150016:45——4447
Josh Doan RL2011+250.6430015:51——4131
Jason Zucker LL3000-110.2012015:25——4034
Ryan McLeod CL3000-110.0000014:38——4637
Jack Quinn RL3000-100.0000013:52——3726
Tyson Kozak CL4000000.0012011:01——1516
Jordan Greenway LL4000000.0020010:58——2543
Beck Malenstyn LL4000010.0050010:36——2744
Rasmus Dahlin DD1022+250.3312023:48——5867
Mattias Samuelsson DD1101+220.0322022:36——5063
Bowen Byram DD2000+110.1903024:05——3930
Conor Timmins DD2000+100.1611018:39——3461
Owen Power DD3000000.0100021:24——2726
Michael Kesselring DD3000000.000004:25——172
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Lyon(start)W26251.9621.9459:42

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Morgan Geekie CL1000-140.1861218:57——8288
Casey Mittelstadt CL1000-110.2731017:24——5869
Elias Lindholm CL1000-120.3440017:22——8392
David Pastrnak RL2101-350.3510018:35——7452
Pavel Zacha CL2011-310.1500018:21——6739
Marat Khusnutdinov CL2000-210.0950015:15——7145
Fraser Minten CL3000010.0140014:59——3534
Alex Steeves CL3000020.0330012:46——3839
Michael Eyssimont CL3000020.2940011:04——3936
Tanner Jeannot LL4000010.1120010:48——2518
Sean Kuraly CL4000000.000009:40——2517
Mark Kastelic CL4000000.071009:40——2517
Nikita Zadorov DD1000-100.0011021:52——5360
Andrew Peeke DD1000-110.0003020:04——4862
Hampus Lindholm DD2011000.0022223:13——5844
Henri Jokiharju DD2000+120.0311014:12——6054
Charlie McAvoy DD3000-320.02601525:09——6842
Jonathan Aspirot DD3000-110.0000215:00——6133
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)L25223.8802.9858:08

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Tuch (BUF) 1st 3:25 · assists Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson · Rebound · carried in · 17.2 mph shot · 6.8 s from entry to goal.

Alex Tuch · 1st 3:25 · BUF

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
17.2 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
6.8 s
Type
rebound

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David Pastrnak · 2nd 1:54 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
71.1 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s
Type
one-timer

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Zach Benson · 3rd 5:58 · BUF

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
54.9 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s

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