Buffalo Sabres @ Boston Bruins

East 1st Round - Game 6 • BUF wins series 4-2

50-23-9, 24-13-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	2	0	2	4
Bruins BOS	0	1	0	1

Boston BruinsBruinsBOS

45-27-10, 29-11-1 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	25	16:47	2:12	0:00	14:35	0	1	0.0
0	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	25	15:51	2:36	0:00	13:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	18	10:58	0:10	0:00	10:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:01	0:09	0:00	10:52	5	6	45.5
0	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	24	16:58	0:37	0:00	16:21	3	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	18	10:36	0:04	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:38	4:06	0:00	10:32	5	7	41.7
1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	23	16:45	2:41	0:00	14:04	6	6	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	13:52	2:29	0:00	11:23	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	5	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	27	21:54	4:35	0:00	17:19	5	12	29.4
1	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	20:36	3:17	0:00	17:19	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	21	15:25	4:50	0:00	10:35	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	30	24:05	4:08	0:00	19:57	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	32	23:48	5:34	0:00	18:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4:25	0:00	0:00	4:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	21:24	0:00	0:00	21:24	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	30	22:36	0:07	0:00	22:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	18:39	0:00	0:00	18:39	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	1	25	.962	23	0	2	0	0	59:42	0

Boston Bruins


forwards
Michael EyssimontM. Eyssimont#81
Morgan GeekieM. Geekie#39
Tanner JeannotT. Jeannot#84
Mark KastelicM. Kastelic#47
Marat KhusnutdinovM. Khusnutdinov#92
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#52
Elias LindholmE. Lindholm#28
Fraser MintenF. Minten#93
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#11
David PastrnakD. Pastrnak#88
Alex SteevesA. Steeves#21
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#18
defensemen
Jonathan AspirotJ. Aspirot#45
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#20
Hampus LindholmH. Lindholm#27
Charlie McAvoyC. McAvoy#73
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#26
Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov#91

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	20	11:04	0:00	0:00	11:04	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	1	1	2	6	1	1	25	18:57	0:00	0:00	18:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	10:48	0:00	2:33	8:15	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	13	9:40	0:00	3:16	6:24	1	1	50.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	23	15:15	0:00	2:42	12:33	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	9:40	0:00	3:11	6:29	4	2	66.7
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	27	17:22	0:00	1:01	16:21	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	14:59	0:00	1:48	13:11	6	5	54.5
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	26	17:24	0:00	0:00	17:24	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	25	18:35	0:00	0:00	18:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	12:46	0:00	0:00	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	18:21	0:00	0:22	17:59	14	9	60.9
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:00	0:00	1:06	13:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	14:12	0:00	0:21	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	29	23:13	0:00	3:27	19:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	1	0	2	15	6	0	2	31	25:09	0:00	2:34	22:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	27	20:04	0:00	4:02	16:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	21:52	0:00	3:41	18:11	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jeremy SwaymanJ. Swayman#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	3	22	.880	16	6	0	0	0	58:08	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	2	0	2	4
	Bruins	0	1	0	1

1st Period			BUF	BOS
3:25		Alex Tuch (4) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (2), Tage Thompson (4)	1	0
12:26		Mattias Samuelsson (2) Assists: Peyton Krebs (4), Tage Thompson (5)	2	0

2nd Period			BUF	BOS
1:54		David Pastrnak (3) Assists: Pavel Zacha (2), Hampus Lindholm (2)	2	1

3rd Period			BUF	BOS
5:58		Zach Benson (2) Assists: Josh Doan (2)	3	1
16:40		Josh Norris (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (3), Zach Benson (1)	4	1

Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins: Game Highlights

1:18

Zach Benson scores to extend Sabres' lead

0:44

David Pastrnak's goal puts Bruins on the board

0:28

Bruins
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

4/19

Bruins
4
Sabres
2

Game 2

4/21

Sabres
3
Bruins
1

Game 3

4/23

Sabres
6
Bruins
1

Game 4

4/26

Bruins
2
Sabres
1

Game 5

4/28

Sabres
4
Bruins
1

Game 6

5/1

TD Garden

7:30 PM, May 1, 2026Coverage: ESPN

Boston, MA

Attendance: 17,850

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Jake Brenk
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes
Trent Knorr
Tyson Baker

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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