Boston Bruins @ Buffalo Sabres

East 1st Round - Game 5 • BUF leads series 3-1

BOS

Boston BruinsBruinsBOS

45-27-10, 16-16-9 Away

BUF -170

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

50-23-9, 26-10-5 Home

Game Odds
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2026-04-28T23:30ZOpenMLTotalSpread

Boston BruinsBruinsBOS

(45-27-10)

(45-27-10, 16-16-9 Away)

o5.5

-130

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

(50-23-9)

(50-23-9, 26-10-5 Home)

-170

ML

Bruins

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Swayman	31	18	4	2	2.71	.908
J. Korpisalo	14	9	6	1	3.15	.894

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	20	10	4	3	2.77	.907
U. Luukkonen	22	9	3	1	2.52	.910
C. Ellis	8	4	2	1	2.90	.903

KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center

7:30 PM, April 28, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo hosts Boston with 3-1 series lead

Boston Bruins (45-27-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division)

Apr 27, 2026, 04:12 am - Data Skrive

BOS

BUF

Points

David PastrnakRW #88

Tage ThompsonC #72

Goals

Morgan GeekieC #39

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

David PastrnakRW #88

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Boston Bruins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Viktor Arvidsson LW	Day-To-Day	Apr 28
Nikita Zadorov D	Day-To-Day	Apr 28

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Josh Norris C	Day-To-Day	Apr 28
Jason Zucker LW	day-to-day	Apr 28
Sam Carrick C	OUT	Apr 30

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BOS	3.27	3.01	27.0	29.7	978	55	23.4	64	76.9	2	0
BUF	3.45	2.93	28.1	29.1	797	48	19.5	42	81.9	11	0

Bruins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/26/26	vsBUF	L6-1
4/23/26	vsBUF	L3-1
4/21/26	@BUF	W4-2
4/19/26	@BUF	L4-3
4/14/26	vsNJ	W4-0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/26/26	@BOS	W6-1
4/23/26	@BOS	W3-1
4/21/26	vsBOS	L4-2
4/19/26	vsBOS	W4-3
4/15/26	vsDAL	L4-3 SO

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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
Sabres

Game 5

4/28

TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Sabres
Bruins

Game 6

5/1

Bruins
Sabres

Game 7

5/3

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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