Boston BruinsvsBuffalo Sabres — Apr 18, 2026

Apr 18, 2026

Final

3

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4

Three Stars

First Star
T. Thompson
BUF logo

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C
G 2A 1PTS 3SOG 7
Second Star
M. Samuelsson
BUF logo

M. Samuelsson

BUF • #23 • D
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 2
Third Star
A. Tuch
BUF logo

A. Tuch

BUF • #89 • R
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 4

Linescore

Team123Total
BOS1023
BUF0044

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BOS94720
BUF14131138

Goals

1st Period

M. Geekie
BOS

M. Geekie(1st)

10:52(EV)

Assisted by D. Pastrnak and N. Zadorov

3rd Period

E. Lindholm
BOS

E. Lindholm(1st)

1:08(EV)

Assisted by M. Geekie and D. Pastrnak

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(1st)

12:02(EV)

Assisted by P. Krebs

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(2nd)

15:44(EV)

Assisted by A. Tuch

M. Samuelsson
BUF

M. Samuelsson(1st)

16:36(EV)

Assisted by J. Quinn

A. Tuch
BUF

A. Tuch(1st)

18:48(EV)

Empty net assisted by T. Thompson and O. Power

D. Pastrnak
BOS

D. Pastrnak(1st)

19:52(PP)

Power play goal assisted by P. Zacha and M. Geekie

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

20

Shots On Goal

38

50.8

Faceoff %

49.2

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-4

12

Penalty Minutes

10

38

Hits

53

14

Blocked Shots

11

13

Giveaways

13

5

Takeaways

5

Box Score

72T. Thompson213+320302070.320:01
89A. Tuch112+2001010041.021:40
19P. Krebs011+300201000.616:10
22J. Quinn011000300020.014:37
6Z. Benson000020300030.015:28
9J. Norris000000401010.516:32
12J. Greenway000000200101.009:38
17J. Zucker000-120302030.015:10
29B. Malenstyn000000411010.011:39
44J. Dunne000000221010.508:20
71R. McLeod000-100003020.617:38
91J. Doan000000300220.016:14
23M. Samuelsson101+100920020.022:20
25O. Power011+100011020.017:55
4B. Byram000+100110020.022:50
21C. Timmins000020120140.013:48
26R. Dahlin000+120211020.024:05
64L. Stanley000000100100.011:51
1U. Luukkonen.8502017311/1324/512/2059:53
34A. Lyon-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
8th
BOS
272250+225-3-2W2100
4th
BUF
288241+476-3-1OT1109
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatBOS
3.45Goals/Game3.27
2.93Goals Against/Game3.01
28.1Shots/Game27.0
19.5%Power Play %23.4%
81.9%Penalty Kill %77.0%
45.9%Faceoff %53.1%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

20-10-4

GAA

2.77

EV%

.818

PK%

.583

SV%

.907

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

.957

PK%

.769

SV%

.910

BOS

1
Jeremy Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

5 GP

Record

31-18-4

GAA

2.71

EV%

.905

PK%

.800

SV%

.908

2
Joonas Korpisalo

Joonas Korpisalo

5 GP

Record

14-9-6

GAA

3.15

EV%

.943

PK%

.923

SV%

.894

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
Z. Benson

Z. Benson

L | 5GP

G

3

A

4

P

7

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
J. Norris

J. Norris

C | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
J. Zucker

J. Zucker

L | 4GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.50

BOS

1
M. Geekie

M. Geekie

C | 5GP

G

5

A

0

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2
S. Kuraly

S. Kuraly

C | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
M. Kastelic

M. Kastelic

C | 5GP

G

3

A

1

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.991.02
1.011.16
1.171.23
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BOS
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BOS (5)BUF (5)

Goals / Game

BOS
2.70
BUF
3.20

Goals Against / Game

BOS
3.20
BUF
2.70

Shots / Game

BOS
19.2
BUF
24.1

Power Play %

BOS
21.1%
BUF
25.9%

Penalty Kill %

BOS
74.1%
BUF
78.9%

Face-Off %

BOS
55.7%
BUF
44.3%

Scratches

BUF

1
Luke Schenn

Luke Schenn

2
Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

3
Tanner Pearson

Tanner Pearson

4
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

5
Colten Ellis

Colten Ellis

6
Tyson Kozak

Tyson Kozak

7
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

8
Zach Metsa

Zach Metsa

BOS

1
Michael Eyssimont

Michael Eyssimont

2
Henri Jokiharju

Henri Jokiharju

3
Jordan Harris

Jordan Harris

4
Lukas Reichel

Lukas Reichel

5
Alex Steeves

Alex Steeves

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

78

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

76

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

57

BOS

1
Nikita Zadorov

Nikita Zadorov

D

PIM

152

2
Mark Kastelic

Mark Kastelic

C

PIM

140

3
David Pastrnak

David Pastrnak

R

PIM

72

Past H2H Results