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Sabres score 4 3rd-period goals to beat the Bruins 4-3 in playoff opener

— Mattias Samuelson broke a tie with 3:24 left and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night in the Sabres’ first playoff game in 15 years.
Apr 20, 2026, 09:17 am - AP
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1st PeriodBOSBUF
10:52Morgan Geekie (1)
Assists: David Pastrnak (1), Nikita Zadorov (1)
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2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodBOSBUF
1:08Elias Lindholm (1)
Assists: Morgan Geekie (1), David Pastrnak (2)
20
12:02Tage Thompson (1)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (1)
21
15:44Tage Thompson (2)
Assists: Alex Tuch (1)
22
16:36Mattias Samuelsson (1)
Assists: Jack Quinn (1)
23
18:48Alex Tuch (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Tage Thompson (1), Owen Power (1)
24
19:52David Pastrnak (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Pavel Zacha (1), Morgan Geekie (2)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Alex Tuch hit Jonathan Aspirot
  • Tage Thompson hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Peyton Krebs hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Josh Doan hit Andrew Peeke
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Doan hit David Pastrnak
  • Logan Stanley Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Josh Dunne faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Tanner Jeannot
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Alex Tuch hit Viktor Arvidsson
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zach Benson hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Fraser Minten
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Marat Khusnutdinov shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Charlie McAvoy shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Logan Stanley Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Morgan Geekie
  • David Pastrnak shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Zach Benson hit Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Takeaway by Logan Stanley
  • Jordan Greenway hit Mason Lohrei
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Viktor Arvidsson
  • Jason Zucker hit Nikita Zadorov
  • David Pastrnak shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Alex Tuch hit Nikita Zadorov
  • Rasmus Dahlin Hooking against Morgan Geekie
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit David Pastrnak
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  • Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Tage Thompson Batted saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
  • Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Zach Benson hit Mark Kastelic
  • Zach Benson Deflected saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Jordan Greenway faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Tage Thompson hit Jonathan Aspirot
  • Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Jason Zucker Hooking against Andrew Peeke
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Fraser Minten
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Giveaway by Josh Norris
  • Takeaway by Josh Doan
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Elias Lindholm
  • Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Josh Dunne
  • Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  • Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against James Hagens
  • Jack Quinn Tip-In saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  • Alex Tuch Tip-In saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  • Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
  • Takeaway by Conor Timmins
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Alex Tuch hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Peyton Krebs hit Jonathan Aspirot
  • Alex Tuch hit Jonathan Aspirot
  • Josh Norris Deflected saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • Ryan McLeod Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  • Takeaway by Josh Doan
  • Josh Dunne Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Jason Zucker hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Beck Malenstyn Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Norris hit Elias Lindholm
  • Josh Norris hit Jonathan Aspirot
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Alex Tuch hit Nikita Zadorov
  • Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  • Josh Dunne hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Giveaway by Josh Dunne
  • Josh Dunne hit Sean Kuraly
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Tanner Jeannot
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Mark Kastelic
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Mark Kastelic
  • Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
  • Josh Doan Deflected saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Josh Doan hit Elias Lindholm
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Jason Zucker hit Andrew Peeke
  • Conor Timmins hit Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Mason Lohrei shot blocked by Josh Dunne
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Morgan Geekie
  • Bowen Byram Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Josh Dunne faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch hit Viktor Arvidsson
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Jack Quinn hit Andrew Peeke
  • Jack Quinn hit James Hagens
  • Josh Norris hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Alex Tuch hit Jonathan Aspirot
  • Josh Dunne Tip-In Wide Right
  • Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Jordan Greenway hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Tage Thompson hit Andrew Peeke
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Alex Tuch hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Tage Thompson Goal (1) Wrap-around, assists: Peyton Krebs (1)
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Josh Doan hit Nikita Zadorov
  • Logan Stanley hit David Pastrnak
  • Alex Tuch hit Jonathan Aspirot
  • Tage Thompson Batted Wide Left
  • Jack Quinn hit Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
  • Tage Thompson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (1)
  • Zach Benson Roughing against Mark Kastelic
  • Conor Timmins Roughing against Sean Kuraly
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (1)
  • Bowen Byram hit Mason Lohrei
  • Alex Tuch Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (1), Owen Power (1)
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Fraser Minten
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson Tripping against Hampus Lindholm
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Elias Lindholm hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Fraser Minten Tip-In Wide Right
  • Fraser Minten hit Bowen Byram
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Josh Dunne
  • Icing
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Josh Dunne
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Viktor Arvidsson Poke saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Elias Lindholm hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Marat Khusnutdinov hit Conor Timmins
  • Sean Kuraly hit Logan Stanley
  • Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Mark Kastelic hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Mark Kastelic hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Logan Stanley
  • Off-side
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Pavel Zacha Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mark Kastelic hit Conor Timmins
  • Icing
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Bowen Byram
  • Giveaway by David Pastrnak
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Icing
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Fraser Minten faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Off-side
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Josh Dunne
  • Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson
  • Morgan Geekie Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (1), Nikita Zadorov (1)
  • Fraser Minten shot blocked by James Hagens
  • TV Timeout
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Charlie McAvoy Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Viktor Arvidsson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Nikita Zadorov Cross-checking against Peyton Krebs
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Hampus Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Off-side
  • Fraser Minten faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Marat Khusnutdinov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Jonathan Aspirot Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy
  • Pavel Zacha Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Elias Lindholm Tip-In Wide Right
  • Pavel Zacha Holding against Alex Tuch
  • Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  • Mason Lohrei hit Zach Benson
  • Off-side
  • Fraser Minten faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Jonathan Aspirot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mark Kastelic
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Peyton Krebs
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Peyton Krebs
  • Andrew Peeke hit Tage Thompson
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Pavel Zacha
  • Puck in Netting
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Pavel Zacha Deflected Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson
  • Mason Lohrei hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Logan Stanley shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
  • Andrew Peeke hit Jason Zucker
  • David Pastrnak hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Jonathan Aspirot hit Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Jonathan Aspirot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Josh Doan
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
  • Andrew Peeke hit Josh Doan
  • David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • David Pastrnak Poke saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Tanner Jeannot
  • Icing
  • Charlie McAvoy hit Josh Doan
  • Morgan Geekie hit Logan Stanley
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Andrew Peeke Holding against Tage Thompson
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Elias Lindholm hit Josh Norris
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Viktor Arvidsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Benches
  • Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm
  • Hand Pass
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Giveaway by Morgan Geekie
  • Owen Power shot blocked by David Pastrnak
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Josh Doan
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Josh Norris
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Elias Lindholm Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (1), David Pastrnak (2)
  • Fraser Minten Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • James Hagens hit Josh Doan
  • Marat Khusnutdinov hit Josh Norris
  • Icing
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Josh Dunne
  • David Pastrnak hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • David Pastrnak Slashing against Josh Dunne
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Takeaway by Mark Kastelic
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • David Pastrnak hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Puck in Benches
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
  • Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Off-side
  • Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • James Hagens Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Marat Khusnutdinov Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Mason Lohrei
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
  • Mark Kastelic hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • David Pastrnak hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Pavel Zacha hit Tage Thompson
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Giveaway by Mason Lohrei
  • James Hagens Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
  • Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Fraser Minten faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Takeaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
  • Icing
  • Mark Kastelic hit Zach Benson
  • Tanner Jeannot hit Logan Stanley
  • Charlie McAvoy Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mark Kastelic Roughing against Zach Benson
  • Sean Kuraly Roughing against Conor Timmins
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Takeaway by Fraser Minten
  • Nikita Zadorov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Marat Khusnutdinov hit Peyton Krebs
  • Elias Lindholm hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • David Pastrnak Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Pavel Zacha (1), Morgan Geekie (2)
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