3-2 - OT1

Buffalo Sabres

2-3 - W2

Boston Bruins

Boston - TD Garden

May 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Atlantic / Atlantic
BUF
1
R
Alex Tuch
3G - 3A
(6P)
2
C
Tage Thompson
2G - 3A
(5P)
3
C
Peyton Krebs
2G - 3A
(5P)
4
D
Bowen Byram
3G - 2A
(5P)
5
D
Owen Power
0G - 4A
(4P)
BUF Injuries
Stanley, Logan
Illness
Day to Day
Stanley is dealing with an illness that kept him off the ice Thursday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
May 1, 2026
Carrick, Sam
Arm
Day to Day
Carrick (arm) is not expected to be back in time to play in Buffalo's first-round series versus Boston, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
May 3, 2026
Östlund, Noah
Lower Body
Week to Week
Ostlund (lower body) is expected to miss some time after being hurt in Game 5 against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
May 18, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Kneecap
Season
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
Atlantic
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BOS
1
R
David Pastrnak
2G - 4A
(6P)
2
C
Morgan Geekie
2G - 2A
(4P)
3
C
Sean Kuraly
1G - 1A
(2P)
4
C
Elias Lindholm
2G - 0A
(2P)
5
L
Viktor Arvidsson
2G - 0A
(2P)
BOS Injuries
Arvidsson, Viktor
Upper Body
Day to Day
Arvidsson (upper body) is unlikely to play in Game 6 against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday after head coach Marco Sturm told reporters, 'It's going to be hard,' Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald reports.
May 3, 2026
Locmelis, Dans
Shoulder
Season
Locmelis will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery next week, Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal reports.
Sep 15, 2026
Atlantic
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Goaltending

BUF
Alex Lyon
2-1-0
1.18 GAA
95.3% SV
BOS
Jeremy Swayman
2-3-0
2.87 GAA
91.0% SV
BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1-1-0
4.19 GAA
82.5% SV
BOS
Joonas Korpisalo
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
100.0% SV

Goaltenders

BUF
3-2-0
GAA: 2.20
SV%: 0.912
vs
BOS
2-3-0
GAA: 3.20
SV%: 0.902