Boston Bruins @ Buffalo Sabres

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

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

9:23 - 3rd

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

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

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	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	14	7:43	0:00	0:00	7:43	0	2	0.0
0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	13:37	4:46	0:00	8:51	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	12	8:44	0:00	0:45	7:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	0	1	14	9:21	0:00	1:55	7:26	4	1	80.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	3	1	3	18	15:18	1:45	0:32	13:01	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:27	0:00	2:46	8:41	3	0	100.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:59	4:14	1:59	8:46	4	2	66.7
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	17	12:17	1:16	2:37	8:24	4	2	66.7
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	14	12:25	1:14	0:00	11:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	18	19:21	5:28	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	8:27	0:32	0:00	7:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	18:11	4:45	0:11	13:15	9	8	52.9
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	18	15:49	0:00	0:56	14:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	11:31	0:00	0:00	11:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	15:29	1:16	2:19	11:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	19:50	4:44	3:20	11:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:54	0:00	3:00	12:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	19	16:23	0:00	1:16	15:07	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jeremy SwaymanJ. Swayman#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
17	1	16	.941	11	5	0	0	0	50:26	0

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
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
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
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64
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%
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:40	0:54	0:00	9:46	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	11:55	0:54	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:51	0:00	3:15	5:36	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	17	11:12	0:00	0:00	11:12	3	2	60.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	16:31	0:54	1:36	14:01	1	6	14.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	9:05	0:00	3:16	5:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	16:27	2:23	2:08	11:56	9	6	60.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	2:55	1:12	0:00	1:43	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	15	11:22	0:54	0:00	10:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	18	17:27	4:30	0:00	12:57	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	20	18:18	4:30	1:44	12:04	0	3	0.0
0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	15:09	4:30	0:00	10:39	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	15:55	0:54	0:00	15:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	21	21:09	4:30	0:00	16:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:01	0:55	2:58	13:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	22	18:12	0:00	3:03	15:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:09	0:00	2:59	8:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:52	0:00	3:01	9:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	1	23	.958	16	7	0	0	0	50:26	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.

		1	2	3	T
	Bruins	0	1	0	1
	Sabres	1	0	0	1

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BOS	BUF
9:24		Elias Lindholm (2) Unassisted	1	1

1st Period			BOS	BUF
3:35		Rasmus Dahlin (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jason Zucker (1), Tage Thompson (3)	0	1

Elias Lindholm pulls a goal back for Bruins

0:20

Rasmus Dahlin nets a power-play goal for Sabres

0:40

Bruins
3
Sabres
4

Game 1

20/4

Bruins
4
Sabres
2

Game 2

22/4

Sabres
3
Bruins
1

Game 3

24/4

Sabres
6
Bruins
1

Game 4

26/4

Bruins
Sabres

Game 5

Sabres
Bruins

Game 6

1/5

Bruins
Sabres

Game 7

3/5

KeyBank Center

12:30 AM, 29 April 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Brandon Blandina
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
James Tobias
Julien Fournier

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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