4/21/26 - 7:30 pm at KeyBank Center, in Buffalo, NY Buffalo – 50-23-9 | - 109 points – 1st place in the Atlantic Division Boston – 45-27-10 | - 100 points – 4th place in the Atlantic Division Special Teams Buffalo Power Play(Reg) – 19.5% (21st) Power Play(Playoffs) - 0 for 4 - 0% (8th) Penalty Kill(Reg) – 81.9% (4th) Penalty Kill(Playoffs) - 2 for 3 - 66.7% (10th) Boston Power Play(Reg) – 23.4% (9th) Power Play(Playoffs) - 1 for 3 - 33.3% (5th) Penalty Kill(Reg) - 77.0% (24th) Penalty Kill(Playoffs) - 100% - 4 for 4 (1st) Top Scorers Buffalo Tage Thompson: 1 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS Alex Tuch: 1 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS Mattias Samuelsson: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS Boston David Pastrnak: 1 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS Morgan Geekie: 1 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS Elias Lindholm: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS Starting Goalies Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1-0, 3.01 GAA, .850 Sv %) Boston – Jeremy Swayman (0-1, 3.06 GAA, .919 Sv %) Other Sabres Stories Six Former Sabres Who Signed Elsewhere [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/latest-news/six-former-sabres-who-signed-elsewhere] Lindy Ruff - Jack Adams favorite? Sabres Line Combinations and Pairings (projected) Forwards Peyton Krebs - Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch Zach Benson - Josh Norris - Josh Doan Jason Zucker - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn Jordan Greenway - Josh Dunne - Beck Malenstyn Ex., Tanner Pearson, Tyson Kozak Defense Mattias Samuelsson - Rasmus Dahlin Owen Power - Bowen Byram Logan Stanley - Conor Timmins Ex. Luke Schenn, Michael Kesselring, Zach Metsa Goaltenders Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Alex Lyon Colten Ellis Injuries Justin Danforth (lower body, Oct. 18; injured reserve) Jiri Kulich (blood clot, Nov. 4; injured reserve - out for the season) Sam Carrick (upper body, Mar. 31; injured reserve) Noah Ostlund (upper body, Mar. 25; day-to-day) Notes On April 4, Buffalo clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2010-11. The Sabres have compiled 125 playoff wins all-time, 93 of which have come in regulation. Game 1 marked just the second time the Sabres overcame a third-period deficit of two or more goals in a playoff game in franchise history. The Sabres’ four-goal third period marked the third-fastest four-goal stretch (6:46) in Sabres playoff history. The team scored four goals in 6:38 vs. Boston on April 29, 1992 and in 5:28 vs. Philadelphia on April 27, 1998. The Sabres registered 53 hits in Game 1, the most by Buffalo in a single playoff game since the league began tracking hits in 2005-06. Alex Tuch’s 10 hits were the most by a Sabres skater in a single playoff game. Entering Game 1. Tuch had never recorded more than six hits in any game of his career (regular season and playoffs). Tage Thompson’s three points (2+1) in Game 1 were the most by a Sabres forward in a playoff game since Daniel Briere on May 6, 2007 at NY Rangers (0+3). A multi-point performance tonight would make Thompson the first Sabres forward to record back-to-back multipoint games in the playoffs since Mike Grier from May 2 to 5, 2006 (2+5). Peyton Krebs and Thompson each posted a plus-3 rating in Game 1, the highest plus/minus all-time by a Sabres skater in their first career playoff contest. Mattias Samuelsson’s Game 1 goal was the first playoff point of his career and it made him the first Sabres defenseman since Jason Woolley on April 30, 2001 at Pittsburgh to score a go-ahead goal in the third period of a playoff game. Owen Power (0+1) and Jack Quinn (0+1) also registered their first career playoff point in their first career playoff game. Follow Michael on X, Instagram @MikeInBuffalo [https://twitter.com/MikeInBuffalo] THN.com/Free [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/0c1cbd2a-e9ce-4399-bf1a-6bd7072ffaf1.jpeg] THN.com/Free
