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Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, April 28, 2026, Game 5 of the First Round

BOS

BruinsBoston Bruins

Playoffs: 2-3

BOS 2, BUF 1

Final/OT

Shots 29–26

BUF

SabresBuffalo Sabres

Playoffs: 3-2

Game 5 of the First Round, Scores for April 28, 2026

BUF leads series 3–2

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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BOSBOS 0, BUF 0BUF1st 16:25PP

GOAL1 of 3

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Dahlin scores, from Zucker and Thompson

BOS at BUF, April 28, 2026

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2ND

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Pick a side and play the game's goals and big chances one at a time: score yours again, stop theirs, and change the final.

BOSAs the BruinsBUFAs the Sabres

Linescore

Goals
Goals123OTT
BOSBoston Bruins01012
BUFBuffalo Sabres10001
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123OTT
BOSBoston Bruins979429
BUFBuffalo Sabres589426

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: BOSDavid Pastrnak#881 goal, 7 shots
  2. 2nd star: BUFRasmus Dahlin#261 goal, 3 shots
  3. 3rd star: BOSElias Lindholm#281 goal, 3 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

BOSBUF
29Shots on goal26
59.6%Faceoffs40.4%
0/3Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes6
43Hits27
28Blocked shots18
21Giveaways22
7Takeaways2

Standings

Final regular-season standings

All standings
Atlantic
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1BUFSabres8250239109
2TBLLightning8250266106
3MTLCanadiens82482410106
4BOSBruins82452710100
5OTTSenators8244271199
6DETRed Wings8241311092
7FLAPanthers824038484
8TORMaple Leafs8232361478