Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
· East 1st Round - Game 5
2 - 1
Bruins' Lindholm scores tying goal to force overtime in Boston's first-round series against Buffalo
Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin opened the scoring 3:35 in with Buffalo’s first power-play goal of the series and first in nearly a month.
The Sabres lead the series 3-1 after winning the past two at Boston and are in position to win their first playoff series in 19 years. Buffalo snapped an NHL-record 14-game playoff drought, while also winning its first Atlantic Division title.
Alex Lyon stopped 24 shots in regulation for Buffalo.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots for Boston, including getting his left pad out to stop Tyson Kozak alone at the left post with 2:10 left in regulation.
Lindholm tied it 9:24 into the second period after his bad-angle shot bounced into the slot. Lindholm got to the loose puck first and, with his back to the net, spun around and fired in a low shot through a crowd.
Regular Season SeriesBOS wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:35 | Rasmus Dahlin Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (1), Tage Thompson (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:24 | Elias Lindholm Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 4th Period 9:14 | David Pastrnak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Hampus Lindholm (1) |
Statistics
 BOS |
 BUF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 43 | Hits | 27 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 29 | Shots | 25 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 34 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 59.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.4 |
| 21 | Giveaways | 22 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Ostlund, C | Out | Apr 28 |
| Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 28 |
| Sam Carrick, C | Out | Apr 16 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson, LW | Out | Apr 28 |
Game Information
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo | 50 | 23 | 109 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay | 50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal | 48 | 24 | 106 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston | 45 | 27 | 100 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa | 44 | 27 | 99 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit | 41 | 31 | 92 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida | 40 | 38 | 84 | 4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto | 32 | 36 | 78 | 14 |