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Bruins vs. Sabres Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Bruins vs. Sabres NHL game on April 21, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 21, 11:30PM KeyBank Center
Apr 21, 11:30PM KeyBank Center
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruins | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Sabres | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruins | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Sabres | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
P3 19:26 Jack Quinn shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
P3 18:38 Shot missed by Tage Thompson
P3 18:22 Shot missed by David Pastrnak
P3 17:45 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
P3 17:37 Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 15:28 Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
P3 15:25 Shot missed by Mark Kastelic
P3 15:05 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by James Hagens
P3 14:32 Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 14:17 Shot missed by Alex Tuch
P3 13:25 Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 13:12 Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
P3 12:18 Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 12:13 Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
P3 11:09 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Bowen Byram
P3 08:43 Power play - Shot on goal by Jonathan Aspirot saved by Alex Lyon
P3 06:46 Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 06:10 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by David Pastrnak
P3 04:27 Josh Doan shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
P3 04:08 Power play - Josh Doan shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Josh Dunne in neutral zone
Stoppage - High Stick
SHOT
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Tage Thompson
Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by David Pastrnak
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
SHOT
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Jeremy Swayman
Jason Zucker credited with hit on Charlie McAvoy in offensive zone
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
SHOT
Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
SHOT
Shot missed by Mark Kastelic
Bruins won faceoff against Sabres in neutral zone
SHOT
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by James Hagens
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Tuch
Josh Dunne won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Norris saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
Power play - Alex Tuch won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Penalty to James Hagens 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Bowen Byram)
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Bowen Byram
Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
Penalty to Peyton Krebs 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jonathan Aspirot saved by Alex Lyon
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Owen Power saved by Jeremy Swayman
Josh Dunne won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
Penalty to Morgan Geekie 2 minutes for Misconduct
Penalty to Conor Timmins 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by David Pastrnak
Alex Tuch won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
SHOT
Josh Doan shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
Power play - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Josh Doan shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
SHOT
Power play - Tage Thompson shot blocked by Tanner Jeannot
SHOT
Power play - Josh Norris shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Shorthanded - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
Penalty to Sean Kuraly 2 minutes for Misconduct
Penalty to Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Misconduct
Bruins won faceoff against Sabres in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tanner Jeannot saved by Alex Lyon
Tage Thompson credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Beck Malenstyn credited with hit on Hampus Lindholm in offensive zone
Charlie McAvoy credited with hit on Jason Zucker in offensive zone
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
SHOT
Owen Power shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
SHOT
Zach Benson shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
Bruins won faceoff against Sabres in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Pavel Zacha
Penalty to Tage Thompson 2 minutes for Misconduct
Bruins won faceoff against Sabres in neutral zone
Bruins won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Josh Norris won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in neutral zone
Stoppage
Josh Norris won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in defensive zone
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Conor Timmins saved by Jeremy Swayman
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Fraser Minten in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Jeremy Swayman
Bruins won faceoff against Zach Benson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Josh Norris won faceoff against Fraser Minten in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Penalty Benches
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikita Zadorov saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pavel Zacha saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
SHOT
Owen Power shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jason Zucker
SHOT
Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Penalty to Tanner Jeannot 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Peyton Krebs)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Power play - Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Conor Timmins
SHOT
Power play - Charlie McAvoy shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by David Pastrnak
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Logan Stanley
SHOT
Conor Timmins shot blocked by David Pastrnak
SHOT
Zach Benson shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Josh Dunne in neutral zone
Josh Norris won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
Fraser Minten won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Josh Norris
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
Stoppage
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Jeremy Swayman
Power play - Giveaway by Tage Thompson in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
Power play - Tage Thompson won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Penalty to David Pastrnak 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Josh Norris)
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Josh Norris in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Josh Dunne in neutral zone
SHOT
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mattias Samuelsson saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pavel Zacha saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by teammate
Fraser Minten won faceoff against Sabres in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by James Hagens
SHOT
Shot on goal by Casey Mittelstadt saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Zach Benson
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Zach Benson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
Power play - Fraser Minten won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Elias Lindholm shot blocked by Owen Power
Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Alex Tuch in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - David Pastrnak shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by David Pastrnak
Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Tanner Jeannot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Andrew Peeke
SHOT
Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Conor Timmins
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Fraser Minten
Fraser Minten won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Skater Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot missed by Hampus Lindholm
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Josh Dunne in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Josh Dunne in offensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Zach Benson saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Zach Benson
SHOT
Power play - Josh Doan shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Jason Zucker in neutral zone
Penalty to Beck Malenstyn 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
SHOT
Shot missed by Owen Power
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan Stanley saved by Jeremy Swayman
Marat Khusnutdinov won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
Penalty to Rasmus Dahlin 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Elias Lindholm)
Elias Lindholm credited with hit on Rasmus Dahlin in offensive zone
Nikita Zadorov credited with hit on Zach Benson in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Sabres
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 26 | Shots on Goal | 36 | |||
| 55% | Faceoff Win % | 46% | |||
| 5/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/0 | |||
| 47 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 47 | |||
| 32 | Hits | 30 | |||
| 27 | Shots Blocked | 10 | |||
| 21 | Giveaways | 15 |
| |
|---|
| 26 | Shots on Goal | 36 | |||
| 55% | Faceoff Win % | 46% | |||
| 5/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/0 | |||
| 47 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 47 | |||
| 32 | Hits | 30 | |||
| 27 | Shots Blocked | 10 | |||
| 21 | Giveaways | 15 |
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Bruins vs. Sabres: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Bruins vs. Sabres
- Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Venue: KeyBank Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Sabres favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Bruins +147, Sabres -147
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Bruins: 42%
- Sabres: 58%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Bruins a win probability of 42%, while the Sabres have a win probability of 58%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Sabres are more likely to beat the Bruins in the NHL game at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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