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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Bruins NHL game on May 1, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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May 1, 11:30 PM TD Garden
May 1, 11:30 PM TD Garden
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sabres | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Bruins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sabres | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Bruins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
P3 18:19 Fraser Minten shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
P3 18:03 Shot missed by Tage Thompson
P3 17:55 David Pastrnak shot blocked by Alex Tuch
P3 17:25 Shot missed by Tage Thompson
P3 16:38 Goal scored by Josh Norris (Empty Net)
P3 11:22 Shot missed by Jack Quinn
P3 11:00 Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Tage Thompson
P3 10:13 Shot missed by Jason Zucker
P3 09:15 Shot on goal by Pavel Zacha saved by Alex Lyon
P3 07:04 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
P3 06:15 Shot missed by Elias Lindholm
P3 05:01 Elias Lindholm shot blocked by teammate
P3 04:01 Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
P3 03:56 Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
P3 03:48 Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Alex Lyon
P3 02:00 Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
P3 01:00 Shot missed by Charlie McAvoy
P2 18:54 Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Zach Benson
P2 17:28 Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
P2 17:13 Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Jeremy Swayman
Play by Play
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P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Shorthanded - Tanner Jeannot won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
Penalty to Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Misconduct
Penalty to Zach Benson 2 minutes for Misconduct
Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Fraser Minten shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
SHOT
Shot missed by Tage Thompson
SHOT
David Pastrnak shot blocked by Alex Tuch
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Tage Thompson
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Josh Norris (Empty Net)
4-1
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Henri Jokiharju credited with hit on Jack Quinn in defensive zone
Giveaway by David Pastrnak in neutral zone
Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jack Quinn
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
SHOT
Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Tage Thompson
Stoppage - Icing
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jason Zucker
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pavel Zacha saved by Alex Lyon
Sabres won faceoff against Henri Jokiharju in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
Tyson Kozak credited with hit on Morgan Geekie in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Elias Lindholm
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Zach Benson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Elias Lindholm shot blocked by teammate
Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Alex Lyon
Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
Fraser Minten won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Michael Eyssimont in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
SHOT
Shot missed by Charlie McAvoy
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Zach Benson
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Jason Zucker in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Josh Doan shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Alex Steeves shot blocked by Bowen Byram
SHOT
Josh Doan shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Tuch
SHOT
Shot missed by Mark Kastelic
Takeaway by Josh Doan in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Owen Power
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Alex Steeves shot blocked by Tage Thompson
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael Eyssimont
SHOT
Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
Power play - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
Stoppage - High Stick
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Tage Thompson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
Penalty to Morgan Geekie 2 minutes for Misconduct
Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Charlie McAvoy
SHOT
Shot missed by Jack Quinn
Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
Fraser Minten won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Icing
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jack Quinn
SHOT
Owen Power shot blocked by teammate
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Elias Lindholm
Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Pavel Zacha
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Ryan McLeod shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Morgan Geekie
Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Morgan Geekie in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Conor Timmins shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Henri Jokiharju saved by Alex Lyon
SHOT
Shot on goal by Elias Lindholm saved by Alex Lyon
SHOT
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Josh Doan
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
Penalty to Jonathan Aspirot 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Zach Benson)
Stoppage - Offside
Josh Norris won faceoff against Fraser Minten in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Jeremy Swayman
SHOT
Shot missed by Marat Khusnutdinov
SHOT
Shot missed by Jason Zucker
SHOT
Shot missed by Casey Mittelstadt
SHOT
Shot on goal by Casey Mittelstadt saved by Alex Lyon
Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Owen Power shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Josh Doan shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Josh Norris
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jason Zucker
Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
SHOT
David Pastrnak shot blocked by Conor Timmins
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov in offensive zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Mark Kastelic in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
SHOT
Josh Doan shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
Josh Norris won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
Tage Thompson won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in neutral zone
Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
Rasmus Dahlin credited with hit on David Pastrnak in neutral zone
Giveaway by David Pastrnak in offensive zone
Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Alex Tuch in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 26 | Shots on Goal | 26 | |||
| 44% | Faceoff Win % | 56% | |||
| 4/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 0/0 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 21 | |||
| 27 | Hits | 43 | |||
| 19 | Shots Blocked | 9 | |||
| 19 | Giveaways | 15 |
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|---|
| 26 | Shots on Goal | 26 | |||
| 44% | Faceoff Win % | 56% | |||
| 4/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 0/0 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 21 | |||
| 27 | Hits | 43 | |||
| 19 | Shots Blocked | 9 | |||
| 19 | Giveaways | 15 |
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Sabres vs. Bruins: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Sabres vs. Bruins
- Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Venue: TD Garden
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Sabres favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 5.5
- Moneyline Odds: Sabres -115, Bruins +115
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Sabres: 53%
- Bruins: 47%
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 Sabres a win probability of 53%, while the Bruins have a win probability of 47%. 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 TD Garden on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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