Sabres vs. Bruins Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sabres vs. Bruins NHL game on April 23, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Sabres
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Bruins
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  • Sabres
    100%
  • Bruins
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P3 19:49 Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Alex Lyon
P3 19:25 Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
P3 19:20 Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
P3 16:23 Shot on goal by Noah Ostlund saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 15:52 Power play - Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Alex Lyon
P3 15:11 Power play - Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
P3 14:29 Power play - Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
P3 13:30 Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Bowen Byram
P3 13:12 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Alex Tuch
P3 12:04 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Ryan McLeod
P3 10:17 Shot missed by Bowen Byram
P3 08:40 Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
P3 05:14 Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Alex Lyon
P3 05:09 Shot on goal by Tanner Jeannot saved by Alex Lyon
P3 03:39 Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 02:40 Shot missed by Tyson Kozak
P3 01:42 Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Alex Lyon
P3 00:56 Jason Zucker shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
P3 00:48 Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 00:27 Shot missed by Hampus Lindholm
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:51
    Power play - Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  4. P3 19:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Alex Lyon
  5. P3 19:47
    Fraser Minten won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  6. P3 19:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
  7. P3 19:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
  8. P3 18:36
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  9. P3 17:09
    Takeaway by Alex Tuch in offensive zone
  10. P3 16:56
    Rasmus Dahlin credited with hit on Mark Kastelic in defensive zone
  11. P3 16:25
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  12. P3 16:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Noah Ostlund saved by Jeremy Swayman
  13. P3 15:52
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Alex Lyon
  14. P3 15:47
    Power play - Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  15. P3 15:47
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  16. P3 15:11
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
  17. P3 14:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
  18. P3 14:13
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Morgan Geekie in defensive zone
  19. P3 13:30
    SHOT
    Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  20. P3 13:15
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  21. P3 13:12
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  22. P3 12:04
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Ryan McLeod
  23. P3 11:27
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in defensive zone
  24. P3 10:34
    Morgan Geekie won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  25. P3 10:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  26. P3 10:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Bowen Byram
  27. P3 08:40
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
  28. P3 06:29
    Tage Thompson credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
  29. P3 06:23
    Takeaway by Nikita Zadorov in defensive zone
  30. P3 05:31
    Stoppage - Icing
  31. P3 05:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Alex Lyon
  32. P3 05:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tanner Jeannot saved by Alex Lyon
  33. P3 04:03
    Noah Ostlund won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
  34. P3 03:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Tuch saved by Jeremy Swayman
  35. P3 03:20
    Giveaway by Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
  36. P3 03:16
    Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  37. P3 02:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyson Kozak
  38. P3 02:27
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in defensive zone
  39. P3 01:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Alex Lyon
  40. P3 00:56
    SHOT
    Jason Zucker shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
  41. P3 00:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Jeremy Swayman
  42. P3 00:40
    Elias Lindholm credited with hit on Mattias Samuelsson in offensive zone
  43. P3 00:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Hampus Lindholm
  44. P3 00:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mattias Samuelsson
  45. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  46. P2 18:32
    SHOT
    Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
  47. P2 18:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  48. P2 18:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Charlie McAvoy saved by Alex Lyon
  49. P2 17:06
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
  50. P2 16:51
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
  51. P2 16:51
    Stoppage - High Stick
  52. P2 16:06
    Mark Kastelic credited with hit on Josh Doan in neutral zone
  53. P2 15:51
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in neutral zone
  54. P2 15:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Tage Thompson shot blocked by Pavel Zacha
  55. P2 15:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Peyton Krebs saved by Jeremy Swayman
  56. P2 13:54
    Power play - Giveaway by Bowen Byram in offensive zone
  57. P2 13:46
    Power play - Bowen Byram credited with hit on Morgan Geekie in defensive zone
  58. P2 13:12
    Shorthanded - Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  59. P2 13:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  60. P2 13:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Jeremy Swayman
  61. P2 11:42
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Alex Lyon
  62. P2 11:12
    Power play - Alex Tuch won faceoff against Fraser Minten in offensive zone
  63. P2 11:12
    Penalty to Tanner Jeannot 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Jordan Greenway)
  64. P2 10:58
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in neutral zone
  65. P2 10:56
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Bowen Byram assisted by Noah Ostlund and Owen Power
    1-1
  66. P2 10:34
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  67. P2 09:50
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov in defensive zone
  68. P2 09:03
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  69. P2 09:03
    Stoppage - Icing
  70. P2 08:53
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in defensive zone
  71. P2 08:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  72. P2 08:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyson Kozak saved by Jeremy Swayman
  73. P2 08:20
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  74. P2 07:15
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Hampus Lindholm in defensive zone
  75. P2 06:56
    Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  76. P2 06:53
    SHOT
    Power play - Tage Thompson shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
  77. P2 06:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Jeremy Swayman
  78. P2 06:26
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Quinn saved by Jeremy Swayman
  79. P2 06:00
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  80. P2 05:57
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
  81. P2 04:44
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Noah Ostlund in defensive zone
  82. P2 04:36
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Alex Tuch in defensive zone
  83. P2 04:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Jeremy Swayman
  84. P2 04:25
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
  85. P2 04:25
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  86. P2 04:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  87. P2 04:13
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  88. P2 04:13
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  89. P2 03:29
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
  90. P2 03:26
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  91. P2 01:53
    Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov in neutral zone
  92. P2 00:23
    Giveaway by Morgan Geekie in offensive zone
  93. P2 00:09
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
  94. P2 00:09
    Stoppage - Icing
  95. P2 00:00
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
  96. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  97. P1 19:51
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Mark Kastelic in offensive zone
  98. P1 19:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  99. P1 18:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Jeremy Swayman
  100. P1 17:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Jeremy Swayman
  101. P1 17:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  102. P1 16:29
    Power play - Alex Tuch won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  103. P1 16:04
    Sabres won faceoff against Fraser Minten in defensive zone
  104. P1 16:02
    SHOT
    Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  105. P1 15:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Alex Lyon
  106. P1 15:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  107. P1 15:26
    Shorthanded - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Fraser Minten in defensive zone
  108. P1 15:25
    SHOT
    Power play - David Pastrnak shot blocked by Logan Stanley
  109. P1 15:18
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by David Pastrnak
  110. P1 14:21
    SHOT
    Power play - David Pastrnak shot blocked by teammate
  111. P1 13:56
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ryan McLeod saved by Jeremy Swayman
  112. P1 13:47
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in offensive zone
  113. P1 13:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  114. P1 13:09
    Power play - Fraser Minten won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  115. P1 12:28
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Elias Lindholm
  116. P1 11:59
    Shorthanded - Giveaway by Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  117. P1 11:32
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
  118. P1 11:24
    Power play - Morgan Geekie won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  119. P1 11:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
  120. P1 11:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Charlie McAvoy saved by Alex Lyon
  121. P1 10:30
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  122. P1 09:46
    Giveaway by Mason Lohrei in defensive zone
  123. P1 09:26
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  124. P1 09:25
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Jeremy Swayman
  125. P1 08:45
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  126. P1 08:29
    Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  127. P1 08:23
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  128. P1 07:52
    Power play - Alex Tuch won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
  129. P1 07:33
    Shorthanded - Fraser Minten won faceoff against Tage Thompson in defensive zone
  130. P1 06:40
    SHOT
    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
  131. P1 06:31
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Bowen Byram
  132. P1 06:29
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  133. P1 06:29
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  134. P1 05:42
    SHOT
    Tyson Kozak shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
  135. P1 05:09
    Takeaway by Josh Doan in offensive zone
  136. P1 04:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Jeremy Swayman
  137. P1 04:22
    SHOT
    Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  138. P1 04:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Zacha
  139. P1 04:01
    Giveaway by Alex Tuch in defensive zone
  140. P1 02:17
    Takeaway by Zach Benson in offensive zone
  141. P1 01:22
    Peyton Krebs credited with hit on Casey Mittelstadt in offensive zone
  142. P1 01:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  143. P1 01:05
    Charlie McAvoy credited with hit on Peyton Krebs in defensive zone
  144. P1 00:23
    Jack Quinn credited with hit on Andrew Peeke in offensive zone
  145. P1 00:00
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Bruins
28Shots on Goal25
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
5/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins12
38Hits35
9 Shots Blocked 15
9Giveaways18
SabresBUF
BruinsBOS
28Shots on Goal25
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
5/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/0
10Penalty Infraction Mins12
38Hits35
9 Shots Blocked 15
9Giveaways18

Sabres vs. Bruins: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Sabres vs. Bruins
  • Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: TD Garden

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Bruins favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Sabres 48¢, Bruins 51¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Sabres: 50%
  • Bruins: 50%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Sabres a win probability of 50%, while the Bruins have a win probability of 50%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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