Sabres vs. Bruins Prediction, Picks and Odds

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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Sabres
2 0 2 4
Bruins
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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
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 18:29
    Shorthanded - Tanner Jeannot won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  3. P3 18:29
    Penalty to Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Misconduct
  4. P3 18:29
    Penalty to Zach Benson 2 minutes for Misconduct
  5. P3 18:22
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
  6. P3 18:22
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  7. P3 18:19
    SHOT
    Fraser Minten shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  8. P3 18:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  9. P3 17:55
    SHOT
    David Pastrnak shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  10. P3 17:29
    Stoppage - Icing
  11. P3 17:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  12. P3 17:17
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  13. P3 17:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  14. P3 17:08
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  15. P3 16:38
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Josh Norris (Empty Net)
    4-1
  16. P3 15:51
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
  17. P3 15:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  18. P3 14:03
    Henri Jokiharju credited with hit on Jack Quinn in defensive zone
  19. P3 13:49
    Giveaway by David Pastrnak in neutral zone
  20. P3 12:24
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
  21. P3 11:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  22. P3 11:10
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  23. P3 11:00
    SHOT
    Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  24. P3 10:53
    Stoppage - Icing
  25. P3 10:45
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in defensive zone
  26. P3 10:13
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  27. P3 09:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Pavel Zacha saved by Alex Lyon
  28. P3 09:12
    Sabres won faceoff against Henri Jokiharju in neutral zone
  29. P3 09:12
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  30. P3 07:04
    SHOT
    Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
  31. P3 06:28
    Tyson Kozak credited with hit on Morgan Geekie in neutral zone
  32. P3 06:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Elias Lindholm
  33. P3 06:12
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in offensive zone
  34. P3 06:12
    Stoppage - Icing
  35. P3 05:58
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  36. P3 05:49
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Zach Benson in offensive zone
  37. P3 05:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  38. P3 05:01
    SHOT
    Elias Lindholm shot blocked by teammate
  39. P3 04:33
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  40. P3 04:33
    Stoppage - Icing
  41. P3 04:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
  42. P3 03:58
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in offensive zone
  43. P3 03:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Morgan Geekie
  44. P3 03:48
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andrew Peeke saved by Alex Lyon
  45. P3 03:40
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
  46. P3 03:40
    Stoppage - Icing
  47. P3 03:32
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  48. P3 02:53
    Fraser Minten won faceoff against Tage Thompson in offensive zone
  49. P3 02:49
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Michael Eyssimont in defensive zone
  50. P3 02:49
    Stoppage - Offside
  51. P3 02:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by David Pastrnak saved by Alex Lyon
  52. P3 01:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Charlie McAvoy
  53. P3 00:00
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
  54. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  55. P2 19:54
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  56. P2 19:54
    Stoppage - Icing
  57. P2 18:54
    SHOT
    Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Zach Benson
  58. P2 18:47
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  59. P2 18:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  60. P2 17:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
  61. P2 17:15
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Jason Zucker in defensive zone
  62. P2 17:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Josh Doan saved by Jeremy Swayman
  63. P2 14:55
    SHOT
    Josh Doan shot blocked by teammate
  64. P2 14:42
    SHOT
    Alex Steeves shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  65. P2 14:35
    SHOT
    Josh Doan shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  66. P2 13:52
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Alex Tuch
  67. P2 13:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mark Kastelic
  68. P2 11:33
    Takeaway by Josh Doan in neutral zone
  69. P2 11:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Owen Power
  70. P2 11:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Bowen Byram saved by Jeremy Swayman
  71. P2 10:39
    SHOT
    Alex Steeves shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  72. P2 10:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Eyssimont
  73. P2 09:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Morgan Geekie saved by Alex Lyon
  74. P2 08:02
    Power play - Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
  75. P2 08:02
    Stoppage - High Stick
  76. P2 07:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tage Thompson
  77. P2 07:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  78. P2 07:04
    Penalty to Morgan Geekie 2 minutes for Misconduct
  79. P2 07:04
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  80. P2 06:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Charlie McAvoy
  81. P2 05:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  82. P2 05:18
    Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  83. P2 05:14
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in offensive zone
  84. P2 04:50
    Fraser Minten won faceoff against Tage Thompson in neutral zone
  85. P2 04:47
    Stoppage - Icing
  86. P2 04:34
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in defensive zone
  87. P2 04:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Quinn
  88. P2 03:15
    SHOT
    Owen Power shot blocked by teammate
  89. P2 01:54
    Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Tyson Kozak in neutral zone
  90. P2 00:39
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Elias Lindholm
  91. P2 00:17
    Peyton Krebs won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
  92. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  93. P1 19:41
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Pavel Zacha
  94. P1 19:05
    Stoppage - Icing
  95. P1 18:20
    SHOT
    Ryan McLeod shot blocked by teammate
  96. P1 18:08
    SHOT
    Bowen Byram shot blocked by Morgan Geekie
  97. P1 18:07
    Ryan McLeod won faceoff against Morgan Geekie in offensive zone
  98. P1 18:07
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  99. P1 17:46
    SHOT
    Conor Timmins shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  100. P1 17:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  101. P1 17:02
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Henri Jokiharju saved by Alex Lyon
  102. P1 16:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Elias Lindholm saved by Alex Lyon
  103. P1 16:08
    SHOT
    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
  104. P1 15:13
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  105. P1 15:10
    SHOT
    Power play - Jack Quinn shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  106. P1 14:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Josh Doan
  107. P1 14:26
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  108. P1 13:54
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  109. P1 13:31
    Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  110. P1 13:31
    Penalty to Jonathan Aspirot 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Zach Benson)
  111. P1 13:14
    Stoppage - Offside
  112. P1 13:03
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Fraser Minten in defensive zone
  113. P1 13:03
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  114. P1 12:26
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
  115. P1 12:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tage Thompson saved by Jeremy Swayman
  116. P1 11:36
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Marat Khusnutdinov
  117. P1 11:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  118. P1 10:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Casey Mittelstadt
  119. P1 10:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Casey Mittelstadt saved by Alex Lyon
  120. P1 08:46
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
  121. P1 08:46
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  122. P1 08:44
    SHOT
    Owen Power shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  123. P1 08:31
    Sabres won faceoff against Bruins in neutral zone
  124. P1 08:20
    SHOT
    Power play - Josh Doan shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
  125. P1 07:49
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Rasmus Dahlin saved by Jeremy Swayman
  126. P1 07:17
    Power play - Josh Norris won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
  127. P1 07:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Josh Norris
  128. P1 06:51
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Jason Zucker
  129. P1 06:29
    Shorthanded - Sean Kuraly won faceoff against Josh Norris in defensive zone
  130. P1 05:38
    SHOT
    David Pastrnak shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  131. P1 04:54
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Marat Khusnutdinov in offensive zone
  132. P1 04:49
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in offensive zone
  133. P1 04:49
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  134. P1 04:09
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Mark Kastelic in neutral zone
  135. P1 04:09
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  136. P1 03:50
    Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Ryan McLeod in neutral zone
  137. P1 03:47
    SHOT
    Josh Doan shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  138. P1 03:25
    Josh Norris won faceoff against Fraser Minten in neutral zone
  139. P1 02:53
    Tage Thompson won faceoff against Pavel Zacha in neutral zone
  140. P1 02:10
    Tyson Kozak won faceoff against Sean Kuraly in neutral zone
  141. P1 00:33
    Rasmus Dahlin credited with hit on David Pastrnak in neutral zone
  142. P1 00:33
    Giveaway by David Pastrnak in offensive zone
  143. P1 00:10
    Pavel Zacha won faceoff against Alex Tuch in defensive zone
  144. P1 00:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stats
Sabres
STATS
Bruins
26Shots on Goal26
44% Faceoff Win % 56%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 0/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins21
27Hits43
19 Shots Blocked 9
19Giveaways15
SabresBUF
BruinsBOS
26Shots on Goal26
44% Faceoff Win % 56%
4/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 0/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins21
27Hits43
19 Shots Blocked 9
19Giveaways15

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 53¢, Bruins 46¢

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

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