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BUF @ BOS

Sunday, April 26, 2026 · 1:00 PM CT · Playoffs

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Buffalo Sabres
7-4-2 · Away
6 – 1
FINAL
Boston Bruins
2-4-0 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF +100 · BOS -120
Puck Line
BUF +1.5 (-250) · BOS -1.5 (+180)
Total
O 5.5 (-130) · U (+105)

Graded: total 7 → OVER W · BOS -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 BUFo5.5 61%
52-33
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
60%
25-17
55%
6-5
48%
40-44
BOSo5.5 58%
49-36
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
55%
23-19
55%
6-5
54%
46-39
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 75%
64-21
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
71%
30-12
73%
8-3
+8.08u
47-37
BOS-1.5 31%
26-59
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
41%
17-25
27%
3-8
+14.70u
56-29
Moneyline
win %
 BUF dog +100 61%
52-33
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
60%
25-17
55%
6-5
+11.73u
24-17
BOS fav -120 54%
46-39
60%
3-2
30%
3-7
69%
29-13
46%
5-6
+1.63u
17-11
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-120/u-110 FD 1.5 o-112/u-116 BUF 55%
47-38
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
60%
25-17
46%
5-6
55%
47-38
 1.91 0.99 / 0.92
BOS 59%
50-35
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
60%
25-17
46%
5-6
59%
50-35
 1.78 0.96 / 0.81
2nd Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-160/u+124 FD 1.5 o-152/u+120 BUF 66%
56-29
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
67%
28-14
55%
6-5
53%
45-40
 2.02 1.13 / 0.89
BOS 61%
52-33
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
57%
24-18
55%
6-5
59%
50-35
 1.99 1.02 / 0.96
3rd Period
over 2.5 (FanDuel)
 FD 2.5 o+156/u-205 BUF 41%
35-50
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
38%
16-26
46%
5-6
46%
38-44
 2.29 1.28 / 1.01
BOS 40%
34-51
40%
2-3
30%
3-7
36%
15-27
46%
5-6
48%
41-44
 2.32 1.16 / 1.15
Team Comparison '25-26
BUFBOS
Record (W-L-OTL)7-4-22-4-0
Points %61.5%33.3%
Goals for / game3.312.00
Goals against / game3.003.33
Shots for / game30.525.2
Shots against / game26.731.7
Power play %20.4%12.5%
Penalty kill %76.2%95.8%
Faceoff %45.6%56.1%
1st period GF / GA1.23 / 1.080.17 / 1.17
2nd period GF / GA0.77 / 1.081.00 / 0.17
3rd period GF / GA1.31 / 0.690.67 / 2.00
Avg game total6.315.33
Starting Goalies from the box score
BUF · Alex Lyon
23 saves on 24 shots · 1 GA · W
23 saves on 29 shots · 6 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF4020350/3
BOS0010240/1
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+145
 39% 60% 46%5/11 1 O
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+130
 43% 30% 27%3/11 0 U
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+240
 31% 20% 30%3/10 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+400
 16% 20% 9%1/11 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+900
 15% 20% 18%2/11 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+350
 20% 20% 22%2/9 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+400
 15% 20% 27%3/11 1 O
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+650
 14% 20% 18%2/11 1 O
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+210
 19% 20% 0%0/10 0 U
Noah Ostlund G 0.5
o+425
 16% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+375
 18% 20% 20%2/10 1 O
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+850
 8% 10% 0%0/11 1 O
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+300
 24% 10% 13%1/8 1 O
Jordan Greenway G 0.5
o+900
 2% 0% 0%0/6 0 U
Logan Stanley G 0.5
o+1500
 11% 0% 0%0/7 0 U
Conor Timmins G 0.5
o+1500
 0% 0% 0%0/9 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+850
 10% 0% 9%1/11 0 U
Tyson Kozak G 0.5
o+900
 4% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 66% 80% 55%6/11 2 O
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 61% 60% 44%4/9 0 U
Peyton Krebs PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 42% 60% 55%6/11 2 O
Bowen Byram PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 42% 50% 55%6/11 2 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 35% 50% 64%7/11 1 O
Noah Ostlund PTS 0.5
o+160 / u-210
 39% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Zach Benson PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 49% 50% 40%4/10 1 O
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 48% 40% 40%4/10 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-200 / u+150
 66% 40% 55%6/11 1 O
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 46% 40% 60%6/10 1 O
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 46% 40% 13%1/8 2 O
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 49% 30% 27%3/11 1 O
Mattias Samuelsson PTS 0.5
o+220 / u-325
 40% 30% 36%4/11 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 51% 50% 44%4/9 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+250 / u-350
 27% 50% 64%7/11 1 O
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 28% 40% 10%1/10 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 37% 40% 36%4/11 1 O
Peyton Krebs A 0.5
o+220 / u-325
 32% 40% 36%4/11 1 O
Bowen Byram A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 33% 40% 46%5/11 1 O
Noah Ostlund A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 25% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Zach Benson A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 35% 40% 20%2/10 0 U
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 39% 30% 46%5/11 1 O
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 27% 30% 0%0/8 1 O
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 39% 20% 18%2/11 1 O
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 34% 20% 60%6/10 1 O
Mattias Samuelsson A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 28% 10% 27%3/11 0 U
Jack Quinn SOG 2.5
o-180 / u+135
 37% 60% 30%3/10 1 U
Owen Power SOG 1.5
o+110 / u-150
 46% 60% 73%8/11 1 U
Zach Benson SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 52% 60% 50%5/10 3 O
Alex Tuch SOG 2.5
o-165 / u+125
 40% 50% 55%6/11 6 O
Josh Doan SOG 1.5
o-170 / u+125
 57% 50% 75%6/8 1 U
Jason Zucker SOG 2.5
o+110 / u-150
 35% 40% 60%6/10 1 U
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o-150 / u+115
 46% 40% 73%8/11 3 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o-140 / u+105
 48% 40% 56%5/9 3 O
Bowen Byram SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-135
 40% 40% 46%5/11 3 O
Alex Lyon SV 23.5
o-120 / u-110
 69% 40% 67%2/3 23 U
BOSPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Morgan Geekie G 0.5
o+170
 38% 50% 55%6/11 0 U
Viktor Arvidsson G 0.5
o+225
 32% 30% 22%2/9 0 U
Pavel Zacha G 0.5
o+250
 28% 30% 36%4/11 0 U
Mark Kastelic G 0.5
o+550
 12% 20% 22%2/9 0 U
Sean Kuraly G 0.5
o+650
 7% 10% 10%1/10 1 O
Hampus Lindholm G 0.5
o+900
 7% 10% 0%0/6 0 U
Elias Lindholm G 0.5
o+300
 22% 10% 18%2/11 0 U
David Pastrnak G 0.5
o+135
 30% 10% 36%4/11 0 U
Tanner Jeannot G 0.5
o+800
 9% 10% 13%1/8 0 U
Casey Mittelstadt G 0.5
o+375
 20% 10% 18%2/11 0 U
Jordan Harris G 0.5
o+1600
 13% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Lukas Reichel G 0.5
o+700
 7% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Fraser Minten G 0.5
o+425
 17% 10% 0%0/8 0 U
Nikita Zadorov G 0.5
o+1200
 2% 0% 0%0/11 0 U
Charlie McAvoy G 0.5
o+500
 14% 0% 0%0/8 0 U
Andrew Peeke G 0.5
o+1300
 6% 0% 0%0/11 0 U
Jonathan Aspirot G 0.5
o+1500
 5% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Marat Khusnutdinov G 0.5
o+650
 15% 0% 11%1/9 0 U
Pavel Zacha PTS 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 63% 70% 55%6/11 0 U
Viktor Arvidsson PTS 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 58% 50% 22%2/9 0 U
Charlie McAvoy PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 67% 50% 63%5/8 0 U
Morgan Geekie PTS 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 57% 50% 64%7/11 0 U
David Pastrnak PTS 1.5
o+155 / u-210
 39% 30% 55%6/11 0 U
Casey Mittelstadt PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 47% 30% 36%4/11 0 U
Hampus Lindholm PTS 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 27% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Elias Lindholm PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 47% 20% 36%4/11 0 U
Fraser Minten PTS 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 31% 20% 25%2/8 0 U
Jonathan Aspirot PTS 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 19% 10% 40%2/5 0 U
David Pastrnak A 0.5
o-135 / u+100
 63% 60% 73%8/11 0 U
Pavel Zacha A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 41% 50% 27%3/11 0 U
Charlie McAvoy A 0.5
o-105 / u-130
 58% 50% 63%5/8 0 U
Viktor Arvidsson A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 33% 20% 0%0/9 0 U
Casey Mittelstadt A 0.5
o+190 / u-260
 30% 20% 18%2/11 0 U
Hampus Lindholm A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 23% 10% 0%0/6 0 U
Elias Lindholm A 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 35% 10% 18%2/11 0 U
Morgan Geekie A 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 27% 10% 27%3/11 0 U
Jonathan Aspirot A 0.5
o+350 / u-525
 14% 10% 40%2/5 0 U
Fraser Minten A 0.5
o+350 / u-550
 18% 10% 25%2/8 0 U
Viktor Arvidsson SOG 2.5
o-115 / u-115
 51% 50% 33%3/9 0 U
David Pastrnak SOG 3.5
o-125 / u-105
 46% 40% 46%5/11 1 U
Pavel Zacha SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 46% 40% 27%3/11 1 U
Charlie McAvoy SOG 1.5
o-145 / u+110
 49% 40% 25%2/8 3 O
Fraser Minten SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 39% 40% 25%2/8 2 O
Elias Lindholm SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 44% 30% 64%7/11 2 O
Hampus Lindholm SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-120
 43% 20% 33%2/6 4 O
Morgan Geekie SOG 2.5
o+110 / u-145
 37% 20% 9%1/11 1 U
Jeremy Swayman SV 25.5
o-130 / u-105
 54% 40% 80%4/5 23 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Apr 23, 2026 at BOS BOS 1–3 0–01–10–2 4 5.5 U BUF
Apr 21, 2026 at BUF BOS 4–2 0–03–01–2 6 5.5 O BOS
Apr 19, 2026 at BUF BOS 3–4 1–00–02–4 7 5.5 O BUF
Mar 25, 2026 at BUF BOS 4–3 OT 1–11–01–2 7 6.5 O BOS
Dec 27, 2025 at BUF BOS 1–4 1–00–30–1 5 6.5 U BUF
Oct 30, 2025 at BOS BOS 4–3 OT 2–01–10–2 7 6.5 O BOS
Oct 11, 2025 at BOS BOS 3–1 1–01–01–1 4 5.5 U BOS
Apr 6, 2025 at BUF BOS 3–6 2–01–30–3 9 6.5 O BUF
Mar 17, 2025 at BOS BOS 2–3 OT 2–10–10–0 5 5.5 U BUF
Jan 28, 2025 at BUF BOS 2–7 1–10–21–4 9 6 O BUF