Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, BOS–BUF
- 2.4–2.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 53.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 31–25
- BOS–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Bruins beat the Sabres 4-3 in overtime in a game the chances had about even, 2.3 expected goals to 2.8. David Pastrnak has a point in 11 straight games. Pavel Zacha won it in overtime.
- David PastrnakStreak
David Pastrnak has a point in 11 straight games. He finished with one goal and two assists. The Bruins beat the Sabres 4-3 in overtime.
- Pavel ZachaOvertime winner
Pavel Zacha won it in overtime. He has 24 goals this season. He played 14:33 and had one shot on goal. The Bruins beat the Sabres 4-3 in overtime.
- Zach BensonStreak
Zach Benson has scored in 3 straight games. That was his tenth goal of the season. The Sabres fell 4-3 to the Bruins in overtime.
- Jason ZuckerTwo goals
Jason Zucker scored twice. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.5. He has 22 goals this season. The Sabres fell 4-3 to the Bruins in overtime.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 83 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Boston Bruins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McAvoy D | 24:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 3 | 52 |
| David Pastrnak R | 21:56 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Fraser Minten C | 20:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 20:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 19:58 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.07 | 6 | 2 | 49 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 18:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 17:41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 17:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.06 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 16:41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 15:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Lukas Reichel L | 14:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 14:33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 3 | 0 | 83 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 14:28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| Viktor Arvidsson L | 13:32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 10:45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 9:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Tanner Jeannot L | 7:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 64 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 23:45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Owen Power D | 21:30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 21:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | 52 |
| Bowen Byram D | 20:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Tage Thompson C | 18:44 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Alex Tuch R | 17:49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 3 | 2 | 61 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Josh Norris C | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Jack Quinn R | 16:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Jason Zucker L | 15:58 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Conor Timmins D | 15:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Logan Stanley D | 14:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 14:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Josh Doan R | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 13:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 12:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| Zach Benson L | 11:35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Sam Carrick C | 10:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
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