NHL Prop Bets: Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres (April 26, 2026)
The Buffalo Sabres face the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at TD Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Sunday's matchup.
- The Sabres have a 48-37 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Bruins hold a record of 56-29.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -135 and UNDER at +114.
- The Sabres have a 39-42-4 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 39 games have gone over the total points line, 42 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Bruins have a 43-39-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Sabres averaged 3.45 goals per game during the regular season (5th in the NHL), while the Bruins averaged 3.27 (T10th). More recently, the Sabres are averaging 3.00 goals in these playoffs and the Bruins have managed 2.67.
- Defensively, the Sabres allowed 2.93 goals per game during the regular season (T10th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Bruins gave up 3.01 (14th). During the playoffs, the Sabres have given up 2.67 per contest, while the Bruins are allowing 3.00.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Sabres are averaging 34.3 shots per game during the postseason, up 6.2 from their regular season number of 28.1. Alternatively, the Bruins are allowing 34.3 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 4.6 from their regular season average of 29.7.
- Flipping that script, the Sabres are allowing 24.0 shots per game in the playoffs, down 29.1 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Bruins are recording 24.0 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 3.0 from their regular season number of 27.0.
Power Play
- The Sabres held a power play percentage of 19.5% during the regular season, ranking 20th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 0.0%. Comparatively, the Bruins ranked 9th with 23.4% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 16.7%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Sabres had a penalty kill rate of 81.9% during the regular season (4th) and have a kill rate of 83.3% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Bruins had a penalty kill rate of 76.9% in the regular season (24th) and 100.0% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Buffalo is +185 to win the first period, while Boston is +180.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 28-27-30 | 17-13-13 | 11-14-17 | 3-2-5 |
| Boston | 30-22-33 | 19-8-15 | 11-14-18 | 3-2-5 |
To Go To Overtime
Sunday's matchup is +265 to go to overtime.
- The Sabres have played in 17 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Bruins have appeared in 22.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Sabres have played in 6 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Bruins have appeared in 7.
Last Time They Met
The Sabres recorded a 3-1 victory over the Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday. The Sabres now hold a 2-1 series lead. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Charlie McAvoy did all he could for his team, recording 1 assist.
