NHL Prop Bets: Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins (April 28, 2026)
The Boston Bruins face the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at KeyBank Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Sabres are favored to win at -170. They're currently +150 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Bruins are -180 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Bruins have a 56-30 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Sabres hold a record of 49-37.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -130 and UNDER at +110.
- The Bruins have a 44-39-3 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 44 games have gone over the total points line, 39 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Sabres have a 40-42-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Bruins averaged 3.27 goals per game during the regular season (T10th in the NHL), while the Sabres averaged 3.45 (5th). More recently, the Bruins are averaging 2.25 goals in these playoffs and the Sabres have managed 3.75.
- Defensively, the Bruins allowed 3.01 goals per game during the regular season (14th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Sabres gave up 2.93 (T10th). During the playoffs, the Bruins have given up 3.75 per contest, while the Sabres are allowing 2.25.
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, the Bruins are averaging 24.0 shots per game during the postseason, down 3.0 from their regular season number of 27.0. Alternatively, the Sabres are allowing 24.0 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 5.1 from their regular season average of 29.1.
- Flipping that script, the Bruins are allowing 34.5 shots per game in the playoffs, up 29.7 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Sabres are recording 34.5 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 6.4 from their regular season number of 28.1.
Power Play
- The Bruins held a power play percentage of 23.4% during the regular season, ranking 9th in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 15.4%. Comparatively, the Sabres ranked 20th with 19.5% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 0.0%.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Bruins had a penalty kill rate of 76.9% during the regular season (24th) and have a kill rate of 100.0% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Sabres had a penalty kill rate of 81.9% in the regular season (4th) and 84.6% in the playoffs.
P1 Result
Boston is +225 to win the first period, while Buffalo is +150.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 30-23-33 | 19-9-15 | 11-14-18 | 3-2-5 |
| Buffalo | 29-27-30 | 17-13-13 | 12-14-17 | 4-2-4 |
To Go To Overtime
Tuesday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.
- The Bruins have played in 22 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Sabres have appeared in 17.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Bruins have played in 7 games that have gone to a shootout this season (including playoffs), while the Sabres have appeared in 6.
Last Time They Met
The Sabres recorded a lopsided 6-1 victory against the Bruins at TD Garden on Sunday. The Sabres now hold a 3-1 series lead. Alex Tuch led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 1 assist.
