Sabres vs Boston Bruins, April 19, 2026 — W 4-3

First Round, Game 1 · Sunday, April 19

BOS3

BUF4

Buffalo won 4-3

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeC+Won by 13G · 3A · 36 shots · 11 blocks

Production: B-
Offense: C+
Defense: C
Power play: C-
Penalty kill: C+

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Tage Thompson	20:01	B	B+	B	B-	D+	C+
Alex Tuch	21:40	B-	C	B-	B	B-	B
Mattias Samuelsson	22:20	C+	B-	D+	B+	C	B
Peyton Krebs	16:10	C+	D	B+	B-	C-	C+
Josh Dunne	8:20	C+	C+	C+	B-	C
Rasmus Dahlin	24:05	C	D-	C+	B+	D+
Josh Doan	16:14	C	D	C+	B	B-
Conor Timmins	13:48	C	C	D+	B-		B
Owen Power	17:55	C	D+	A-	F		D+
Bowen Byram	22:50	C	D	B+	D+	B-
Jack Quinn	14:37	C-	C-	A-	D-	C-
Josh Norris	16:32	C-	D-	C	B-	C-
Zach Benson	15:28	C-	D	C-	C+	B-
Ryan McLeod	17:38	C-	D-	B-	D+	C+	B-
Beck Malenstyn	11:39	C-	D	D	B	C	C-
Jason Zucker	15:10	C-	D	B+	D-	C-
Logan Stanley	11:51	D+	F	C-	B-		D+
Jordan Greenway	9:38	D	F	D-	B-	C	D+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:53	C+	19	2	.895	-0.00

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Rasmus Dahlin	24:05	0	0	0	2	1
Bowen Byram	22:50	0	0	0	2	1
Mattias Samuelsson	22:20	1	0	1	2	2
Alex Tuch	21:40	0	1	1	2	1
Tage Thompson	20:01	2	0	2	7	0
Owen Power	17:55	0	0	0	2	1
Ryan McLeod	17:38	0	0	0	2	0
Josh Norris	16:32	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Doan	16:14	0	0	0	2	0
Peyton Krebs	16:10	0	1	1	0	0
Zach Benson	15:28	0	0	0	3	0
Jason Zucker	15:10	0	0	0	3	0
Jack Quinn	14:37	0	1	1	2	0
Conor Timmins	13:48	0	0	0	4	2
Logan Stanley	11:51	0	0	0	0	0
Beck Malenstyn	11:39	0	0	0	1	1
Jordan Greenway	9:38	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Dunne	8:20	0	0	0	1	2

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	59:53	19	2	.895	-0.00