Game 4 Preview: Bruins look to even the series against Buffalo
Offense would be nice, please.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 24: Bowen Byram #4 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against Marat Khusnutdinov #92 of the Boston Bruins in Game Three of the First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the TD Garden on April 24, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images Just the facts When: Today, 2 PM Where: TD Garden – Boston, MA How to follow: NESN, 98. 5 The Sports Hub, TNT, Tru TV, HBO Max Opposing perspective: Die by the Blade Know your enemy Sabres lead the series, 2-1 Alex Tuch: 2G-2A-4PTS; Tage Thompson: 2G-1A-3PTS; Bowen Byram: 2G-1A-3PTS Alex Lyon: 1-0-0, 0.
81 GAA, . 969 save percentage Game notes This best-of-seven series resumes in a Sunday afternoon matinée at TD Garden, with the Bruins looking to avoid heading back to Buffalo with their backs to the wall in Game 5. The B’s will be looking for a significantly better effort offensively in Game 4 after scoring just a single goal and putting up an o-fer on the power play in Game 3.
Speaking of the power play…please. Something this afternoon. Something!
Prior to Game 2, we noted how the Bruins needed their second line to be better if they were to have a chance in the series; they responded in a big way in that game. In Game 4, they’ll need, as a group, their “top players” to be much better than they were in Game 3 — that goes for David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie, Pavel Zacha, etc. Marco Sturm appears set to make a change to his forward lines, with reports indicating that Lukas Reichel will draw into the lineup in Game 4.