Sabres crush Bruins 6-1 in Game 4, take 3-1 lead in series
The Boston Bruins were routed 6-1 by Buffalo Sabres on Sunday, and Boston lost Viktor Arviddson in the game to injury.
The Buffalo Sabres ripped off a four-goal first period and never looked back en route to a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday, April 26. Peyton Krebs, Josh Doan, Bowen Byram and Alex Tuch all had a goal and an assist, while Zach Benson and Beck Malenstyn also scored for Buffalo. The Sabres takes a 3-1 series lead back home for Game 5 on Tuesday, April 28, after claiming back-to-back victories in Boston.
Krebs netted the opening goal only 4:17 into the first and it was 3-0 less than 10 minutes into the game. The early flurry was more than enough offense to back goaltender Alex Lyon, who made 23 saves and held a shutout until Boston's lone goal by Sean Kuraly with 40 seconds left in the third. Boston's Jeremy Swayman allowed six goals on 29 shots before Joonas Korpisalo entered in relief for the final 13:19.
In the midst of falling into a 4-0 deficit in the first period of a playoff game for the first time ever, the Bruins lost Viktor Arvidsson to an upper-body injury after he was hit by Buffalo defenseman Mattias Samuelsson. Samuelsson hit on Arvidsson #LetsGoBuffalo #NHLBruins pic. twitter.
com/aUxhAf4Dml ā Buffalo Hockey Moments (@SabresPlays) April 26, 2026 Buffalo had a 19-5 shot advantage and eight high-danger scoring chances in the opening period. Krebs scored Buffalo's first game-opening goal of the series. A turnover led to Tuch creating the scoring chance, firing a no-look pass to his oncoming winger for a wrister from the slot.