Boston Bruins (45-27-10) vs. Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9) April 21, 2026 7:30 pm EDT The Line: Buffalo Sabres -180 / Boston Bruins 150; Over/Under: 6.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres meet Tuesday in NHL Game 2 at the KeyBank Center. Here’s a Sabres vs. Bruins Prediction. This article will include a Sabres vs. Bruins Pick.
The Boston Bruins need a win to even up the series at 1-1. The Bruins have lost 6 of their last 8 games.
The Boston Bruins are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 33.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Morgan Geekie leads Boston with 1 goal, David Pasternak has 2 assists and Elias Lindholm has 2 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jeremy Swayman has allowed 3 goals on 37 shots faced. Check out another game on Tuesday night between the Canadiens and Lightning.
The Buffalo Sabres look for another win to take a 2-0 series lead. The Sabres have won 7 of their last 10 games.
The Buffalo Sabres are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring 0 percent of their power play opportunities. Tage Thompson leads Buffalo with 2 goals, Alex Tuch has 1 assist, and Conor Timmins has 4 shots on goal. Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has allowed 3 goals on 20 shots faced.
It’s going to be interesting to see how the Bruins respond in game 2. The Bruins could come out motivated knowing they should have a game in hand already and look to right a wrong. The Bruins could also come out flat and discouraged after blowing such a game. Regardless, I know Buffalo is buzzing right now and the Sabres have to be feeling great.
The Sabres were dead in the water and scored four goals within six minutes to completely rob the Bruins of a win. Those sorts of wins sometimes feel like you took a game and a half in a series. There’s a little extra to them. They can have a carryover effect. I liked the Sabres entering the playoffs and wins like that add confidence. I’m going to side with the Sabres.