BOSTON

BRUINSBOS

20-17-1  |  Road

1
FINAL
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KeyBank Center
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BUFFALO

SABRESBUF

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4
Goaltending
Mason Lohrei
GOALTENDER

Mason Lohrei

#6 | Defense
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
GOALTENDER

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

#1 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Mason Lohrei 14-10 -- -- --
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen None-None 1.00 0.957 --
14-10 W-L-OTL None-None
-- GAA 1.00
-- Save % 0.957
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
BRUINS
0%
📊
SABRES
100%
BRUINS --
SABRES --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
5.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
+1.0
BUFFALO
Book Spread
--
Book Line
BruinsBOS (-3.5) 0 SabresBUF (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Bruins Cover

30.9%

Sabres Cover

69.1%

-6-4-20+2+4+6
Distribution centered around BUF +1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (BUF)

BOS By 1 goal

19.7%

BOS By 2-3 goals

29.6%

BUF By 1 goal

12.1%

BUF By 2-3 goals

9.3%

AI Model Projected Score
3
BOSTON
2
BUFFALO
Simulated Score
2
BOSTON
3
BUFFALO
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Bruins Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Sabres Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Sabres (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: +1.0
D
Sim Sabres (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.5 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
May 1, 2026 BUF @ BOS 4 - 1
Apr 28, 2026 BOS @ BUF 2 - 1
Apr 26, 2026 BUF @ BOS 6 - 1
Apr 23, 2026 BUF @ BOS 3 - 1
Apr 21, 2026 BOS @ BUF 4 - 2
Key Model Drivers
Hits (L5) +31.1% more
Boston: 25.6 vs Buffalo: 17.6
Power Play % (L5) +14.6%
Boston: 23.4% vs Buffalo: 8.8%
Faceoff % (L5) +7.8%
Boston: 51.3% vs Buffalo: 43.5%
Blocked Shots (L5) +20.0% more
Buffalo: 17.6 vs Boston: 14.7
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
BOS Score 3.0 1
BUF Score 2.0 4
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 17.6 / 14.7 13.0 / 12.0
Faceoff % 43.5 / 51.3 42.3 / 57.7
Hits 17.6 / 25.6 18.0 / 27.0
Power Play % 883.0 / 2340.0 0.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal 25.2 / 25.0 34.0 / 22.0
Takeaways 5.4 / 5.1 8.0 / 4.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
50%TICKETS50%
65%MONEY35%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
72%TICKETS28%
41%MONEY59%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
51%TICKETS49%
82%MONEY18%