The 2026 NHL playoffs continue on Thursday with Game 3 between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins. The series is split 1-1, with Boston winning Game 2 on Tuesday by a 4-2 score.
The Bruins won the regular season series 3-1, taking the last matchup 4-3 on March 25. The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET from TD Garden in Boston.
Sabres vs. Bruins Odds
Money line: Bruins -118 | Sabres -102
Over/Under: 6 goals
Puck line: Available at SportsLine
Game 3 Prediction
After 10,000 simulations of Sabres vs. Bruins, SportsLine's model is going Over on the total (6). Two of the Sabres' last three games have gone over the total.
The over has hit in 56% of games when Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen starts for the Sabres and Jeremy Swayman starts for the Bruins. The model projects 6.3 combined goals.
Key Players to Watch
Sabres: Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin are projected to exceed 0.50 points per game.
Bruins: David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm, and Charlie McAvoy are projected to exceed 0.40 points per game.
Who Wins?
The model indicates one side of the money line has value. Head to SportsLine to see which side to back.