The 2026 NHL playoffs continue on Thursday with a trio of contests, including a Game 3 between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins. The Sabres and the Bruins split the first two games, with Boston taking Game 2 on Tuesday by a 4-2 score. Boston won the regular season series 3-1, taking the last game 4-3 on March 25.
The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET from TD Garden in Boston.
Sabres vs. Bruins odds
The latest Sabres vs. Bruins odds have Boston as the -118 favorite (risk $118 to win $100), while the over/under is 6.
Sabres vs. Bruins money line
- Bruins -118
- Sabres -102
Top Sabres vs. Bruins predictions
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 Sabres are projected to have two players over .50 points per game, Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin, while the Bruins are projected to have three players over 0.40 points per game in David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm, and Charlie McAvoy. The model projects 6.3 combined goals.
Who wins Sabres vs. Bruins?
The model has simulated Sabres vs. Bruins 10,000 times and says one side of the money line has all the value. The over is the play given the offensive firepower on both sides and the recent trends when Luukkonen and Swayman are in goal.