Sabres-Bruins series opens Sunday at 7:30 in KeyBank Center.
The NHL said that it will have the full schedule for the series after Thursday's games are complete.
Sunday night at 7:30.
There's the vital information for Game 1 on the Buffalo Sabres' long-awaited return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2011.
The Sabres and Boston Bruins will open their first-round playoff series in KeyBank Center on Sunday, and the full series schedule was released by the NHL just before 1 a.m. Friday morning.
Game 2 will be here Tuesday night at 7:30 before the series shifts to Boston's TD Garden for Game 3 Thursday at 7 and a Game 4 matinee on Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff looks on against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period at the KeyBank Center on April 6, 2026.
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Game 5 is in Buffalo on Tuesday, April 28, Game 6 shifts back to Boston on Friday, May 1 and Game 7 would be in Buffalo on Sunday, May 3. Times for those three games will remain undetermined based on the results of other series.
Games 1 and 2 will be on MSG locally and on ESPN outside of the Buffalo broadcast territory. In addition to MSG, the national broadcasts of Games 3 and 4 will be on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. Television assignments for the potential final three games are undetermined.
The evening start for Games 1 and 2 mean the Sabres' "Party in the Plaza" will open at 4:30 on the arena's Alumni Plaza. It will feature music, photo opportunities, alumni appearances, and food and drink.
The Watch Party at Canalside will open at 5:30, with the game shown on a large screen along with on-stage entertainment, food and beverage trucks, and a merchandise station.
Saturday's schedule has Ottawa at Carolina at 3 p.m., Minnesota at Dallas at 5:30 and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh at 8. Those three games are all on ESPN.
Other games on Sunday will be Los Angeles at Colorado (3 p.m, TNT), Montreal at Tampa Bay (5:45, TNT) and Utah at Vegas (10, ESPN). Edmonton will open its first-round series at home Monday at 10 against Anaheim.
FULL SABRES-BRUINS SCHEDULE
Game 1−Sunday, 7:30 p.m in KeyBank Center
Game 2−Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. in KeyBank Center
Game 3−Thursday, 7 p.m. in TD Garden
Game 4−Sunday, April 26, 2 p.m. in TD Garden
Game 5−Tuesday, April 28, TBA in KeyBank Center
Game 6−Friday, May 1, TBA in TD Garden
Game 7−Sunday, May 3, TBA in KeyBank Center