Sabres at Boston Bruins, October 30, 2025 — OTL 3-4

2025-26 · Thursday, October 30

BUF3

BOS4

Buffalo lost 3-4 in overtime

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeBLost by 13G · 5A · 40 shots · 20 blocks

Production: B
Offense: B
Defense: B
Power play: C+
Penalty kill: C+

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Alex Tuch	19:19	B+	B-	A+	A-	C+	C
Josh Doan	16:38	B	B	B	B+	B-
Rasmus Dahlin	25:49	B	B	B	B	B-	A-
Bowen Byram	19:50	B-	C-	C	A+	C+	D-
Zach Benson	16:18	B-	C	C-	A	B-	D+
Tage Thompson	19:51	B-	C	C-	A-	B-
Ryan McLeod	14:44	C+	F	A-	A-	C-	C
Owen Power	18:02	C+	C	B+	C-	C	B
Jordan Greenway	15:22	C+	D+	B-	B	C+	B-
Michael Kesselring	14:50	C+	D+	D	A+	C+	C
Jiri Kulich	18:05	C	F	D+	A+	C	D+
Jason Zucker	15:28	C	D+	A-	D	B
Mattias Samuelsson	23:49	C-	F	C-	B+	C	C
Peyton Krebs	11:33	C-	C-	C+	D		A-
Jack Quinn	14:36	C-	D-	A-	D-	C	B+
Conor Timmins	15:56	C-	D-	B	F		C
Beck Malenstyn	11:31	D	C-	D-	F	C+	C+
Josh Dunne	9:01	D	F	C	D	C+

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Alex LyonOTL	61:33	C-	22	4	.818	-1.02

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Rasmus Dahlin	25:49	1	1	2	4	3
Mattias Samuelsson	23:49	0	0	0	0	3
Tage Thompson	19:51	0	1	1	7	0
Bowen Byram	19:50	0	0	0	2	4
Alex Tuch	19:19	1	1	2	4	0
Jiri Kulich	18:05	0	0	0	1	0
Owen Power	18:02	0	1	1	2	1
Josh Doan	16:38	1	0	1	5	1
Zach Benson	16:18	0	1	1	1	1
Conor Timmins	15:56	0	0	0	2	0
Jason Zucker	15:28	0	0	0	6	0
Jordan Greenway	15:22	0	0	0	3	1
Michael Kesselring	14:50	0	0	0	1	2
Ryan McLeod	14:44	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Quinn	14:36	0	0	0	0	1
Peyton Krebs	11:33	0	0	0	1	1
Beck Malenstyn	11:31	0	0	0	1	2
Josh Dunne	9:01	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Alex LyonOTL	61:33	22	4	.818	-1.02