Updated 2026 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket, Schedule and Top Highlights from April 26

The 2026 NHL playoffs brought a slate of four first-round games on Sunday.

The Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins opened the day with a Game 4 clash that the Sabres won in dominant fashion.

Here's a look at Sunday's results and highlights, plus the upcoming playoff schedule.

Sunday Results

Buffalo Sabres def. Boston Bruins, 6-1 (BUF leads series 3-1)

Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings, 4:30 p.m. ET (COL leads series 3-0)

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. ET (MTL leads series 2-1)

Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks, 9:30 p.m. ET (ANA leads series 2-1)

Monday Schedule

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00 p.m. ET (PHI leads series 3-1)

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Utah Mammoth, 9:30 p.m. ET (UTA leads series 2-1)

Sunday Highlights

Sabres 6, Bruins 1

The Sabres stole a second straight road win with a furious attack that put the game away early. Buffalo scored four of its six goals in the first period.

Peyton Krebs opened the scoring just four minutes into the game off an assist from Alex Tuch. Bowen Byram notched his third goal of the series to cap the opening frame with a 4-0 lead.

However, the Sabres weren't done there. Tuch and Beck Malenstyn recorded goals within two minutes of one another in the third period for the exclamation point.

Tensions eventually boiled over for Boston, leading to a brief scuffle late in the game.

The Bruins didn't get on the board until Sean Kuraly converted a shorthanded goal with less than a minute left to ruin the shutout.

While Buffalo relentlessly attacked the goal with 35 shots, goalie Alex Lyon had to make just 21 saves in the victory, as Boston couldn't get much going on Sunday. The Bruins pulled goalie Jeremy Swayman in the third period and replaced him with Joonas Korpisalo in the final minutes.