Elias Lindholm scored midway though the second period, and the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres are tied at 1 entering overtime of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

Multiple teams attempted to stay alive in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs on Tuesday. The Boston Bruins were looking to come back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Buffalo Sabres. The Edmonton Oilers similarly trailed 3-1 in the team's first-round series with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Buffalo Sabres are looking to clinch a spot in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs as they face off against the Boston Bruins.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are back, which means that for the next two months, we’ll get non-stop action as we witness 16 teams get whittled down to the one that will be crowned as the 2026 Stanley Cup champions.

The Buffalo Sabres qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2011 to end an NHL-record 14-season drought. The Atlantic Division champions (50-23-9) to finish with 109 points, the most since a team-record 113 set in 2006-07.

The 2026 NHL playoffs are under way and they're missing one notable team, The Florida Panthers, who have won the Stanley Cup for the past two seasons. The Panthers are not in the playoffs this year, after enduring a season plagued by injuries.

Connor McDavid was in the Edmonton Oilers' lineup for Game 5 of a playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks after his coach deemed him a game-time decision Tuesday.