2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
16
Games played
23
Points
.719
Points %
+20
Goal diff
7-3
Last 10
38 GF · 25 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

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Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

16 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
16
82
Goals for / game
3.62
3.32
+0.30
Goals against / game
2.38
3.05
−0.67
Expected goals for / game
3.12
2.97
+15.0
Expected goals against / game
3.42
3.39
+3.0
Expected-goals share
47.7%
46.7%
+1.0
Shot-attempt share
48.4%
48.5%
−0.1
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
vs Vegas Golden KnightsW 3–2

Bruins edge the Golden Knights in a shootout

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 5–4

Bruins edge the Blackhawks in overtime

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at St. Louis BluesL 4–1

Blues pull away from the Bruins

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at Carolina HurricanesL 2–1

Hurricanes run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs San Jose SharksW 6–4

Bruins run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Nashville Predators7:00 PM ET

Predators at Bruins: no daylight between these two

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at Dallas Stars8:00 PM ET

The Stars are the model's lean over the Bruins — with PDO regression in play

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at Los Angeles Kings9:00 PM ET

The Kings are the model's lean over the Bruins — with PDO regression in play

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at Anaheim DucksW 4–2

M. DiPietro stands tall as the Bruins edge the Ducks

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at San Jose SharksW 6–3

Bruins pull away from the Sharks

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 5–1

Bruins run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Utah MammothW 6–1

J. Swayman stands tall as the Bruins edge the Mammoth

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vs Ottawa SenatorsL 4–1

Senators pull away from the Bruins

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at Minnesota WildL 4–1

Wild pull away from the Bruins

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at Winnipeg JetsW 4–3

Bruins steal one from the Jets against the run of play

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vs New York RangersW 3–0

Bruins shut out the Rangers, 3-0

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at Washington CapitalsL 3–2

Capitals edge the Bruins in overtime

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at Philadelphia FlyersL 2–0

Flyers shut out the Bruins, 2-0

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 5–1

Bruins pull away from the Flyers

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vs Washington CapitalsW 3–2

Bruins steal one from the Capitals against the run of play

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vs New Jersey DevilsW 4–0

Bruins shut out the Devils, 4-0

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at Columbus Blue JacketsW 3–2

Bruins hold off the Blue Jackets

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vs Tampa Bay LightningL 2–1

Lightning hold off the Bruins

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at Carolina HurricanesL 6–5

Hurricanes run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Philadelphia FlyersL 2–1

Flyers run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 3–1

Lightning hold off the Bruins

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at Florida PanthersL 2–1

S. Bobrovsky stands tall as the Panthers edge the Bruins

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vs Dallas StarsW 6–3

Bruins run the Stars off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Columbus Blue JacketsW 4–3

Bruins run the Blue Jackets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Minnesota WildW 6–3

Bruins pull away from the Wild

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at Buffalo SabresW 4–3

Bruins edge the Sabres in overtime

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsL 4–2

Maple Leafs run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Detroit Red WingsW 4–2

J. Swayman stands tall as the Bruins edge the Red Wings

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 6–1

J. Swayman stands tall as the Bruins edge the Jets

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at Montreal CanadiensL 3–2

Canadiens edge the Bruins in overtime

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at New Jersey DevilsL 4–3

Devils edge the Bruins in overtime

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at Washington CapitalsW 3–2

Bruins edge the Capitals in a shootout

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vs San Jose SharksL 4–2

A. Nedeljkovic stands tall as the Sharks edge the Bruins

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vs Los Angeles KingsW 2–1

Bruins run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 5–4

Penguins run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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