Boston are 2-2-0 after 4 games of 2026-27, 6th in the Atlantic. Last season they finished 8th in the league with 100 points.

2026-27 · The season

6th in the Atlantic after 4 games

League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.

League rank through the season

See all: League rank through the season →
1st8th16th24th32ndGP 1GP 21GP 42GP 63GP 84
2026-272025-26 month ends

2026-27 · 19th in the league · 2-2-0 · 4 pts

Standings
Record2-2-04 games · 2025-26 45-27-10
Last ten2-2-0Current streak L2
Goals for / game2.252025-26: 3.32
Goals against / game2.7519th fewest in the NHL
vs UtahBOS 1-1-02025-26 season series
Peak1stAfter 2 Oct

Calculations · 2026-27

Points in line with the goal difference

Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.

Actual4
Goal difference worth3.7
Difference+0.3
Actual4
GD worth3.7

Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 9 goals for and 11 against in 4 games. Last season: 100 points against 98.4. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.

Method

Close games

One-goal games1-0-01.000
Overtime1-0-01.000
Shootout—
Scored first1-1-0.500
Trailed after two1-2-0.333
Led after two—

Splits

Home1-1-0.500
Road1-1-0.500
Back-to-backs0-1-0.000
Two or more days rest2-1-0.667
vs 2025-26 playoff teams0-2-0.000
vs non-playoff teams2-0-01.000

Schedule and results

Four of the next six on the road

DateOpponentOpp 2025-26Opp 25-26Difficulty
8 OctvsUtah Mammoth92 pts · 15th10 OctvsPhiladelphia Flyers98 pts · 11th13 Oct@San Jose Sharks86 pts · 24th16 Oct@Anaheim Ducks92 pts · 18th17 Oct@Los Angeles Kings90 pts · 20th20 Oct@Dallas Stars112 pts · 3rd

Difficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.

Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 49.8% of the time. 5 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.

Full schedule

Roster and skaters

Mark Kastelic leads with 3 points in 4 games

2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.

#PlayerPosGPGAPSOGSH%TOI
47Mark KastelicC4123333.3%10:56
10JJ PeterkaR4202825.0%18:18
44James HagensC4202728.6%13:50
27Hampus LindholmD4112425.0%20:11
28Elias LindholmC4112911.1%16:05
93Fraser MintenC4112812.5%15:36
91Nikita ZadorovD402240.0%19:33
88David PastrnakR4022150.0%20:25
6Mason LohreiD402220.0%20:49
84Tanner JeannotL4101250.0%10:36
75Connor CliftonD401150.0%19:50
17Will BorgenD401110.0%18:15
39Morgan GeekieC401150.0%18:44
92Marat KhusnutdinovC401110.0%13:23
42Frederic BrunetD100010.0%18:43
51Matthew PoitrasC10000—11:28
52Sean KuralyC300060.0%12:13
45Jonathan AspirotD300040.0%16:38
18Pavel ZachaC400080.0%18:37
11Casey MittelstadtC400060.0%14:41
Full roster
MOVE5 OctReinstated C Matthew Poitras from injured reserve.
OUT4 OctPlaced RW Michael Eyssimont on waivers.
OUT27 SepPlaced D Henri Jokiharju on waivers. Placed C Matthew Poitras on injured reserve.
OUT26 SepPlaced C/LWs Lukas Reichel and Alex Steeves on waivers.
OUT25 SepAssigned Fs Ivan Ivan and Attilio Biasca to Providence (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Providence Fs Brendan Gaunce and Brian Halonen Ds Jordan Harris and Billy Sweezey and G Jiri Patera.
OUT24 SepAssigned G Simon Zajicek to Providence (AHL).
IN8 SepSigned C Fraser Minten to a seven-year contract.
IN9 JulSigned F Riley Duran to a one-year, two-way contract.
All moves
#PlayerPosAgeCap hitExpires2025-26 (team)Status
47Mark KastelicC27$1.57M2028 UFA82 GP · 22 P
88David PastrnakRW30$11.25M2031 UFA77 GP · 100 P
28Elias LindholmC31$7.75M2031 UFA69 GP · 48 P
10JJ PeterkaRW24$7.7M2030 UFA82 GP · 47 P · UTA
93Fraser MintenC22$879K2027 RFA82 GP · 35 P
44James HagensC19$986K2028 RFA2 GP · 1 P
39Morgan GeekieC28$5.5M2031 UFA81 GP · 68 P
92Marat KhusnutdinovC24$925K2027 RFA77 GP · 33 P
84Tanner JeannotLW29$3.4M2030 UFA77 GP · 22 P
18Pavel ZachaC29$4.75M2027 UFA78 GP · 65 P
11Casey MittelstadtC27$5.75M2027 UFA71 GP · 42 P
52Sean KuralyC33$1.85M2027 UFA82 GP · 22 P
51Matthew PoitrasC22$850K2027 RFA3 GP · 1 P
Full roster

Salary cap · 2026-27

$6.05M of cap space under a $104M ceiling

Projected cap hit$97.95M94.2% of the ceiling
Cap space$6.05MUnder the $104M ceiling
Biggest cap hit$11.25MDavid Pastrnak
Contracts on file22 of 23Roster players with a contract record

Cap hit against the ceiling

Ceiling $104M
Forwards $52.3MDefence $32.3MGoalies $9.1MOther $4.3M

Share of the $104M ceiling

88David Pastrnak$11.25M10.8%
73Charlie McAvoy$9.5M9.1%
1Jeremy Swayman$8.25M7.9%
28Elias Lindholm$7.75M7.5%
10JJ Peterka$7.7M7.4%
Cap space, every team

Out of contract in summer 2027

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7 players · $18.17M of cap hit coming off the books

18Pavel Zacha$4.75MUFA
6Mason Lohrei$3.2MRFA
52Sean Kuraly$1.85MUFA
93Fraser Minten$879KRFA
2027 free agents

As of 1 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include. 1 roster player without a contract record is left out of the split.


Lineup · last game

Who dressed against Ottawa on 5 Oct

Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.

Changes from 3 Oct: in Frederic Brunet, Matthew Poitras; out Sean Kuraly, Jonathan Aspirot.

Forwards · by ice time

Defence · by ice time

Goalies · by ice time

1Jeremy SwaymanGStarted · Loss · 20/2460:00
30Michael DiPietroGBackup, did not play—

Did not dress

On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.


Special teams · 2026-27

A 28th power play and a 23rd penalty kill

Small sample after 4 games. Last season: power play 23.4%, penalty kill 77.0%.

2026-27

Power play0.0% · 28th
Penalty kill72.7% · 23rd

Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.

PP opportunities102.50 per game
PP goals00% of all goals
Times shorthanded112.75 per game
Net special teams−30 PPG for, 3 against

Shot profile · 2026-27

Boston attempt more from the wing than anywhere else

Every Boston attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (4 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked
xG for / game2.8720th
xG against / game3.1317th
xG share47.8%18th
Finishing (GF − xGF)−2.523rd
Goaltending (xGA − GA)+1.511th

2026-27 · 4 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.

Team xG table

By zone

222 att · 99 on goal · 9 G

Crease14 att · 1 G
Slot76 att · 5 G
Wing96 att · 2 G
Point34 att · 1 G
Neutral zone2 att · 0 G

By shot type

Wrist86
Other57
Snap29
Slap25
Tip in11
Backhand11
Wrap around1
Between legs1
Deflected1

2026-27 · Speed and territory

Boston Bruins rank 14th for 22+ mph bursts and 22nd for shot-attempt differential

How fast Boston Bruins skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.

Top speed, mph22.5620th in the NHL
22+ mph bursts314th in the NHL · average 4
Hardest shot, mph96.384th in the NHL
90+ mph attempts34th in the NHL · average 2
Distance / 60, mi9.2414th in the NHL
Offensive-zone time (EV)38.9%22nd in the NHL

Fastest skaters

  1. 22.56JJ PeterkavsNYR29 Sep · 3rd 04:50
  2. 22.19Hampus LindholmvsOTT5 Oct · 3rd 02:33
  3. 22.03Marat KhusnutdinovvsNYR29 Sep · 1st 01:36
  4. 21.98Sean Kuraly@WPG2 Oct · 1st 19:07
  5. 21.97Tanner Jeannot@MIN3 Oct · 1st 15:36
  6. 21.92Casey MittelstadtvsOTT5 Oct · 2nd 10:59
  7. 21.66Frederic BrunetvsOTT5 Oct · 2nd 10:02
  8. 21.30Mark KastelicvsOTT5 Oct · 3rd 04:13

Each Boston Bruins skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.

Hardest shots

  1. 96.38Jonathan AspirotvsNYR29 Sep · 2nd 10:24
  2. 92.03Morgan GeekievsOTT5 Oct · 1st 08:03
  3. 90.76Pavel ZachavsNYR29 Sep · 1st 00:24
  4. 89.21Nikita Zadorov@WPG2 Oct · OT 01:30
  5. 87.17Hampus Lindholm@WPG2 Oct · 1st 09:23
  6. 84.60Fraser MintenvsNYR29 Sep · 3rd 16:14
  7. 83.49Elias Lindholm@WPG2 Oct · 3rd 06:17
  8. 82.07JJ Peterka@WPG2 Oct · 2nd 03:40

Each Boston Bruins skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.

Territory

39.1%All situations41.7%
38.9%Even strength41.4%
55.1%Power play27.1%
24.6%Shorthanded62.1%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive
Shot-attempt differential / game−3.0022nd
Shots-on-goal differential / game+0.3016th

Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.


Goaltending

Jeremy Swayman has started 3 of 4

Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.

2026-27

#GoalieGPGSW-L-OTLGAASV%SO
1Jeremy Swayman332-1-02.30.9141
30Michael DiPietro110-1-03.11.8970

2025-26

#GoalieGPGSW-L-OTLGAASV%SO
1Jeremy Swayman555431-18-42.71.9082
70Joonas Korpisalo312814-9-63.15.8941
30Michael DiPietro100-0-00.001.0000

Team news

One on the injury list

Charlie McAvoySuspensionOutReturn13 Oct

Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET

Injuries
5 Oct

Reinstated C Matthew Poitras from injured reserve.

4 Oct

Placed RW Michael Eyssimont on waivers.

27 Sep

Placed D Henri Jokiharju on waivers. Placed C Matthew Poitras on injured reserve.

26 Sep

Placed C/LWs Lukas Reichel and Alex Steeves on waivers.

25 Sep

Assigned Fs Ivan Ivan and Attilio Biasca to Providence (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Providence Fs Brendan Gaunce and Brian Halonen Ds Jordan Harris and Billy Sweezey and G Jiri Patera.

24 Sep

Assigned G Simon Zajicek to Providence (AHL).

8 Sep

Signed C Fraser Minten to a seven-year contract.

Injuries and transactions
#56Yuri IvanovRound 2 · Spartak Jr.G
#88Nils BartholdssonRound 3 · Rogle Jr.RW
#104Matvei KotkovRound 4 · Yaroslavl Jr.RW
#122Oscar OlssonRound 4 · Orebro Jr.LW
#157Jacob VandevenRound 5 · KomokaD
#170Roberto HenriquezRound 6 · Green BayG
#216Cullen McCrateRound 7 · FargoD
Full draft

Prediction markets · 2026-27 futures

Priced at 37% to make the playoffs

Every season-long market the venues list for the Boston Bruins, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.

Make the playoffs: market vs last season

From 2025-26 pace: 82%Market: 37%

A 102-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 82%; the market sits 45 points lower.

Season points: the market's ladder

70+97%
75+83%
80+73%
85+60%
90+59%
95+26%
100+15%
105+3.0%
110+3.0%
115+1.5%

4 points from 4 games so far. A points pace is shown from game 10.

Stanley Cup2026-27 champion2.0%Best2¢3¢Not listed
Atlantic DivisionWinner3.0%Best3¢4¢Not listed
Eastern ConferenceChampion, reaches the Final3.0%4¢Best4¢Not listed
Make the playoffsTop 8 in the East37%38¢Best38¢Not listed
Presidents' TrophyBest regular-season record1.5%Best1¢2¢Not listed
90+ pointsRegular-season total · the rung nearest 50%59%63¢Not listedNot listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Key rivals · all-time regular season

Montréal is the most-played rivalry: 951 meetings

Boston against every Atlantic rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.


Franchise history

21 playoff trips and a Stanley Cup in 30 seasons

Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.

The last 30 seasons

1996-972010-112025-26
MissedFirst roundSecond roundConference finalFinalWon the Cup

Points leaders since 1990-91

#PlayerSeasonsGPP
1Patrice Bergeron2003–2312941040
2Brad Marchand2009–251090976
3David Pastrnak2014–27837935
4David Krejci2006–231032786
5Ray Bourque1990–00724666
6Adam Oates1991–97368499
7Zdeno Chara2006–201023481
8Joe Thornton1997–06532454
9Glen Murray1991–08570389
10Sergei Samsonov1997–06514376
11Charlie McAvoy2017–26573361
12Milan Lucic2007–24570344
13Torey Krug2011–20523337
14Marc Savard2006–11304305
15Jason Allison1996–01301294
16P.J. Axelsson1997–09797287
17Cam Neely1990–96231282
18Jozef Stumpel1991–03424281
19Jake DeBrusk2017–24465266
20Ted Donato1991–04528266
21Brian Rolston1999–12359251
22Don Sweeney1990–03958246
23Steve Heinze1991–00515239
24Charlie Coyle2018–25452230
25Pavel Zacha2022–27324228

Regular season, with this franchise only.

Retired numbers

2Eddie Shore
3Lionel Hitchman
4Bobby Orr
5Dit Clapper
7Phil Esposito
8Cam Neely
9Johnny Bucyk
15Milt Schmidt
16Rick Middleton
22Willie O'Ree
24Terry O'Reilly
33Zdeno Chára
37Patrice Bergeron (ceremony 1 Dec 2026)
77Ray Bourque
99Wayne Gretzky (retired league-wide, 2000)

Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.

Top picks since 1980

1997Joe ThorntonC · Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)#1
1982Gord KluzakD · Billings Bighorns (WHL)#1
2010Tyler SeguinC · Plymouth (OHL)#2
1987Glen WesleyD · Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)#3
2006Phil KesselC · U. of Minnesota (WCHA)#5
2025James HagensC · Boston College (H-EAST)#7

The 6 highest first-round picks of 45 since 1980.


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct