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Early look · NHL 2026-27

Winnipeg Jets at Boston Bruins: game preview

Puck drop25 Nov · 7:00 PM ET
VenueTD Garden
All-time meetings32 completed
BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26
The thesis

Eighteen points apart last season

Winnipeg finished last season 26th in the league on 82 points. Boston finished 8th on 100, and the 2025-26 season series went BOS 2-0-0.

Game-day prices arrive with the afternoon snapshot, about 4:30 PM ET on the day of the game.

Head-to-head

Meeting number 33

Across 32 completed games, Boston lead the head-to-head 19-9-3.

All-time record19-9-3Boston's record in the series
Meetings played32This is number 33
2025-26 seriesBOS 2-0-0
Last 53-2Boston
DateResultShotsPower playWinner
2 OctBOS 4 – WPG 3 OT30–33BOS 0/2 · WPG 1/3BOS
19 Mar 2026WPG 1 – BOS 624–27WPG 1/3 · BOS 0/1BOS
11 Dec 2025BOS 6 – WPG 324–29BOS 2/2 · WPG 1/4BOS
30 Jan 2025WPG 6 – BOS 228–28WPG 2/4 · BOS 1/3WPG
10 Dec 2024BOS 1 – WPG 824–35BOS 1/2 · WPG 3/5WPG
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The table on each meeting night

DateWinnipegBoston
11 Dec 202514-15-1 · 29 pts28th19-13-0 · 38 pts10th
19 Mar 202628-29-11 · 67 pts27th38-23-8 · 84 pts9th
2 Oct0-0-1 · 1 pts20th2-0-0 · 4 pts1st

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 11 Dec 2025, Winnipeg were 28th in the league and Boston 10th. By 2 Oct it was 20th and 1st.


Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Boston out-attempted Winnipeg 304 to 297

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Winnipeg Jets

297 att · 149 on goal · 21 G · 14.1%
Crease34 att · 4 G
Slot97 att · 10 G
Wing115 att · 4 G
Point44 att · 3 G
Neutral zone7 att · 0 G

Boston Bruins

304 att · 133 on goal · 19 G · 14.3%
Crease23 att · 2 G
Slot108 att · 10 G
Wing123 att · 5 G
Point44 att · 2 G
Neutral zone6 att · 0 G
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Winnipeg have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

WinnipegBoston
3.37xG for per game2.87
3.37xG against per game3.13
50.0%xG share47.8%
−1.1FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.5
+2.1GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.5

This season: 3 games for Winnipeg, 4 for Boston. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →


Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Winnipeg

Small sample
Power play · 2026-2750.0%
Power play · 2025-2618.5% · 24th
Power play · last 5 meetings8/19 · 42.1%
Penalty kill · 2026-2788.9%
Penalty kill · 2025-2677.6% · 21st
Faceoffs · 2026-2744.6% · 79/177
Drawn · 2026-278 (2.67/gm)
Drawn · last meetings19 (3.80/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-279 (3.00/gm)
PP goals · last meetings8

Boston

Small sample
Power play · 2026-270.0%
Power play · 2025-2623.4% · 9th
Power play · last 5 meetings4/10 · 40.0%
Penalty kill · 2026-2772.7%
Penalty kill · 2025-2677.0% · 24th
Faceoffs · 2026-2750.4% · 117/232
Drawn · 2026-2710 (2.50/gm)
Drawn · last meetings10 (2.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)
PP goals · last meetings4

Skaters

David Pastrnak has 10 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

PlayerGPGAPP/GP
81Kyle Connor33251.67
91Cole Perfetti32351.67
17Adam Lowry31231.00
47Mark Kastelic41230.75
10JJ Peterka42020.50
44James Hagens42020.50
Points leaders
PlayerGPGAPP/GP
44Josh Morrissey30331.00
2Dylan DeMelo31120.67
38Mario Ferraro31010.33
27Hampus Lindholm41120.50
91Nikita Zadorov40220.50
6Mason Lohrei40220.50
Defencemen stats

David Pastrnak vs Winnipeg · game by game

See all: David Pastrnak vs Winnipeg · game by game →
DateVenueGAPSOGTOI
2 Octaway022422:04
19 Mar 2026home112314:55
11 Dec 2025away224721:21
30 Jan 2025home011220:17
10 Dec 2024away101516:01
Last 5 meetings10 P4 G, 6 A · 21 SOG
Next best7 PKyle Connor, WPG
2026-27 season2 P4 GP · 0 G
Blank vs WPG0 of 5A point in every meeting
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Goaltending

Connor Hellebuyck has started most of these meetings

Connor Hellebuyck played 3 of the last 5 meetings with Boston, with a .886 save percentage. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Expected starter after their game on 23 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Expected starter after their game on 21 Nov: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

WPG · 23-23-11 in 2025-26 Starter estimate from 22 Nov

SV% · 2025-26.89557 GP · 2.86 GAA
vs Boston.8863 app · 79 SA · 9 GA
GSAx · 2025-26+4.957 starts
vs BOSVenueSAGASV%
19 Mar 2026away276.778
30 Jan 2025away282.929
10 Dec 2024home241.958

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Stuart Skinner .909 (2 GP) · Clay Stevenson .938 (1 GP)

Full game log

BOS · 2-1-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 22 Nov

SV% · 2026-27.9143 GP · 2.30 GAA · 2025-26 .908
vs Winnipeg.8703 app · 92 SA · 12 GA
GSAx · 2026-27+1.43 starts · most on the roster
vs WPGVenueSAGASV%
2 Octaway333.909
19 Mar 2026home241.958
10 Dec 2024away358.771

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Michael DiPietro .897 (1 GP)

Full game log

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.0 goals

No total is posted yet: it arrives with the game-day prices. Until then, the scoring rates and the recent meetings set the range.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

2 Oct7 · BOS 4–3 WPG
19 Mar 20267 · WPG 1–6 BOS
11 Dec 20259 · BOS 6–3 WPG
30 Jan 20258 · WPG 6–2 BOS
10 Dec 20249 · BOS 1–8 WPG

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA
Winnipeg3.002.672.823.17
Boston2.252.753.323.05

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.0Goals in this game
Last 5 meetings8.0Goals per game
Line—No total posted yet
Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

5 on the injury lists

Winnipeg · injuries

Connor HellebuyckSuspensionIRReturn17 Oct
Elias SalomonssonShoulderIRReturn15 Oct
Garrett BrownLower BodyIRReturn9 Oct
Walker DuehrLower BodyIRReturn17 Oct

Boston · injuries

Charlie McAvoySuspensionOutReturn13 Oct
10 Aug 2026 · WPG

Signed F Tyrel Bauer to a two-year contract.

15 Jul 2026 · WPG

Signed F Cole Perfetti to a five-year contract.

13 Jul 2026 · WPG

Signed F Viggo Björck to a three-year contract.

5 Oct · BOS

Reinstated C Matthew Poitras from injured reserve.

4 Oct · BOS

Placed RW Michael Eyssimont on waivers.

27 Sep · BOS

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

Injury report
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