Early look The full preview opens on Friday 2 April, three days before puck drop, with the expected goalies, the latest team news and game-day prices. Until then this page shows the matchup as it stands.
Early look · NHL 2026-27

Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs: game preview

Puck drop5 Apr · 7:00 PM ET
VenueScotiabank Arena
All-time meetings775 completed
BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26
The thesis

Twenty-two points apart last season

Boston finished last season 8th in the league on 100 points. Toronto finished 28th on 78, and the 2025-26 season series went BOS 2-1-0.

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

Head-to-head

Meeting number 776

Across 775 completed games, Boston lead the head-to-head 406-333-36.

All-time record406-333-36Boston's record in the series
Meetings played775This is number 776
2025-26 seriesBOS 2-1-0
Last 53-2Toronto
DateResultShotsPower playWinner
24 Mar 2026TOR 4 – BOS 2——TOR
11 Nov 2025TOR 3 – BOS 5——BOS
8 Nov 2025BOS 5 – TOR 3——BOS
25 Feb 2025TOR 5 – BOS 4 OT——TOR
4 Jan 2025BOS 4 – TOR 6——TOR
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The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DateBostonToronto
8 Nov 202510-7-0 · 20 pts7th8-6-1 · 17 pts16th
11 Nov 202511-7-0 · 22 pts7th8-8-1 · 17 pts27th
24 Mar 202639-24-8 · 86 pts9th30-29-13 · 73 pts24th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 8 Nov 2025, Boston were 7th in the league and Toronto 16th. By 24 Mar 2026 it was 9th and 24th.


Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Boston out-attempted Toronto 189 to 188

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

Boston Bruins

189 att · 91 on goal · 12 G · 13.2%
Crease15 att · 1 G
Slot62 att · 7 G
Wing81 att · 3 G
Point27 att · 1 G
Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

Toronto Maple Leafs

188 att · 101 on goal · 10 G · 9.9%
Crease23 att · 3 G
Slot70 att · 5 G
Wing63 att · 1 G
Point23 att · 1 G
Neutral zone9 att · 0 G
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Boston 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.

BostonToronto
2.87xG for per game3.40
3.13xG against per game3.21
47.8%xG share51.4%
−2.5FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.6
+1.5GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.9

This season: 4 games for Boston, 4 for Toronto. 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

Boston

Small sample
Power play · 2026-270.0%
Power play · 2025-2623.4% · 9th
Power play · last 5 meetings—
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 meetings0 (0.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)
PP goals · last meetings0

Toronto

Small sample
Power play · 2026-2721.4%
Power play · 2025-2621.3% · 15th
Power play · last 5 meetings—
Penalty kill · 2026-2790.9%
Penalty kill · 2025-2681.2% · 8th
Faceoffs · 2026-2751.1% · 113/221
Drawn · 2026-2714 (3.50/gm)
Drawn · last meetings0 (0.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)
PP goals · last meetings0

Skaters

Skaters to watch

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away.

PlayerGPGAPP/GP
47Mark Kastelic41230.75
10JJ Peterka42020.50
44James Hagens42020.50
34Auston Matthews42351.25
91John Tavares41230.75
Points leaders
PlayerGPGAPP/GP
27Hampus Lindholm41120.50
91Nikita Zadorov40220.50
6Mason Lohrei40220.50
44Morgan Rielly40330.75
43Darren Raddysh40110.25
Defencemen stats

Goaltending

Who has stopped this matchup

Save percentage in the last meetings by goalie. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Expected starter after their game on 3 Apr: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Expected starter after their game on 3 Apr: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Boston crease

BOS · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 2 Apr

Jeremy Swayman.9143 GP · 2-1-0 · GSAx +1.4
Michael DiPietro.8971 GP · 0-1-0 · GSAx −0.7

No appearances against Toronto in the last meetings.

Toronto crease

TOR · 2026-27 Starter estimate from 2 Apr

Sergei Bobrovsky.8872 GP · 0-2-0 · GSAx +0.1
Anthony Stolarz.9042 GP · 2-0-0 · GSAx +0.6

No appearances against Boston in the last meetings.


Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.3 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

24 Mar 20266 · TOR 4–2 BOS
11 Nov 20258 · TOR 3–5 BOS
8 Nov 20258 · BOS 5–3 TOR
25 Feb 20259 · TOR 5–4 BOS
4 Jan 202510 · BOS 4–6 TOR

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA
Boston2.252.753.323.05
Toronto2.752.753.093.65

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 suggest6.3Goals in this game
Last 5 meetings8.2Goals per game
Line—No total posted yet
Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

6 on the injury lists

Boston · injuries

Charlie McAvoySuspensionOutReturn13 Oct

Toronto · injuries

Cade WebberElbowIRReturn31 Oct
Dakota JoshuaAbdomenIRReturn24 Oct
Elvis MerzlikinsShoulderIRReturn30 Mar
Max DomiBackIRReturn21 Nov
William VilleneuveKneeIRReturn31 Oct
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.

5 Oct · TOR

Placed RW Nikita Grebenkin on injured reserve.

30 Sep · TOR

Moved C Max Domi from the non-roster list to long-term injured reserve.

29 Sep · TOR

Placed D Cade Webber on the injured non-roster list.

Injury report
#56Yuri IvanovRound 2 · Spartak Jr.G
#88Nils BartholdssonRound 3 · Rogle Jr.RW
#104Matvei KotkovRound 4 · Yaroslavl Jr.RW
#122Oscar OlssonRound 4 · Orebro Jr.LW
Full draft
#1Gavin McKennaRound 1 · Penn StateLW
#60Alexander BileckiRound 2 · KitchenerD
#69Ethan MacKenzieRound 3 · EdmontonD
#73Zach OlsenRound 3 · SaskatoonRW
Full draft

Updated after every final