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Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins: game preview

OttawaSenators2026-27: 2-1-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 44-27-11 · 99 pts · 9that

BostonBruins2026-27: 2-2-0 · 4 pts · 2025-26: 45-27-10 · 100 pts · 8th

Puck drop25 Mar · 7:00 PM ET

VenueTD Garden

All-time meetings177 completed

BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26

The thesis

One points apart last season

Ottawa finished last season 9th in the league on 99 points. Boston finished 8th on 100, and the 2025-26 season series went OTT 3-0-1.

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

Head-to-head

Meeting number 178

Across 177 completed games, Boston lead the head-to-head 101-53-22.

All-time record101-53-22Boston's record in the series

Meetings played177This is number 178

2025-26 seriesOTT 3-0-1

Last 54-1Ottawa

Last 5 meetings

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DateResultShotsPower playWinner

5 OctOTT 4 – BOS 124–19OTT 0/4 · BOS 0/4OTT

21 Dec 2025OTT 6 – BOS 228–20OTT 2/4 · BOS 1/5OTT

13 Nov 2025BOS 3 – OTT 521–22BOS 1/2 · OTT 1/2OTT

6 Nov 2025OTT 2 – BOS 3 OT22–25OTT 0/3 · BOS 0/3BOS

27 Oct 2025BOS 2 – OTT 728–23BOS 0/1 · OTT 4/5OTT

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The table on each meeting night

DateOttawaBoston

27 Oct 20255-4-1 · 11 pts13th4-7-0 · 8 pts29th

6 Nov 20256-5-3 · 15 pts22nd9-7-0 · 18 pts10th

13 Nov 20259-5-4 · 22 pts7th11-8-0 · 22 pts9th

21 Dec 202518-13-4 · 40 pts17th20-16-1 · 41 pts15th

5 Oct2-0-0 · 4 pts6th2-2-0 · 4 pts16th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 27 Oct 2025, Ottawa were 13th in the league and Boston 29th. By 5 Oct it was 6th and 16th.

Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Boston out-attempted Ottawa 272 to 252

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

Ottawa Senators

252 att · 119 on goal · 24 G · 20.2%

Crease26 att · 5 G

Slot84 att · 11 G

Wing92 att · 7 G

Point38 att · 1 G

Neutral zone12 att · 0 G

Boston Bruins

272 att · 113 on goal · 11 G · 9.7%

Crease24 att · 2 G

Slot103 att · 5 G

Wing107 att · 4 G

Point34 att · 0 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Ottawa 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.

OttawaBoston

2.95xG for per game2.87

3.41xG against per game3.13

46.4%xG share47.8%

+1.1FinishingGoals minus expected goals−2.5

+2.2GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+1.5

This season: 3 games for Ottawa, 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

Ottawa

Small sample

Power play · 2026-277.7%

Power play · 2025-2624.0% · 8th

Power play · last 5 meetings7/18 · 38.9%

Penalty kill · 2026-2776.9%

Penalty kill · 2025-2675.7% · 29th

Faceoffs · 2026-2752.7% · 99/188

Drawn · 2026-2713 (4.33/gm)

Drawn · last meetings18 (3.60/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2713 (4.33/gm)

PP goals · last meetings7

Boston

Small sample

Power play · 2026-270.0%

Power play · 2025-2623.4% · 9th

Power play · last 5 meetings2/15 · 13.3%

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 meetings15 (3.00/gm)

Shorthanded · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)

PP goals · last meetings2

Skaters

Tim Stützle 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.

In the last meetings

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PlayerGPGAPSOG

18Tim Stützle5731017

19Drake Batherson54489

28Claude Giroux543710

20Fabian Zetterlund53368

24Dylan Cozens52468

22Michael Amadio52358

39Morgan Geekie531415

12Shane Pinto41349

85Jake Sanderson404410

David Perron40445

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Tim Stützle vs Boston · game by game

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DateVenueGAPSOGTOI

5 Octaway213318:56

21 Dec 2025away101516:25

13 Nov 2025home213318:52

6 Nov 2025away000122:07

27 Oct 2025home213516:42

Last 5 meetings10 P7 G, 3 A · 17 SOG

Next best8 PDrake Batherson, OTT

2026-27 season6 P3 GP · 3 G

Blank vs BOS1 of 5

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Goaltending

Linus Ullmark has started most of these meetings

Linus Ullmark played 3 of the last 5 meetings with Boston, with a .909 save percentage. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Ottawa

Expected starter after their game on 24 Mar: a back-to-back depends on who plays that night.

Boston

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

Linus Ullmark

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OTT · 2-0-0 in 2026-27 Starter estimate from 22 Mar

SV% · 2026-27.9492 GP · 1.20 GAA · 2025-26 .891

vs Boston.9093 app · 55 SA · 5 GA

GSAx · 2026-27+3.42 starts · most on the roster

vs BOSVenueSAGASV%

5 Octaway1001.000

21 Dec 2025away202.900

6 Nov 2025away253.880

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Samuel Ersson .886 (2 GP)

Full game log

Jeremy Swayman

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

SV% · 2026-27.9143 GP · 2.30 GAA · 2025-26 .908

vs Ottawa.7933 app · 58 SA · 12 GA

GSAx · 2026-27+1.43 starts · most on the roster

vs OTTVenueSAGASV%

5 Octhome244.833

21 Dec 2025home111.909

27 Oct 2025away237.696

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

Full game log

Totals

Scoring rates point to about 6.2 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

5 Oct5 · OTT 4–1 BOS

21 Dec 20258 · OTT 6–2 BOS

13 Nov 20258 · BOS 3–5 OTT

6 Nov 20255 · OTT 2–3 BOS

27 Oct 20259 · BOS 2–7 OTT

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Ottawa3.332.673.393.00

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 suggest6.2Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings7.0Goals per game

Line—No total posted yet

Books at the line—With the game-day prices

Team news

7 on the injury lists

Ottawa · injuries

Andre BurakovskyUpper BodyIRReturn10 Oct

Artem ZubKneeIRReturn10 Oct

Blake MontgomeryUndisclosedIRReturn8 Oct

Jake SandersonLower BodyOutReturn8 Oct

Kurtis MacDermidUpper BodyIRReturn31 Oct

Linus UllmarkUndisclosedOutReturn8 Oct

Boston · injuries

Charlie McAvoySuspensionOutReturn13 Oct

Latest moves

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6 Oct · OTT

Recalled G Marcus Johansson from Belleville (AHL). Assigned D Donovan Sebrango to Belleville.

5 Oct · OTT

Recalled D Donovan Sebrango from Belleville (AHL). Placed LW Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve.

2 Oct · OTT

Loaned D Hoyt Stanley to Belleville (AHL).

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

Ottawa · 2026 draft

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#25Jonas Lagerberg HoenRound 1 · Leksand Jr.RW

#32Jaxon CoverRound 1 · LondonRW

#72Adam NemecRound 3 · SudburyLW

#87Oscar HolmertzRound 3 · Linkoping Jr.C

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Boston · 2026 draft

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#56Yuri IvanovRound 2 · Spartak Jr.G

#88Nils BartholdssonRound 3 · Rogle Jr.RW

#104Matvei KotkovRound 4 · Yaroslavl Jr.RW

#122Oscar OlssonRound 4 · Orebro Jr.LW

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Thursday 25 March · the full slate

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Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins: game preview

One points apart last season

Meeting number 178

Last 5 meetings

The table on each meeting night

Boston out-attempted Ottawa 272 to 252

Ottawa Senators

Boston Bruins

Ottawa have created the better chances, last 10 games

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

Ottawa

Boston

Tim Stützle has 10 points in the last 5 meetings

Forwards to watch

Defencemen to watch

In the last meetings

Tim Stützle vs Boston · game by game

Linus Ullmark has started most of these meetings

Linus Ullmark

Jeremy Swayman

Scoring rates point to about 6.2 goals

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Scoring rates

7 on the injury lists

Ottawa · injuries

Boston · injuries

Latest moves

Ottawa · 2026 draft

Boston · 2026 draft

Thursday 25 March · the full slate