Boston Bruins
13-4-127 PTS1st in the Atlantic divisionNHL
Playoff odds
94%
Power play
18.3 %
Penalty kill
77.0 %
Goals per game
3.72
Goals against
2.28
Faceoffs
55.6 %
Playoff odds
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94%
Top 3 in division
81%
Win the division
30%
Projected points
107
98–116
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 133 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 91 pts
Expected goals are less rosy: Boston Bruins has benefited from shooting or goaltending luck.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 19.9 WAR (20th of 32)
- Jeremy Swayman6.6
- David Pastrnak4.0
- Morgan Geekie3.3
- Charlie McAvoy1.6
- Hampus Lindholm1.5
Injuries
Cost the rest of the way: −0.0 win
- James Hagens (4 g.)−0.0
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
-44
↓ Declining
- RESResults
- ↓↓
- OFFOffense
- ↓
- DEFDefense
- ↓↓
- PPPower play
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- ↓↓
- GOALGoaltending
- →
- POSPossession
- ↓
Rating this year
72/ 100
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Changes as the season goes: after 8 games, last season still counts for 71%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
+15
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 69
- →
- DEFDefense
- 51
- ↑
- PPPower play
- 73
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- 32
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- 97
- ↑
- POSPossession
- 40
- →
- ROSTERRoster
- 50
- →
Why Boston Bruins is declining
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 110.3 → 104, declining (-5.5 per season); slipping: results and the penalty kill.
- EV xGF/60: 2.46 → 2.71 (↑ 10.3%, better)
- EV xGA/60: 2.71 → 2.57 (↓ 5.2%, better)
- PK xGA/60: 8.73 → 6.10 (↓ 30.1%, better)
- xGA ÷ goals allowed: 1.137 → 1.506 (↑ 32.5%, better)
- EV xG%: 47.6 % → 51.4 % (↑ 8%, better)
- Roster: 5 key players rising, 2 declining, 11 stable.
- The progress comes mostly from defense; the core is stable.
- Early season (8 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | +15 | +15 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | +11 | +12 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | +24 | +22 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | +3 | +9 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | +18 | +13 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +31 | +33 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | +6 | +6 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | +4 | +4 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · +4 (core +2)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McAvoyD · 28 · core | → +8 | +15 | -3 | +1 | +7 | -9 | +1 | 0 |
| David PastrnakW · 30 · core | ↓ -14 | -6 | -7 | -6 | +1 | -7 | -25 | -15 |
| Hampus LindholmD · 32 · core | → -8 | -6 | -10 | -4 | 0 | +2 | -1 | -15 |
| Morgan GeekieC · 28 · core | → +3 | -1 | +5 | +8 | +6 | -12 | -1 | 0 |
| Pavel ZachaC · 29 · core | ↑↑ +33 | +14 | +51 | +21 | +8 | -6 | -2 | 0 |
| Nikita ZadorovD · 31 · core | → -6 | +1 | -1 | -21 | +11 | -14 | +1 | -15 |
| Fraser MintenC · 22 | → +7 | +10 | +11 | -1 | -5 | +2 | -4 | +30 |
| Will BorgenD · 29 | → +5 | +10 | -3 | +4 | -8 | +12 | -4 | 0 |
| Mason LohreiD · 25 | → -4 | -5 | +6 | 0 | -4 | -1 | -5 | +15 |
| JJ PeterkaW · 24 | → -2 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -16 | +6 | +16 | +15 |
| Mark KastelicC · 27 | → +5 | +10 | +2 | +5 | -6 | -5 | -2 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC · 33 | → +8 | +12 | +7 | -5 | +4 | +3 | -5 | -30 |
| Casey MittelstadtC · 27 | ↑ +25 | +19 | +28 | +6 | +4 | -4 | +8 | 0 |
| Elias LindholmC · 31 | ↓ -21 | -30 | -4 | +4 | +10 | -20 | -12 | -15 |
| Connor CliftonD · 31 | ↑ +16 | +16 | +27 | -2 | -19 | +22 | -2 | -15 |
| Marat KhusnutdinovC · 24 | ↑ +21 | +15 | +26 | +17 | +2 | -10 | -3 | +15 |
| Jonathan AspirotD · 27 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael EyssimontC · 30 | ↑ +18 | +8 | +19 | +4 | +7 | -2 | +18 | -15 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The Boston Bruins story
Founded when the franchise was awarded on November 1, 1924, the Bruins quickly became a cornerstone of professional hockey in the United States and one of the Original Six clubs. Their early decades were defined by long tenures at the Boston Arena and then the Boston Garden, where the team played for 67 seasons beginning in 1928 before moving to TD Garden in 1995. Over the years the club has collected six Stanley Cup championships and established itself among the league’s elite.
Today the organization is notable for recent regular-season dominance, including four Presidents’ Trophies and a record-setting 135-point campaign in 2022–23. The franchise remains a staple of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, guided on the bench by head coach Marco Sturm. Its identity blends historic tradition with contemporary competitiveness, maintaining a strong presence in Boston and across the league.
A handful of figures have left an outsized mark on the franchise’s story: Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito for their transformative play, and more recent leaders such as Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara for their roles in defining eras and culture within the club.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 1924
- Stanley Cups
- 6
- First season
- 1924-25
- City
- Boston
- Home
- TD Garden
- Seats
- 18,624
- Head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Captain
- David Pastrnak
Stanley Cups
- 1928-29
- 1938-39
- 1940-41
- 1969-70
- 1971-72
- 2010-11
MascotBlades the BruinRetired numbers
- 2Eddie Shore (1926-40)
- 3Lionel Hitchman (1925-34)
- 4Bobby Orr (1966-76)
- 5Dit Clapper (1927-47)
- 7Phil Esposito (1967-75)
- 8Cam Neely (1986-96)
- 9Johnny Bucyk (1957-78)
- 15Milt Schmidt (1936-55)
- 16Rick Middleton (1976-88)
- 22Willie O’Ree (1958-61)
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- 24Terry O’Reilly (1971-85)
- 33Zdeno Chara (2006-20)
- 77Ray Bourque (1979-00)
Captains
- David PastrnakSept. 29, 2026 – Present
- (No Captain)March 8, 2025 – May 1, 2026
- Brad MarchandOct. 11, 2023 – March 6, 2025
- Patrice BergeronJan. 14, 2021 – April 30, 2023
- Zdeno CharaOct. 6, 2006 – Aug. 31, 2020
- (No Captain)Dec. 1, 2005 – April 15, 2006
- Joe ThorntonOct. 11, 2002 – Nov. 29, 2005
- (No Captain)Oct. 4, 2001 – April 29, 2002
- Jason AllisonOct. 5, 2000 – April 7, 2001
- (No Captain)March 6 – April 9, 2000
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- Ray BourqueOct. 6, 1988 – March 4, 2000
- Ray Bourque and Rick Middleton (Co-Captains)Oct. 10, 1985 – May 26, 1988
- Terry O’ReillyOct. 6, 1983 – April 16, 1985
- Wayne CashmanOct. 13, 1977 – May 7, 1983
- Johnny BucykOct. 10, 1973 – May 14, 1977
- (No Captain)Oct. 11, 1967 – April 10, 1973
- Johnny BucykOct. 19, 1966 – April 2, 1967
- Leo BoivinOct. 8, 1963 – May 5, 1966
- Don McKenneyOct. 11, 1961 – March 24, 1963
- Fern FlamanOct. 8, 1955 – March 19, 1961
- Ed SandfordOct. 9, 1954 – March 31, 1955
- Milt SchmidtOct. 19, 1947 – March 30, 1954
- Bobby BauerOct. 19, 1946 – April 3, 1947
- Jack CrawfordOct. 24, 1945 – April 9, 1946
- Bill CowleyOct. 28, 1944 – March 18, 1945
- Dit ClapperNov. 4, 1939 – March 18, 1944
- Cooney WeilandNov. 6, 1937 – April 16, 1939
- Red BeattieNov. 7, 1936 – March 21, 1937
- Eddie ShoreNov. 16, 1935 – March 22, 1936
- Nels StewartNov. 8, 1934 – March 19, 1935
- Marty BarryNov. 9, 1933 – March 18, 1934
- Dit ClapperNov. 10, 1932 – April 3, 1933
- George OwenNov. 14, 1931 – March 22, 1932
- Lionel HitchmanNov. 15, 1928 – April 1, 1931
- Sprague CleghornNov. 26, 1925 – April 3, 1928
- (No Captain)Dec. 1, 1924 – March 9, 1925
Head coaches
- Marco SturmOct. 8, 2025 – Present
- Joe SaccoNov. 21, 2024 – April 15, 2025
- Jim MontgomeryOct. 12, 2022 – Nov. 18, 2024
- Bruce CassidyFeb. 9, 2017 – May 14, 2022
- Claude JulienOct. 5, 2007 – Feb. 4, 2017
- Dave LewisOct. 6, 2006 – April 7, 2007
- Mike SullivanOct. 8, 2003 – April 15, 2006
- Mike O’ConnellMarch 21 – April 17, 2003
- Robbie FtorekOct. 4, 2001 – March 18, 2003
- Mike KeenanOct. 26, 2000 – April 7, 2001
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- Pat BurnsOct. 2, 1997 – Oct. 20, 2000
- Steve KasperOct. 7, 1995 – April 13, 1997
- Brian SutterOct. 8, 1992 – May 14, 1995
- Rick BownessOct. 3, 1991 – May 23, 1992
- Mike MilburyOct. 5, 1989 – May 11, 1991
- Terry O’ReillyNov. 8, 1986 – April 25, 1989
- Butch GoringOct. 10, 1985 – Nov. 5, 1986
- Harry SindenFeb. 14 – April 16, 1985
- Gerry CheeversOct. 9, 1980 – Feb. 10, 1985
- Harry SindenMarch 22 – April 22, 1980
- Fred CreightonOct. 11, 1979 – March 19, 1980
- Don CherryOct. 10, 1974 – May 10, 1979
- Bep GuidolinFeb. 7, 1973 – May 19, 1974
- Tom JohnsonOct. 11, 1970 - Feb. 4, 1973
- Harry SindenOct. 19, 1966 – May 10, 1970
- Milt SchmidtNov. 21, 1962 – April 3, 1966
- Phil WatsonOct. 11, 1961 – Nov. 18, 1962
- Milt SchmidtDec. 25, 1954 – March 19, 1961
- Lynn PatrickOct. 14, 1950 – Dec. 19, 1954
- George BoucherOct. 12, 1949 – March 26, 1950
- Dit ClapperOct. 24, 1945 – March 30, 1949
- Art RossNov. 8, 1941 – April 3, 1945
- Cooney WeilandNov. 4, 1939 – April 12, 1941
- Art RossNov. 7, 1936 – April 16, 1939
- Frank PatrickNov. 8, 1934 – March 26, 1936
- Art RossDec. 1, 1924 – March 18, 1934
Fun facts: Boston Bruins
Do the Boston Bruins play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 13, 2026, against the Montreal Canadiens, at 7:00 p.m..
What channel is the Boston Bruins game on?
Their next game is carried by NESN, TSN2, RDS.
What is the Boston Bruins record?
13-4-1, good for 27 points in 18 games, 1st in the Atlantic division.
Who leads the Boston Bruins in scoring?
David Pastrnak, with 24 points (8 goals, 16 assists).
Where do the Boston Bruins play?
At TD Garden in Boston, which seats 18,624.
Who is the Boston Bruins captain?
David Pastrnak wears the “C”.
Who coaches the Boston Bruins?
Marco Sturm is the head coach.
How many Stanley Cups have the Boston Bruins won?
6, the most recent in 2010-11.
Which numbers have the Boston Bruins retired?
13 : 2 Eddie Shore, 3 Lionel Hitchman, 4 Bobby Orr, 5 Dit Clapper, 7 Phil Esposito, 8 Cam Neely…
How long have the Boston Bruins existed?
Their first season in the league was 1924-25.
Who is the Boston Bruins mascot?
Blades the Bruin.
Who is injured on the Boston Bruins?
1 : James Hagens (injured reserve, back).