The Boston Bruins are 11-4-1 with 23 points from 16 games in 2026-27, 4th of 32 in the NHL by points percentage. At five on five they have taken 53.3% of the expected goals in their games (8th of 32) and 48.7% of the shot attempts (20th of 32); counting every situation, our BlueLine xG model gives them 50.9% (16th of 32).
Their strongest numbers so far: GA / 60 (1st), Save % (1st), PDO (1st) and Goal Diff / GP (3rd).
Where they trail the league: Giveaways / 60 (28th) and O-Zone Time % (26th).
On special teams the power play is converting 20.0% (20th of 32) and the penalty kill is stopping 76.4% (18th of 32). Their five-on-five save percentage is .942 (1st of 32), and PDO, shooting plus save percentage, sits at 1.057, near the top of the league: results running ahead of the underlying play are hard to sustain.
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points % | 71.9% | 4th of 32 |
| Goal Diff / GP | +1.19 | 3rd of 32 |
| Goals For / GP | 3.56 | 7th of 32 |
| Goals Against / GP (lower is better) | 2.38 | 4th of 32 |
| xG% | 53.3% | 8th of 32 |
| Corsi % | 48.7% | 20th of 32 |
| High-Danger Chance % | 59.3% | 5th of 32 |
| Save % | .942 | 1st of 32 |
| PDO | 1.057 | 1st of 32 |
| Power Play % | 20.0% | 20th of 32 |
| Penalty Kill % | 76.4% | 18th of 32 |
| BlueLine xG% | 50.9% | 16th of 32 |
| Talent-Adjusted xGA / GP (lower is better) | 2.96 | 15th of 32 |
| Rush Chances / 60 | 4.98 | 22nd of 32 |
| Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (lower is better) | 4.98 | 14th of 32 |
| D-Zone Escape % | 44.3% | 16th of 32 |
| O-Zone Time % | 39.2% | 26th of 32 |
| Faceoff % | 54.6% | 3rd of 32 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak | R | 16 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Elias Lindholm | C | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| James Hagens | C | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| JJ Peterka | R | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Morgan Geekie | C | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
In goal: Jeremy Swayman (12 GP, .912 save percentage, +5.3 goals saved above expected) and Michael DiPietro (4 GP, .929 save percentage, +3.4 goals saved above expected).
In 2025-26 the Boston Bruins went 45-27-10 (100 points, 8th of 32 by points percentage) with a 48.2% five-on-five expected-goals share (21st of 32). That share has climbed 13 places in the league since. Their highest-rated regulars last season were David Pastrnak (96.0), Viktor Arvidsson (90.7), Morgan Geekie (87.1), Charlie McAvoy (86.7) and Pavel Zacha (79.4), on our 0-100 player rating.
The Boston Bruins carry $97.5M in cap hits against a $104M ceiling, leaving $6.45M in space. Their biggest contracts: David Pastrnak ($11.3M, rated underpaid), Charlie McAvoy ($9.5M, rated fair), Jeremy Swayman ($8.25M, rated fair), Elias Lindholm ($7.75M, rated overpaid) and JJ Peterka ($7.7M, rated underpaid). The full sheet, with each contract's value verdict, is on the Boston Bruins cap page.
Expected goals (xG) weigh every unblocked shot by how often a shot like it, from that spot and in that situation, goes in. The five-on-five xG% is our shot model before any adjustment; BlueLine xG counts every situation, including the power play and empty nets, and adjusts for score, venue and the home rink's scorekeeping. Ranks run 1 (best) to 32 and update nightly. Compare every club on any of these stats on the team rankings, see Boston Bruins franchise history, or read advanced stats explained.
