Final
NYR at BOS game report
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 8:00 p.m. ET · TD Garden
Bruins beat the Rangers 3–0 in an even game: expected goals were 2.6–2.4 and 12–8 in high-danger chances.
- Stolen by Swayman, +2.4 GSAx
Team comparison
- 3Goals0
- 2.59Expected goals2.36
- 2.545-on-5 expected goals2.30
- 8High-danger chances12
- 23Shots on goal24
- 55Shot attempts47
- 525-on-5 shot attempts44
- 2:30Power-play time2:52
5-on-5 shares for BOS: 54.2% of shot attempts, 52.4% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (BOS 0.79, NYR 0.00); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish. Shots at an empty net add no step.
Shot map
By strength
| BOS at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 54:37 | 52–44 | 2.54–2.30 | 2–0 |
| Power play | 2:30 | 2–2 | 0.05–0.06 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 2:52 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:01 | 1–0 | 0.79–0.00 | 1–0 |
Read pairs as BOS–NYR. “Power play” means BOS had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin NYR | 20/22 | .909 | 2.59 | +0.59 |
| Jeremy Swayman BOS | 24/24 | 1.000 | 2.36 | +2.36 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingBruins6.4Rangers5.3
| ★Top three of the night: Fraser MintenFBOS | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14:48 | 66.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Jeremy SwaymanGBOS | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| ★Top three of the night: JJ PeterkaFBOS | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:09 | 62.1 |
| Hampus LindholmDBOS | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:37 | 61.3 |
| Marat KhusnutdinovFBOS | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:23 | 66.7 |
| Elias LindholmFBOS | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:59 | 56.0 |
| Mark KastelicFBOS | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:07 | 36.8 |
| Mason LohreiDBOS | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:21 | 50.0 |
| Pavel DorofeyevFNYR | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:49 | 64.3 |
| David PastrnakFBOS | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:32 | 60.7 |
| Oliver BjorkstrandFNYR | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:33 | 63.3 |
| Igor ShesterkinGNYR | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 59:23 | — |
| J.T. MillerFNYR | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 65.4 |
| Connor CliftonDBOS | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:23 | 57.6 |
| Will BorgenDBOS | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:43 | 53.8 |
| Vladislav GavrikovDNYR | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:58 | 58.3 |
| Nikita ZadorovDBOS | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:54 | 54.8 |
| Casey MittelstadtFBOS | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:28 | 52.2 |
| James HagensFBOS | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 54.5 |
| Pavel ZachaFBOS | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:24 | 47.8 |
| Sean KuralyFBOS | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:01 | 45.8 |
| Jonathan AspirotDBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 48.6 |
| Morgan GeekieFBOS | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 50.0 |
| Sean DurziDNYR | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:15 | 47.5 |
| Alexis LafrenièreFNYR | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:17 | 38.9 |
| Adam FoxDNYR | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 51.9 |
| Matt RempeFNYR | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:49 | 41.2 |
| Mika ZibanejadFNYR | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:31 | 36.8 |
| Will CuylleFNYR | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:03 | 42.9 |
| Braden SchneiderDNYR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 | 40.0 |
| Eeli TolvanenFNYR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | 42.9 |
| Marcus PetterssonDNYR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:08 | 39.5 |
| Joseph VelenoFNYR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 36.0 |
| Tanner JeannotFBOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 42.9 |
| Gabe PerreaultFNYR | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | 35.0 |
| Tye KartyeFNYR | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 33.3 |
| Alberts SmitsDNYR | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 34.6 |
| Noah LabaFNYR | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:56 | 35.5 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Bruins
Forward lines
- Lindholm – Pastrnak – Peterka12:13 · 13–10 · xG 0.6–0.4
- Zacha – Geekie – Mittelstadt11:49 · 10–10 · xG 0.7–0.5
- Kuraly – Jeannot – Kastelic10:25 · 6–12 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Khusnutdinov – Minten – Hagens9:27 · 11–7 · xG 0.3–1.0
Defence pairs
- Clifton – Zadorov19:22 · 16–14 · xG 0.7–1.0
- Lindholm – Borgen16:22 · 14–12 · xG 1.0–0.5
- Aspirot – Lohrei15:56 · 15–18 · xG 0.6–0.8
Rangers
Forward lines
- Zibanejad – Lafrenière – Perreault12:57 · 7–10 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Miller – Bjorkstrand – Dorofeyev11:00 · 16–8 · xG 1.3–0.5
- Tolvanen – Cuylle – Laba10:05 · 11–13 · xG 0.5–0.6
- Veleno – Kartye – Rempe8:41 · 6–9 · xG 0.2–0.5
Defence pairs
- Pettersson – Durzi16:55 · 14–18 · xG 0.4–1.0
- Gavrikov – Fox14:27 · 14–11 · xG 0.7–0.5
- Schneider – Smits13:54 · 8–14 · xG 0.7–0.6
Three stars
- ★J. SwaymanBOS · 1.000 SV%
- ★★F. MintenBOS · 1G 1A
- ★★★J. PeterkaBOS · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 3
- 16:14BOS F. Minten (from M. Lohrei)0–1
- 17:06BOS J. Peterka (from E. Lindholm, H. Lindholm)0–2
- 17:29BOS M. Kastelic (from F. Minten, M. Khusnutdinov)0–3