Final
BOS at WPG game report
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · Canada Life Centre
Bruins beat the Jets 4–3 in overtime despite being out-chanced 4.5–2.8 in expected goals and 15–10 in high-danger chances. Finishing made the difference.
Team comparison
- 3Goals4
- 4.49Expected goals2.82
- 1.845-on-5 expected goals2.13
- 15High-danger chances10
- 33Shots on goal30
- 70Shot attempts74
- 485-on-5 shot attempts59
- 4:48Power-play time5:06
5-on-5 shares for WPG: 44.9% of shot attempts, 46.4% of expected goals.
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.
Shot map
By strength
| WPG at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 49:17 | 48–59 | 1.84–2.13 | 2–2 |
| Power play | 4:48 | 14–8 | 1.57–0.24 | 1–0 |
| Shorthanded | 5:06 | 3–0 | 0.13–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 4:10 | 5–7 | 0.95–0.46 | 0–2 |
Read pairs as WPG–BOS. “Power play” means WPG had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman BOS | 30/33 | .909 | 3.95 | +0.95 |
| Stuart Skinner WPG | 26/30 | .867 | 2.82 | -1.18 |
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 ratingJets5.8Bruins6.4
| ★Top three of the night: David PastrnakFBOS | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22:04 | 62.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Kyle ConnorFWPG | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20:56 | 42.9 |
| ★Top three of the night: Nikita ZadorovDBOS | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:54 | 60.0 |
| Hampus LindholmDBOS | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:42 | 55.3 |
| Adam LowryFWPG | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:07 | 36.8 |
| Elias LindholmFBOS | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:53 | 57.9 |
| Gabriel VilardiFWPG | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:25 | 69.6 |
| Cole PerfettiFWPG | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17:06 | 59.5 |
| James HagensFBOS | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:14 | 55.0 |
| JJ PeterkaFBOS | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21:19 | 48.7 |
| Mason LohreiDBOS | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:53 | 57.6 |
| Morgan BarronFWPG | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:53 | 45.0 |
| Will BorgenDBOS | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:32 | 53.5 |
| Jeremy SwaymanGBOS | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 62:25 | — |
| Morgan GeekieFBOS | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:07 | 48.6 |
| Pavel ZachaFBOS | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:33 | 56.7 |
| Mark KastelicFBOS | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:17 | 45.0 |
| Casey MittelstadtFBOS | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:01 | 54.5 |
| Neal PionkDWPG | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:37 | 52.2 |
| Dylan DeMeloDWPG | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:53 | 38.1 |
| Dylan SambergDWPG | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:46 | 50.0 |
| Mario FerraroDWPG | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:58 | 27.8 |
| Fraser MintenFBOS | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:50 | 52.6 |
| Sean KuralyFBOS | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:02 | 52.6 |
| Connor CliftonDBOS | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:35 | 56.3 |
| Isak RosenFWPG | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 50.0 |
| Mark ScheifeleFWPG | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:29 | 56.1 |
| Josh MorrisseyDWPG | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25:22 | 50.0 |
| Viggo BjörckFWPG | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 50.0 |
| Marat KhusnutdinovFBOS | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 52.6 |
| Jonathan AspirotDBOS | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:05 | 45.8 |
| Tyrel BauerDWPG | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:58 | 62.5 |
| Alex IafalloFWPG | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 37.5 |
| Tanner JeannotFBOS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 50.0 |
| Stuart SkinnerGWPG | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 63:21 | — |
| Nino NiederreiterFWPG | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | 27.8 |
| Brad LambertFWPG | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:49 | 27.6 |
| Vladislav NamestnikovFWPG | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:45 | 18.8 |
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
Jets
Forward lines
- Scheifele – Connor – Perfetti10:55 · 13–15 · xG 0.8–0.4
- Vilardi – Rosen – Björck9:22 · 6–3 · xG 0.2–0.0
- Lowry – Barron – Lambert9:03 · 8–17 · xG 0.1–0.6
- Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Iafallo7:16 · 3–7 · xG 0.0–0.1
Defence pairs
- Samberg – Pionk13:28 · 16–16 · xG 0.4–0.5
- DeMelo – Morrissey10:42 · 12–12 · xG 1.0–0.3
- Ferraro – Bauer4:38 · 4–3 · xG 0.1–0.1
Bruins
Forward lines
- Lindholm – Pastrnak – Peterka10:19 · 18–12 · xG 0.5–0.3
- Zacha – Geekie – Mittelstadt9:21 · 13–10 · xG 0.6–0.8
- Khusnutdinov – Minten – Hagens9:15 · 6–3 · xG 0.2–0.1
- Kuraly – Jeannot – Kastelic6:01 · 5–7 · xG 0.1–0.2
Defence pairs
- Lindholm – Borgen14:23 · 22–19 · xG 0.7–1.0
- Aspirot – Lohrei14:22 · 11–13 · xG 0.3–0.4
- Clifton – Zadorov13:57 · 17–12 · xG 0.6–0.4
Three stars
- ★K. ConnorWPG · 1G 1A
- ★★S. SkinnerWPG · .867 SV%
- ★★★J. SwaymanBOS · .909 SV%
Scoring
Period 1
- 04:52WPG D. DeMelo (from M. Barron, A. Lowry)0–1
- 09:23BOS H. Lindholm (from M. Geekie, W. Borgen)1–1
- 15:20BOS J. Hagens (from N. Zadorov, M. Kastelic)2–1
Period 2
- 01:50WPG K. Connor pp (from G. Vilardi, C. Perfetti)2–2
- 19:52WPG M. Ferraro (from A. Lowry, K. Connor)2–3
Period 3
- 18:22BOS E. Lindholm (from D. Pastrnak, M. Lohrei)3–3
Overtime
- 03:21BOS J. Peterka (from D. Pastrnak, N. Zadorov)4–3