Final
OTT at BOS game report
Monday, October 5, 2026 · 7:30 p.m. ET · TD Garden
Senators beat the Bruins 4–1 in an even game: expected goals were 2.4–2.3 and 10–6 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 1Goals4
- 2.28Expected goals2.37
- 1.875-on-5 expected goals1.86
- 6High-danger chances10
- 19Shots on goal24
- 43Shot attempts50
- 345-on-5 shot attempts44
- 5:59Power-play time2:09
5-on-5 shares for BOS: 43.6% of shot attempts, 50.2% 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
| BOS at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 49:45 | 34–44 | 1.87–1.86 | 1–3 |
| Power play | 5:59 | 6–3 | 0.30–0.16 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 2:09 | 0–3 | 0.00–0.35 | 0–1 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:07 | 3–0 | 0.12–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as BOS–OTT. “Power play” means BOS had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark OTT | 10/10 | 1.000 | 1.54 | +1.54 |
| Jeremy Swayman BOS | 20/24 | .833 | 2.37 | -1.63 |
| Samuel Ersson OTT | 8/9 | .889 | 0.74 | -0.26 |
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 ratingBruins5.1Senators6.3
| ★Top three of the night: Tim StützleFOTT | 9.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18:56 | 44.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Michael AmadioFOTT | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:44 | 58.8 |
| ★Top three of the night: Shane PintoFOTT | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:56 | 61.9 |
| Linus UllmarkGOTT | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 40:00 | — |
| Drake BathersonFOTT | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 | 41.2 |
| Nick CousinsFOTT | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:58 | 56.5 |
| Dylan CozensFOTT | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:38 | 63.0 |
| Fabian ZetterlundFOTT | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | 66.7 |
| William EklundFOTT | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 | 65.5 |
| Thomas ChabotDOTT | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:13 | 54.5 |
| Jordan SpenceDOTT | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:49 | 53.3 |
| Tyler KlevenDOTT | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:21 | 56.5 |
| Nikolas MatinpaloDOTT | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:15 | 70.0 |
| Carter YakemchukDOTT | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:58 | 53.3 |
| James HagensFBOS | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:55 | 30.0 |
| Morgan GeekieFBOS | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:58 | 48.5 |
| Samuel ErssonGOTT | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | — | 20:00 | — |
| David PastrnakFBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:00 | 56.0 |
| Will BorgenDBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | 58.8 |
| Marat KhusnutdinovFBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:32 | 63.6 |
| Elias LindholmFBOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 | 69.2 |
| Pavel ZachaFBOS | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:02 | 46.4 |
| Cameron CrottyDOTT | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 55.6 |
| Claude GirouxFOTT | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:03 | 45.5 |
| Warren FoegeleFOTT | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 40.0 |
| Connor CliftonDBOS | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:17 | 43.5 |
| Hampus LindholmDBOS | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:46 | 54.2 |
| Stephen HallidayFOTT | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:39 | 50.0 |
| Hayden HodgsonFOTT | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:35 | 63.6 |
| Mark KastelicFBOS | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 40.0 |
| Frederic BrunetDBOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 37.5 |
| Fraser MintenFBOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | 41.2 |
| JJ PeterkaFBOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 41.2 |
| Mason LohreiDBOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:01 | 35.3 |
| Nikita ZadorovDBOS | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:39 | 47.8 |
| Tanner JeannotFBOS | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:47 | 25.0 |
| Casey MittelstadtFBOS | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:56 | 38.9 |
| Jeremy SwaymanGBOS | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Matthew PoitrasFBOS | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 25.0 |
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
- Pastrnak – Zacha – Geekie5:34 · 7–6 · xG 0.4–0.0
- Kastelic – Khusnutdinov – Minten5:15 · 5–3 · xG 0.1–0.0
- Jeannot – Poitras – Hagens5:10 · 4–9 · xG 0.4–0.2
- Lindholm – Mittelstadt – Peterka3:17 · 1–3 · xG 0.0–0.1
Defence pairs
- Clifton – Zadorov15:30 · 8–10 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Lohrei – Brunet14:35 · 11–19 · xG 0.7–0.9
- Lindholm – Borgen11:25 · 10–6 · xG 0.4–0.1
Senators
Forward lines
- Zetterlund – Cozens – Eklund11:55 · 13–7 · xG 0.5–0.3
- Foegele – Batherson – Stützle9:01 · 4–9 · xG 0.2–0.3
- Giroux – Amadio – Pinto8:01 · 5–4 · xG 0.1–0.1
- Cousins – Hodgson – Halliday3:47 · 7–3 · xG 0.1–0.1
Defence pairs
- Chabot – Spence18:36 · 20–20 · xG 1.0–1.1
- Kleven – Yakemchuk10:08 · 4–7 · xG 0.0–0.2
- Crotty – Matinpalo8:23 · 5–4 · xG 0.1–0.4
Three stars
- ★T. StützleOTT · 2G 1A
- ★★M. AmadioOTT · 1G 1A
- ★★★D. BathersonOTT · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 07:39OTT T. Stützle sh (from M. Amadio)1–0
- 09:22OTT T. Stützle2–0
Period 2
- 01:06OTT D. Batherson (from T. Stützle)3–0
- 05:19OTT M. Amadio (from S. Pinto, N. Cousins)4–0
Period 3
- 03:30BOS J. Hagens4–1