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Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on ABTV and NESN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Bruins

Game 3 of a road trip: San Jose and Anaheim, now Los Angeles.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: vs UTA
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: vs PHI
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: at SJS
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: no game
  10. 162026-10-16: at ANA
  11. 172026-10-17: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~27 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,038 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−3 h
body clock vs home

Kings

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-10-07: no game
  2. 82026-10-08: no game
  3. 92026-10-09: no game
  4. 102026-10-10: at VGK
  5. 112026-10-11: no game
  6. 122026-10-12: no game
  7. 132026-10-13: vs EDM
  8. 142026-10-14: no game
  9. 152026-10-15: no game
  10. 162026-10-16: no game
  11. 172026-10-17: vs BOS
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36
Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BOSLAK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BOS 72% (9th most settled)LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)LAK 49.6s (8th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BOS 33% (12th most often)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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