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Boston Bruins vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · American Airlines Center

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ESPN · SN+

Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN+.

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

Rest and travel

Bruins

Game 4 of a road trip: San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles, now Dallas.

  1. 102026-10-10: vs PHI
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: at SJS
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: no game
  7. 162026-10-16: at ANA
  8. 172026-10-17: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: at DAL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,238 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,277 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Stars

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Colorado and Chicago).

  1. 102026-10-10: at PIT
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: vs COL
  5. 142026-10-14: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 152026-10-15: no game
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: at CHI
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: vs BOS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~803 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,383 mi
on this 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
Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BOSDAL

Settled lines

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

BOS 72% (9th most settled)DAL 52% (4th 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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)DAL 50.4s (6th 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)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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