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Nashville Predators vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Thursday, October 22, 2026 · TD Garden

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NESN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on NESN and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Predators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 122026-10-12: no game
  2. 132026-10-13: vs VGK
  3. 142026-10-14: no game
  4. 152026-10-15: vs SJS
  5. 162026-10-16: no game
  6. 172026-10-17: vs STL
  7. 182026-10-18: no game
  8. 192026-10-19: no game
  9. 202026-10-20: no game
  10. 212026-10-21: no game
  11. 222026-10-22: at BOS
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~942 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~942 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Bruins

First home game after a 4-game road trip (San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles and Dallas).

  1. 122026-10-12: no game
  2. 132026-10-13: at SJS
  3. 142026-10-14: no game
  4. 152026-10-15: no game
  5. 162026-10-16: at ANA
  6. 172026-10-17: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 182026-10-18: no game
  8. 192026-10-19: no game
  9. 202026-10-20: at DAL
  10. 212026-10-21: no game
  11. 222026-10-22: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,549 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,826 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

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHBOS

Settled lines

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

NSH 43% (most shuffled)BOS 72% (9th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

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

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)BOS 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

NSH 30% (15th most often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series