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Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Thursday, January 14, 2027 · TD Garden

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Game preview

The Dallas Stars visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday, January 14, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, Prime Video, TVAS and NESN.

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

Rest and travel

Stars

First game of a road trip.

  1. 42027-01-04: vs DET
  2. 52027-01-05: no game
  3. 62027-01-06: at SJS
  4. 72027-01-07: no game
  5. 82027-01-08: at ANA
  6. 92027-01-09: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 102027-01-10: no game
  8. 112027-01-11: no game
  9. 122027-01-12: vs OTT
  10. 132027-01-13: no game
  11. 142027-01-14: at BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,549 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,549 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Bruins

Another game at home.

  1. 42027-01-04: no game
  2. 52027-01-05: vs BUF
  3. 62027-01-06: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 72027-01-07: no game
  5. 82027-01-08: no game
  6. 92027-01-09: at DET
  7. 102027-01-10: no game
  8. 112027-01-11: no game
  9. 122027-01-12: vs CAR
  10. 132027-01-13: no game
  11. 142027-01-14: vs DAL
rest since last game
1 day
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

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
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.

DALBOS

Settled lines

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

DAL 52% (4th 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 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DAL 50.4s (6th 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

DAL 38% (2nd most often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series