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Boston Bruins vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · Canadian Tire Centre

Boston BruinsBostonBruinsAway

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Ottawa SenatorsOttawaSenatorsHome

TSN5 · RDS2 · NESN

Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN5, RDS2 and NESN.

This is the second of 4 meetings this season. Bruins 0, Senators 1 so far; the last game finished OTT 4, BOS 1.

Rest and travel

Bruins

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-01-18: vs TBL
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: at COL
  4. 212027-01-21: no game
  5. 222027-01-22: at VGK
  6. 232027-01-23: at UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: no game
  9. 262027-01-26: vs CBJ
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~316 mi
traveled since last game
on this road trip
~316 mi
on this road trip
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home

Senators

Another game at home.

  1. 182027-01-18: at FLA
  2. 192027-01-19: no game
  3. 202027-01-20: vs TOR
  4. 212027-01-21: no game
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: vs CBJ
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: vs CAR
  9. 262027-01-26: no game
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: vs BOS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
traveled since last game
~0 mi
traveled since last game
not on a road trip
–
not on a road trip
local time vs home
Same time zone
local time vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = back-to-back, the second of two games on consecutive days. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5-on-5
  2. Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5-on-5
  3. Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5-on-5
  4. Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5-on-5
  1. NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5-on-5
  2. NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5-on-5
  3. Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27 together on the power play
  2. PP2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36 together killing penalties
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5-on-5
  2. Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5-on-5
  3. Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5-on-5
  4. Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5-on-5
  1. Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5-on-5
  2. Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5-on-5
  3. NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5-on-5

Power play

  1. PP1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53 together on the power play
  2. PP2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54 together on the power play

Penalty kill

  1. PK1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48 together killing penalties
  2. PK2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31 together killing penalties

Behind the bench

How each coach tends to run his bench, compared with every other NHL team. Each gray tick is one team, the dashed line is the league average, and the two dots are these teams.

BOSOTT

Lines kept together · 2026–27

BOS 72% (9th most settled)OTT 50% (4th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Pulling the goalie when down a goal · 2025–26

BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)OTT 43.2s (shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts · 2025–26

BOS 33% (12th most often)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series