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Boston Bruins vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Thursday, March 4, 2027 · Canadian Tire Centre

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TSN5 · RDS2 · NESN

Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, March 4, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN5, RDS2 and NESN.

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

Rest and travel

Bruins

Game 2 of a road trip: NY Rangers, now Ottawa.

  1. 222027-02-22: at SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 232027-02-23: no game
  3. 242027-02-24: no game
  4. 252027-02-25: vs WSH
  5. 262027-02-26: no game
  6. 272027-02-27: vs DET
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: no game
  9. 22027-03-02: no game
  10. 32027-03-03: at NYR
  11. 42027-03-04: at OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~329 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~518 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Senators

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Buffalo and New Jersey).

  1. 222027-02-22: at EDM, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 232027-02-23: no game
  3. 242027-02-24: no game
  4. 252027-02-25: vs DET
  5. 262027-02-26: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 272027-02-27: no game
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: no game
  9. 22027-03-02: at NJD
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: vs BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~328 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~835 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
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BOSOTT

Settled lines

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

BOS 72% (9th most settled)OTT 50% (3rd 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)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)OTT 43.2s (shortest)
← 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)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series