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Boston Bruins vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Saturday, March 20, 2027 · Bridgestone Arena

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Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday, March 20, 2027, with puck drop at 5:00 PM ET. The game is on NESN and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Bruins

Game 2 of a road trip: Philadelphia, now Nashville.

  1. 102027-03-10: at MTL
  2. 112027-03-11: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 122027-03-12: no game
  4. 132027-03-13: vs CGY
  5. 142027-03-14: no game
  6. 152027-03-15: vs NYI
  7. 162027-03-16: no game
  8. 172027-03-17: no game
  9. 182027-03-18: at PHI
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: at NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~682 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~956 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Predators

First home game after a 5-game road trip (St. Louis, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver).

  1. 102027-03-10: no game
  2. 112027-03-11: at EDM
  3. 122027-03-12: no game
  4. 132027-03-13: at WPG
  5. 142027-03-14: no game
  6. 152027-03-15: at CGY
  7. 162027-03-16: no game
  8. 172027-03-17: at VAN
  9. 182027-03-18: no game
  10. 192027-03-19: no game
  11. 202027-03-20: vs BOS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,029 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,697 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.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BOSNSH

Settled lines

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

BOS 72% (9th most settled)NSH 43% (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)NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)NSH 48.7s (14th 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)NSH 30% (15th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series