Bruins 2, Stars 3 (OT) — October 20, 2026: recap and analysis

BOSBOS
Boston Bruins
7-2-0 · W5 · L10: 7-2-0
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
Final/OT
2—3
Oct 20, 2026 · American Airlines Center
DALDAL
Dallas Stars
4-3-1 · W2 · L10: 4-3-1
W
W
L
SO
W
W
L
L

Final score: Boston Bruins 2, Dallas Stars 3. Decided in overtime. Stars dominated expected goals 4.13 to 1.96. Stars controlled 61.4% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Jeremy Swayman (22/25 saves, .880 SV%, +0.6 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Bruins, 57% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
BOS xG
1.96
ACTUAL
2 — 3
DAL xG
4.13

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
BOS1P 02:09Even Strength
BOS 1 - 0 DAL
0.37
HIGH xG
DAL2P 02:50Even Strength
BOS 1 - 1 DAL
0.18
HIGH xG
BOS2P 07:30Even Strength
BOS 2 - 1 DAL
0.08
MED xG
DAL3P 13:38Even Strength
BOS 2 - 2 DAL
0.18
HIGH xG
DALOT 03:52Power Play
BOS 2 - 3 DAL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jeremy Swayman
1
Jeremy Swayman
G · BOS · #1
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, +0.6 GSAX
★2
Jake Oettinger
29
Jake Oettinger
G · DAL · #29
18/20 saves, .900 SV%, 0.0 GSAX
★3
Mikko Rantanen
96
Mikko Rantanen
R · DAL · #96
3G, 6 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

BOSDAL
20Shots25
1.96xGF4.13
38.65v5 CF%61.4
50.9FO%49.1
0/4PP1/3
23Hits18
22Blocks13
15Giveaways8
3Takeaways4
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodBOS SOGDAL SOGBOS xGDAL xG
1st790.851.24
2nd9100.921.32
3rd420.180.39
OT040.001.17
Total20251.964.13

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 08:58
DAL
Thomas HarleyHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Marat Khusnutdinov
1P 18:27
BOS
Tanner JeannotRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Radek Faksa
2P 13:17
DAL
Miro HeiskanenCross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by David Pastrnak
2P 18:39
DAL
Mikko RantanenGoaltender interference (2 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Swayman
3P 00:43
DAL
Sam SteelHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Morgan Geekie
3P 06:55
BOS
Charlie McAvoyTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Roope Hintz
OT 02:28
BOS
Pavel ZachaSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Thomas Harley

Lineups