Bruins 1, Blues 4 — October 29, 2026: recap and analysis

BOSBOS
Boston Bruins
9-3-1 · L1 · L10: 7-2-1
L
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
L
Final
1—4
Oct 29, 2026 · Enterprise Center
STLSTL
St. Louis Blues
5-6-1 · L2 · L10: 4-5-1
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
OT
L

Final score: Boston Bruins 1, St. Louis Blues 4. Blues dominated expected goals 2.56 to 2.31. PuckLab's first star: Joel Hofer (30/31 saves, .968 SV%, +1.3 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Bruins, 51% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
BOS xG
2.31
ACTUAL
1 — 4
STL xG
2.56

Scoring Timeline

0.04
MED xG
BOS1P 05:28Even Strength
BOS 1 - 0 STL
0.17
HIGH xG
STL1P 15:43Power Play
BOS 1 - 1 STL
0.13
HIGH xG
STL2P 05:17Even Strength
BOS 1 - 2 STL
0.11
HIGH xG
STL2P 12:08Even Strength
Robert Thomas
18
BOS 1 - 3 STL
0.15
HIGH xG
STL3P 12:42Power Play
BOS 1 - 4 STL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Joel Hofer
30
Joel Hofer
G · STL · #30
30/31 saves, .968 SV%, +1.3 GSAX
★2
Robert Thomas
18
Robert Thomas
C · STL · #18
1G, 2A, 2 SOG
★3
Philip Broberg
6
Philip Broberg
D · STL · #6
1G, 2A, 1 SOG

Team Stats

BOSSTL
31Shots18
2.31xGF2.56
65.65v5 CF%34.4
55.6FO%44.4
0/2PP2/3
29Hits15
6Blocks15
13Giveaways16
3Takeaways5
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodBOS SOGSTL SOGBOS xGSTL xG
1st8100.491.21
2nd1060.720.71
3rd1321.110.64
Total31182.312.56

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 15:39
BOS
Charlie McAvoyInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Neighbours
2P 09:14
STL
Robert ThomasTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Pavel Zacha
3P 00:40
BOS
David PastrnakInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Pius Suter
3P 08:50
STL
Joel HoferTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Morgan Geekie
3P 12:36
BOS
Morgan GeekieTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Colton Parayko

Lineups