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Bruins at Stars

NHL · Tuesday, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM CT · American Airlines Center · Final BOS 2 – DAL 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
BOS11002
DAL01113
Team box
BOS·DAL
20
shots
25
0 of 4
power play
1 of 3
50.9
faceoff %
49.1
23
hits
18
22
blocked shots
13
6
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jeremy SwaymanBOS2522.880
Jake OettingerDAL2018.900

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
DAL +3
BOS +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: DAL 1 · BOS 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BOS 42%, DAL 58% · Updated Oct 20

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
DAL 3.0 – 2.6 BOS
Expected total
5.6
BruinsThe matchupStars
+136Our fair odds−136
2.6Expected goals3.0
+0.14Power rating+0.21
3.8Goals / game2.5
2.1Allowed / game1.6
25.4Shots / game25.5
53.1Faceoff %57.2
24.6Hits / game22.4
7−2Season record4−4
7−3Last 104−6
—OutEsa Lindell · Cameron Hughes
Luke Krys · Matt Duchene
Oskar Back

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BOS chance · DAL chance
Our model fair42.4%57.6%
Kalshi42.7%61.7%
Polymarket US42.7%61.7%
ProphetX41.2%61.4%
Novig40.5%60.0%
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 7:00 PM CTPolymarket USpre-game · 6:59 PM CTProphetXpre-game · 6:58 PM CTNovigpre-game · 6:58 PM CT
Moneyline
BOSBoston Bruins+13642%+13442.7%+13442.7%+14341.2%+14740.5%
DALDallas Stars−13658%−16161.7%−16161.7%−15961.4%−15060.0%
Spreadabout even
BOSBoston Bruins+0.4our margin+1.5 −19966.6%+1.5 −19966.6%+1.5 −18665.0%+1.5 −17864.0%
DALDallas Stars−0.4our margin−1.5 +16637.6%−1.5 +16637.6%−1.5 +16338.0%−1.5 +17436.5%
Totalwe expect 5.6
Over5.6our totalo5.5 −10751.8%o5.5 −10751.7%o5.5 −10651.5%o5.5 −10250.5%
Under5.6our totalu5.5 −11252.7%u5.5 −11252.7%u5.5 −10551.2%u5.5 +10050.0%

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Boston Bruins by 6 goals: <1%Boston Bruins by 5 goals: 1%Boston Bruins by 4 goals: 4%Boston Bruins by 3 goals: 9%Boston Bruins by 2 goals: 8%Boston Bruins by 1 goal: 20%Dallas Stars by 1 goal: 24%Dallas Stars by 2 goals: 11%Dallas Stars by 3 goals: 13%Dallas Stars by 4 goals: 7%Dallas Stars by 5 goals: 2%Dallas Stars by 6 goals: <1%
← BOS wins byDAL wins by →
Dallas Stars wins by 2 or more33%
Dallas Stars wins by 3 or more22%
Boston Bruins wins by 2 or more22%
Decided by one goal44%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.6 expected
1 goals: 3%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 15%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 23%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 17%8 goals: 6%9 goals: 7%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 2%12 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.568%
Total over 5.545%
Total over 6.534%
Total from 5 to 634%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
BOSJeremy Swayman G · last 5 starts: .929 save %, 2.00 GAAstarted
DALJake Oettinger G · last 5 starts: .961 save %, 0.80 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BOS·DAL
Oct 17 at LA
last game
Oct 17 at CHI
2 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
4th straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Who's Out

Injury list before the game · Oct 20, 2026, 5:40 PM CT
DALEsa Lindell · lower body, back about Oct 27Out
DALCameron Hughes · upper body, back about Oct 25IR
DALLuke Krys · undisclosed, back about Oct 25IR
DALMatt Duchene · abdomen, back about Jan 12, 2027IR
DALOskar Back · finger, back about Nov 14IR

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 8+ games
BOS·DAL
+0.14
rating (0 = average)
+0.21
3.8
goals / game
2.5
2.1
goals allowed / game
1.6
7−2
season record
4−4
3−1
home record
1−2
4−1
away record
3−2
W5
streak
W2
7−3
last 10
4−6
25.4
shots / game
25.5
53.1
faceoff %
57.2
24.6
hits / game
22.4
15.7
blocked shots / game
15.8
4.6
takeaways / game
3.5
18.3
giveaways / game
14.9

Rating Trend

BOS · DAL · 21 days
Boston BruinsDallas Stars
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · DAL 4−6
Mar 31at BOSBOS 6 − 3
Jan 20at DALDAL 6 − 2
Nov 14, 2024at DALDAL 7 − 2
Oct 24, 2024at BOSDAL 5 − 2
Feb 19, 2024at BOSBOS 4 − 3 SO
Nov 6, 2023at DALBOS 3 − 2
Feb 14, 2023at DALBOS 3 − 2 OT
Oct 25, 2022at BOSBOS 3 − 1
Jan 30, 2022at DALDAL 6 − 1
Oct 16, 2021at BOSBOS 3 − 1

BOS · Last 10

7−3 · streak W5
Oct 17at LA4 − 1W
Oct 16at ANA4 − 2W
Oct 13at SJ6 − 3W
Oct 10vs PHI5 − 1W
Oct 8vs UTAH6 − 1W
Oct 5vs OTT1 − 4L
Oct 3at MIN1 − 4L
Oct 2at WPG4 − 3W
Sep 29vs NYR3 − 0W
May 1vs BUF1 − 4L

DAL · Last 10

4−6 · streak W2
Oct 17at CHI4 − 0W
Oct 14at COL3 − 2W
Oct 13vs COL2 − 3L
Oct 10at PIT1 − 2L
Oct 8at BUF4 − 0W
Oct 5vs SJ5 − 0W
Oct 3at NSH1 − 2L
Oct 2vs STL0 − 4L
Apr 30at MIN2 − 5L
Apr 28vs MIN2 − 4L