Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Bruins @ Stars

Tue, Oct 20, 2026

Stars 3, Bruins 2

Bruins at Stars: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameBruins1 gameStars1 game
Goals−1.03−0.05
Goals against−0.16−1.30
Shots−3.8−3.4
Shots against−1.6−6.2
Power-play goals−0.59+0.24
Power-play goals allowed+0.33−0.69
Penalty minutes−3.3−1.9

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Stars

Bruins

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Bruins

The series

  • The Bruins lead the series 89–43–23 since 1967-68. The Stars have won 3 straight at home in the series.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • At home, the Stars' goals against were 0.73 under expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.14 under expected.
  • The Bruins had won 7 of their last 10 on the road.countits form →Now 7 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 20, 2026at StarsStars 3, Bruins 2
Mar 31, 2026at BruinsBruins 6, Stars 3
Jan 20, 2026at StarsStars 6, Bruins 2
Nov 14, 2024at StarsStars 7, Bruins 2
Oct 24, 2024at BruinsStars 5, Bruins 2
Feb 19, 2024at BruinsBruins 4, Stars 3
Nov 6, 2023at StarsBruins 3, Stars 2
Feb 14, 2023at StarsBruins 3, Stars 2
Oct 25, 2022at BruinsBruins 3, Stars 1
Jan 30, 2022at StarsStars 6, Bruins 1

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 19, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.