Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks Final — October 13, 2026
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Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.
Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
2025-26 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.
2025-26 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.
Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
No key players listed.
Injury report as of October 13, 12:40 p.m. ET: no key players listed for either team.
The pre-game matchup
The Bruins (4-2-0) visited the Sharks (3-2-0) on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Bruins scored 3.32 goals per game (11th of 32) and allowed 3.05 (13th). The Sharks scored 3.06 goals per game (18th of 32) and allowed 3.56 (30th). The Bruins earned 61.0% of available standings points (8th) and the Sharks 52.4% (22nd).
Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Bruins 47.1% (28th), Sharks 47.4% (26th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Bruins 48.9% (19th), Sharks 46.9% (28th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Bruins 42.5% (31st), Sharks 54.7% (7th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The total closed 6.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Bruins -130, Sharks +110) prices the Bruins at 54% and the Sharks at 46%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Boston Bruins 6, San Jose Sharks 3
Boston Bruins won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (San Jose Sharks +1.5): Boston Bruins covered.
- Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 6.5: Over.
- Boston Bruins closed at -130 on the moneyline (a 54% no-vig market-implied chance).
Actual result
San Jose Sharks 3
Before the game: market and G&W
From open to close the market moved 7 points toward Boston Bruins.
Market numbers are the consensus moneyline with the bookmaker margin removed.
Win probability
Each team's chance of winning through the game, starting from the market's closing price (Boston Bruins 54%, San Jose Sharks 46%) and moving with every goal, penalty and the clock until the final.
Biggest swings
- 1st 18:43 — Boston Bruins goal (2-1)Boston Bruins 54% → 71% (+17 pts)
- 2nd 5:48 — San Jose Sharks goal (2-2)San Jose Sharks 29% → 48% (+19 pts)
- 2nd 8:42 — Boston Bruins goal (3-2)Boston Bruins 53% → 73% (+20 pts)
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of chances each team created, Boston Bruins won 67% of G&W replays (San Jose Sharks 33%). The result went to the side that created the better chances.
The Chance Quality Result describes the chances each team created. It is not the official result and never changes it or any record. Expected goals count regulation chances with both goalies in net; empty-net goals are not included. Season xG tables count every game state, empty nets included, so their totals differ.
Game DNA
The Chance Quality Result above favoured Boston Bruins. Here is where that came from.
| Bruins | Goals | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 5-on-5 chancesexpected goals | 1.9 |
| 1.2 | Power-play chancesexpected goals | 0.5 |
| 0.0 | Other situations4-on-4, 3-on-3, short-handed | 0.0 |
| 3.6 | Chance Quality Result chancesthe three rows above, as in the result | 2.4 |
| 0.0 | Overtime and pulled-goalie chancesnot part of the Chance Quality Result | 0.2 |
| 0.4 | Second chancesrebounds and flurries, part of the above | 0.0 |
| +1.4 | Finishinggoals vs expected on own shots | +0.5 |
| -0.5 | Goaltendingsaves vs expected · Jeremy Swayman 35/38 · Yaroslav Askarov 20/25 | -1.4 |
| 1 | Empty-net goals | 0 |
How the margin was built, from Boston Bruins's side:
The first three rows add up to the Chance Quality Result's expected goals. Overtime chances and chances with a goalie pulled are listed on their own, and empty-net goals are not in expected goals. A team's finishing and the other team's goaltending are the same goals seen from each end.
The official play, graded
The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.
Every official play is logged and graded, wins and losses alike. Full track record.
Line review
Boston Bruins closed as the market favourite at 54% and won.
The line moved toward Boston Bruins before puck drop, and they won.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Bruins +1.5 (-239)
Bruins -1.5 (+185)
Sharks -121 52%
Sharks +110 46%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 13 times since 2018-19: the Bruins won 10 and the Sharks 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | Sharks 4, Bruins 2 Sharks won | Bruins -160 underdog won | 6.5 under |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Bruins 1, Sharks 3 Sharks won | Bruins -134 underdog won | 6 under |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Bruins 1, Sharks 3 Sharks won | Bruins -125 underdog won | 5.5 under |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Sharks 3, Bruins 6 Bruins won | Bruins -225 favorite won | 5.5 over |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Sharks 0, Bruins 3 Bruins won | Bruins -532 favorite won | 6 under |
Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.
Teams
Boston Bruins
- Boston Bruins team stats
- Boston Bruins 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (Oct 27)
- San Jose Sharks 4, Boston Bruins 6 (Oct 24)
- Nashville Predators 0, Boston Bruins 6 (Oct 22)
San Jose Sharks
- San Jose Sharks team stats
- Buffalo Sabres 2, San Jose Sharks 0 (Oct 27)
- San Jose Sharks 4, Boston Bruins 6 (Oct 24)
- San Jose Sharks 6, Ottawa Senators 2 (Oct 22)
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