Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins Final — October 31, 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.
2026-27 regular season to date, 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.
2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.
2026-27 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 a straight-line estimate from the arena of each team's previous game, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 31, 10:10 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Blackhawks (4-9-0) visited the Bruins (9-4-1) on Saturday, October 31 at 1:10 PM ET.
The Blackhawks score 2.08 goals per game (31st of 32) and allow 3.69 (29th). The Bruins score 3.57 goals per game (9th of 32) and allow 2.29 (1st). The Blackhawks earn 30.8% of available standings points (31st) and the Bruins 67.9% (6th).
Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Blackhawks 39.8% (30th), Bruins 52.2% (13th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Blackhawks 43.0% (30th), Bruins 49.4% (17th). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Blackhawks 34.9% (28th), Bruins 50.9% (16th).
The total closed 6.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Blackhawks +195, Bruins -235) prices the Blackhawks at 33% and the Bruins at 67%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Chicago Blackhawks 4, Boston Bruins 5
Boston Bruins won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Boston Bruins -1.5): Chicago Blackhawks covered.
- Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 6.5: Over.
- Boston Bruins closed at -235 on the moneyline (a 67% no-vig market-implied chance).
Actual result
Boston Bruins 5
Before the game: market and G&W
From open to close the market moved 2 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 (Chicago Blackhawks 33%, Boston Bruins 67%) and moving with every goal, penalty and the clock until the final.
Biggest swings
- 3rd 9:38 — Chicago Blackhawks goal (3-2)Chicago Blackhawks 41% → 76% (+34 pts)
- 3rd 19:48 — Boston Bruins goal (4-4)Boston Bruins 2% → 56% (+54 pts)
- OT 2:32 — Boston Bruins goal (4-5)Boston Bruins 54% → 100% (+46 pts)
Boston Bruins won after falling as low as 2% (3rd 19:48).
Chance Quality Result
Based on the quality of chances each team created, Chicago Blackhawks won 52% of G&W replays (Boston Bruins 48%). The chances each team created were close to even.
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 had the chances close to even. Here is where each side gained and lost.
| Blackhawks | Goals | Bruins |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 5-on-5 chancesexpected goals | 1.8 |
| 0.4 | Power-play chancesexpected goals | 0.6 |
| 0.5 | Other situations4-on-4, 3-on-3, short-handed | 0.6 |
| 3.2 | Chance Quality Result chancesthe three rows above, as in the result | 3.0 |
| 0.5 | Overtime and pulled-goalie chancesnot part of the Chance Quality Result | 1.1 |
| 0.7 | Second chancesrebounds and flurries, part of the above | 0.4 |
| +0.3 | Finishinggoals vs expected on own shots | +0.9 |
| -0.9 | Goaltendingsaves vs expected · Arvid Soderblom 27/32 · Michael DiPietro 37/41 | -0.3 |
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.
Line review
Boston Bruins closed as the market favourite at 67% and won.
The line moved toward Boston Bruins before puck drop, and they won.
Market
Closing line and line movement
Blackhawks +1.5 (-132)
Blackhawks +1.5 (-130)
Bruins -219 66%
Bruins -235 67%
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.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 14 times since 2018-19: the Blackhawks won 3 and the Bruins 11.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2026 | Bruins 5, Blackhawks 2 Bruins won | Bruins -125 favorite won | 6.5 over |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Blackhawks 3, Bruins 4 OT Bruins won | Bruins -165 favorite won | 5.5 over |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Blackhawks 5, Bruins 2 Blackhawks won | Bruins -180 underdog won | 6 over |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2 Bruins won | Bruins -150 favorite won | 5.5 over |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Bruins 3, Blackhawks 0 Bruins won | Bruins -236 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.
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Boston Bruins
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