NHL Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Dallas Stars vs Boston Bruins 3-2 – NHL, 21 Oct 2026
Dallas Stars 14th place · GP 9 · W 5 · PTS 11
3–2
Final
Boston Bruins 4th place · GP 10 · W 7 · PTS 15
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
40%
60%
Our pick Boston Bruins Medium confidence Missed
- Bruins sit 3rd with 14 points from 9 games, Stars 16th with 9 from 8
- Boston is on a five game win streak (WWWWW) while Dallas shows WLLWW
- Bruins won both last meetings, 4-3 and 2-1, though those were in 2019 and 2020
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLDallas StarsBoston Bruins
25Shots on goal20
49%Face-off %51%
1/3Power play0/4
33%Power play %0%
8Penalty minutes6
18Hits23
13Blocked shots22
8Giveaways15
4Takeaways3
Skaters
NHLDallas Stars
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. RantanenR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22:12 |
| J. RobertsonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23:34 |
| T. HarleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 27:50 |
| R. HintzC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:51 |
| M. HeiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29:33 |
| W. JohnstonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:41 |
| C. BlackwellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:07 |
| A. HyryR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:22 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. HagensC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:20 |
| M. PoitrasC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 09:01 |
| T. JeannotL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 09:05 |
| F. BrunetD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 |
| N. ZadorovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:48 |
| C. MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:58 |
| P. ZachaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:22 |
| E. LindholmC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:18 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 02:09 | BOS | M. Poitras | F. Brunet, T. Jeannot | 0–1 |
| P2 02:50 | DAL | M. Rantanen | J. Robertson | 1–1 |
| P2 07:30 | BOS | J. Hagens | C. Mittelstadt, N. Zadorov | 1–2 |
| P3 13:38 | DAL | M. Rantanen | R. Hintz, T. Harley | 2–2 |
| OT 03:52 | DAL | M. Rantanen (PP) | M. Heiskanen, J. Robertson | 3–2 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Oettinger | Dallas Stars | 18/20 | 0.900 | 63:24 |
| J. Swayman | Boston Bruins | 22/25 | 0.880 | 63:52 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Rantanen | DAL | R | 3G 0A |
| 2 | J. Hagens | BOS | C | 1G 0A |
| 3 | J. Oettinger | DAL | G | SV% 0.900 |
Form and recent results
Dallas StarsLLWWW
Last meetings
- 28 Feb 2020Boston Bruins 4–3 Dallas StarsNHL
- 4 Oct 2019Dallas Stars 1–2 Boston BruinsNHL