2025–26 Boston Bruins season

2025–26 Boston Bruins
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record20–14–0
Home record12–5–0
Road record8–9–0
Goals for113
Goals against106
Team information
General managerDon Sweeney
CoachMarco Sturm
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsHampus Lindholm
Charlie McAvoy
David Pastrnak
ArenaTD Garden
Minor league affiliatesProvidence Bruins (AHL)
Maine Mariners (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMorgan Geekie (24)
AssistsDavid Pastrnak (25)
PointsDavid Pastrnak (38)
Penalty minutesNikita Zadorov (66)
Plus/minusNikita Zadorov (+12)
WinsJeremy Swayman (14)
Goals against averageJeremy Swayman (2.74)

The 2025–26 Boston Bruins season is the 102nd season (101st season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1]

During the offseason, the Bruins hired former player Marco Sturm as their head coach, replacing Joe Sacco, who was serving on an interim basis after the firing of Jim Montgomery during the previous season. The Bruins entered the season coming off the first time they had missed the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 2015–16 season.

The Bruins entered the season without naming a captain, the first time they had done so since the 2001–02 season. Instead, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy, and Hampus Lindholm were named as three alternate captains prior to the season beginning.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 36 20 13 3 16 113 117 −4 43
2 Montreal Canadiens 35 19 12 4 12 114 118 −4 42
3 Tampa Bay Lightning 35 19 13 3 16 113 94 +19 41
4 Boston Bruins 36 20 15 1 14 118 114 +4 41
5 Florida Panthers 35 19 14 2 16 112 112 0 40
6 Ottawa Senators 34 17 13 4 12 111 108 +3 38
7 Buffalo Sabres 34 16 14 4 11 106 114 −8 36
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 34 15 14 5 11 108 113 −5 35
Updated to game(s) played on December 20, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Philadelphia Flyers 34 17 10 7 10 103 99 +4 41
2 ME New Jersey Devils 35 20 14 1 13 101 105 −4 41
3 AT Boston Bruins 36 20 15 1 14 118 114 +4 41
4 AT Florida Panthers 35 19 14 2 16 112 112 0 40
5 ME New York Rangers 37 18 15 4 11 96 100 −4 40
6 AT Ottawa Senators 34 17 13 4 12 111 108 +3 38
7 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 34 14 11 9 13 103 110 −7 37
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 34 16 14 4 11 106 114 −8 36
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 34 15 14 5 11 108 113 −5 35
10 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 35 14 15 6 7 105 124 −19 34
Updated to game(s) played on December 20, 2025. Source: National Hockey League[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Bruins revealed their preseason schedule on June 24, 2025.[5]

Regular season

The Bruins revealed their regular season schedule on July 16, 2025.[12]

2025–26 game log
December: 5–3–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
28 December 2 Boston 4–5 Detroit Swayman 18,803 15–13–0 30 [40]
29 December 4 St. Louis 2–5 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 16–13–0 32 [41]
30 December 6 New Jersey 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 17–13–0 34 [42]
31 December 9 Boston 5–2 St. Louis Swayman 18,096 18–13–0 36 [43]
32 December 11 Boston 6–3 Winnipeg Korpisalo 13,158 19–13–0 38 [44]
33 December 14 Boston 2–6 Minnesota Swayman 18,322 19–14–0 38 [45]
34 December 16 Utah 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 20–14–0 40 [46]
35 December 18 Edmonton 3–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 20–15–0 40 [47]
36 December 20 Vancouver 5–4 Boston SO Swayman 17,850 20–15–1 41 [48]
37 December 21 Ottawa – Boston
38 December 23 Montreal – Boston
39 December 27 Boston – Buffalo
40 December 29 Boston – Calgary
41 December 31 Boston – Edmonton

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of game played on

Skaters

Regular season[49]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
David Pastrnak 20 11 15 26 −4 14
Morgan Geekie 20 12 6 18 −6 8
Pavel Zacha 20 5 11 16 0 14
Charlie McAvoy 19 0 14 14 −2 26
Viktor Arvidsson 20 6 4 10 +1 6
Mason Lohrei 15 2 8 10 +2 2
Elias Lindholm 13 4 5 9 −3 8
Mikey Eyssimont 20 4 5 9 −7 15
Casey Mittelstadt 15 4 5 9 0 0
Tanner Jeannot 20 2 7 9 −1 23
Mark Kastelic 20 4 4 8 +5 19
Marat Khusnutdinov 15 3 3 6 0 6
Fraser Minten 20 3 3 6 +2 10
Sean Kuraly 20 2 3 5 +1 6
Hampus Lindholm 12 1 4 5 −1 14
Nikita Zadorov 20 1 4 5 +2 40
Andrew Peeke 20 0 4 4 −1 2
Henri Jokiharju 19 0 3 3 −2 6
Jordan Harris 5 1 1 2 0 0
John Beecher 6 1 0 1 −1 0
Alex Steeves 4 1 0 1 0 0
Jeffrey Viel 7 0 0 0 −2 11
Michael Callahan 3 0 0 0 −2 0
Jonathan Aspirot 7 0 0 0 +1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[50]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jeremy Swayman 12 12 721:43 8 4 0 36 2.99 367 .902 0 0 0 0
Joonas Korpisalo 8 8 483:40 4 4 0 27 3.35 221 .878 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2025 (#69 overall) 		To Boston Bruins
VAN 3rd-round pick in 2025 (#79 overall)

DET 4th-round pick in 2025 (#108 overall)

[51]
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) To Tampa Bay Lightning
DET 4th-round pick in 2025 (#108 overall) 		To Boston Bruins
4th-round pick in 2026 		[52]
July 1, 2025 To Edmonton Oilers
5th-round pick in 2027 		To Boston Bruins
Viktor Arvidsson 		[53]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Jonathan Aspirot Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [54]
Matěj Blümel Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [54]
Luke Cavallin Laval Rocket (AHL) 1-year Free agency [54]
Mikey Eyssimont Seattle Kraken 2-year Free agency [54]
Jordan Harris Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [54]
Tanner Jeannot Los Angeles Kings 5-year Free agency [54]
Sean Kuraly Columbus Blue Jackets 2-year Free agency [54]
Alex Steeves Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [54]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Brandon Bussi Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [55]
Cole Koepke Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [56]
Vinni Lettieri Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [57]
Ian Mitchell Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [58]
Tyler Pitlick Minnesota Wild 2-year Free agency [59]
Parker Wotherspoon Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [60]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 23, 2025 Mason Lohrei 2-year [61]
June 29, 2025 Michael Callahan 1-year [62]
Morgan Geekie 6-year [63]
Marat Khusnutdinov 2-year [62]
June 30, 2025 John Beecher 1-year [64]
Michael DiPietro 2-year [64]
Henri Jokiharju 3-year [64]
Georgii Merkulov 1-year [65]
July 1, 2025 Riley Tufte 1-year [66]
July 15, 2025 John Farinacci 1-year [67]

Draft picks

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 James Hagens C  United States Boston College (NCAA)
2 51 William Moore C  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
2 61 Liam Pettersson C  Sweden Växjö Lakers (J20 Nationell)
3 79 Cooper Simpson LW  United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
4 100 Vasek Blanar D  Czech Republic HV71 (J20 Nationell)
5 133 Cole Chandler C  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
6 165 Kirill Yemelyanov C  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (MHL)

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