Boston has the best goal difference in the NHL and not one player on the injury list. These two met eleven days ago and Boston won 6-3. The call, who is fit and what the Canadian books make of it follow.
How to watch
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Game | San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins |
| Date | Saturday 24 October 2026 |
| Puck drop | 7:00pm ET |
| Venue | TD Garden |
| Records | San Jose 6-4-1, Boston 8-2-1 |
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Bruins vs Sharks odds
The Canadian board for this one was still to come when the page was built. It will appear on the NHL odds page once the books open it.
Boston is third, plus twenty, and completely healthy
The Bruins are 8-2-1 with a goal difference of plus twenty, the best in the league. They beat Nashville 6-0 on Thursday and have won four of five.
There is not a single Boston player on the injury list. That is rare in late October and it is worth more than any one name: no club on this card has a cleaner sheet.
The goaltending is the other half of it. Jeremy Swayman has eight starts at a .928 and Michael DiPietro three at a .941. Both are above league average, which is not true of any other tandem playing tonight.
How they compare
| 2025-26 | San Jose Sharks | Boston Bruins |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 39-35-8 | 45-27-10 |
| Points | 86 | 100 |
| Goals for per game | 3.06 | 3.32 |
| Goals against per game | 3.56 | 3.05 |
| Power play | 21.2% | 23.4% |
| Penalty kill | 76.4% | 77.0% |
Boston finished fourteen points clear of San Jose last season and conceded half a goal a game less. The power play was two points better and the penalty kill almost level, so the gap was mostly at even strength.
San Jose is finishing a long trip and has just won in Ottawa
The Sharks are 6-4-1 and beat Ottawa 6-2 on Thursday. They also won 4-3 in a shootout in Montréal on Tuesday, so this is a side taking points on the road.
Four of their last five have been away from home, and the next one is in Boston. Macklin Celebrini has carried the scoring through it.
Alexander Wennberg’s day-to-day listing has become an absence until 9 November. Quentin Musty and Kyle Keyser are both out long term, and Igor Chernyshov is out until 27 October.
They met eleven days ago and Boston won 6-3
| Date | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Boston 6-3 | San Jose |
| 12 Mar 2026 | San Jose 4-2 | San Jose |
| 23 Nov 2025 | San Jose 3-1 | Boston |
| 22 Mar 2025 | San Jose 3-1 | Boston |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Boston 6-3 | San Jose |
Boston leads the all-time series 35 wins to 19, but San Jose had won three of four before the meeting on 13 October, which Boston took 6-3 in San Jose.
Those five produced 9, 6, 4, 4 and 9 goals, an average of 6.4. The two Boston wins are the two nines, and the three San Jose wins all finished at six or fewer.
Team news
| Club | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | Alexander Wennberg | Out, upper body, to 9 November |
| San Jose | Igor Chernyshov | Out, to 27 October |
| San Jose | Quentin Musty | Out, upper body, long term |
| San Jose | Kyle Keyser | Out, upper body, long term |
| Boston | None listed | No Boston player is on the injury report |
Who starts in goal is an open question. San Jose Sharks has split between Askarov (7 starts, .883) and Nedeljkovic (4, .917), and Boston Bruins has split between Swayman (8 starts, .928) and DiPietro (3, .941). Form and selection are different questions, and only one of them is settled before the morning skate.
We keep the rest of the league on our NHL injury report.
Players to watch
Jeremy Swayman, Boston. A .928 across eight starts behind the best defensive record in the league.
Macklin Celebrini, San Jose. Two goals and an assist in Montréal, then more in Ottawa. The one Sharks name a Canadian audience knows.
Michael DiPietro, Boston. A .941 across three starts, which is why Boston can rest Swayman without losing anything.
Score prediction
Boston Bruins 4-2 San Jose Sharks. Boston is healthy, third in the league, and beat these opponents by three eleven days ago.
Bruins vs Sharks prediction
Boston is the side we would take. It has the best goal difference in the NHL, the only fully fit roster on the card, and the two best save percentages in this game.
The case for San Jose is that it has won three of the last five meetings and is taking points on the road. Our lean: Boston, and the under if the total sits at 6.5 or higher. The three San Jose wins in this series all finished at six or fewer, and Boston has conceded two or fewer in seven of eleven.
The NHL power rankings puts both clubs against the other 30, and the rest of Saturday’s games sits on the NHL schedule.
Puck drop is 7:00pm ET on Saturday 24 October 2026 at TD Garden in Boston.
No. Not one Boston player is on the injury report, which is unusual for late October and is part of why the Bruins are third in the league.
Eleven days ago, on 13 October, when Boston won 6-3 in San Jose.
Boston leads the all-time series 35 wins to 19, though San Jose had won three of four before the October meeting.
Boston to win 4-2, and the under if the total sits at 6.5 or higher.
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