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

During the off-season, 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.

On April 11, 2026, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot after a one-year absence and clinching a playoff spot in nine of ten seasons following losses by the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings. They faced the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in six games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Bruins revealed their preseason schedule on June 24, 2025. 2025 preseason game log: 4–1–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 21 Washington 5–2 Boston Dipietro 17,850 0–1–0 2 September 23 Boston 5–4 NY Rangers Korpisalo 16,149 1–1–0 3 September 27 Boston 4–3 Philadelphia Dipietro 14,084 2–1–0 4 September 29 Philadelphia 3–2 Boston SO Swayman 17,850 2–1–1 5 October 2 Boston 3–1 Washington Korpisalo 11,304 3–1–1 6 October 4 NY Rangers 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 4–1–1

Regular season The Bruins revealed their regular season schedule on July 16, 2025. 2025–26 game logOctober: 6–7–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Boston 3–1 Washington Swayman 18,347 1–0–0 2 2 October 9 Chicago 3–4 Boston OT Korpisalo 17,850 2–0–0 4 3 October 11 Buffalo 1–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 3–0–0 6 4 October 13 Tampa Bay 4–3 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 3–1–0 6 5 October 16 Boston 5–6 Vegas Swayman 17,927 3–2–0 6 6 October 18 Boston 1–4 Colorado Swayman 18,131 3–3–0 6 7 October 19 Boston 2–3 Utah Korpisalo 12,478 3–4–0 6 8 October 21 Florida 4–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 3–5–0 6 9 October 23 Anaheim 7–5 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 3–6–0 6 10 October 25 Colorado 2–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 4–6–0 8 11 October 27 Boston 2–7 Ottawa Swayman 16,168 4–7–0 8 12 October 28 NY Islanders 2–5 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 5–7–0 10 13 October 30 Buffalo 3–4 Boston OT Korpisalo 17,850 6–7–0 12 November: 9–5–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 5–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 1 Carolina 1–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 7–7–0 14 15 November 4 Boston 4–3 NY Islanders SO Swayman 15,585 8–7–0 16 16 November 6 Ottawa 2–3 Boston OT Korpisalo 17,850 9–7–0 18 17 November 8 Boston 5–3 Toronto Swayman 18,955 10–7–0 20 18 November 11 Toronto 3–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 11–7–0 22 19 November 13 Boston 3–5 Ottawa Korpisalo 16,049 11–8–0 22 20 November 15 Boston 3–2 Montreal Swayman 20,962 12–8–0 24 21 November 17 Carolina 3–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 12–9–0 24 22 November 19 Boston 3–4 Anaheim Korpisalo 14,067 12–10–0 24 23 November 21 Boston 2–1 Los Angeles OT Swayman 18,145 13–10–0 26 24 November 23 Boston 1–3 San Jose Swayman 17,435 13–11–0 26 25 November 26 Boston 3–1 NY Islanders Swayman 17,255 14–11–0 28 26 November 28 NY Rangers 6–2 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 14–12–0 28 27 November 29 Detroit 2–3 Boston SO Swayman 17,850 15–12–0 30 December: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 2 Boston 4–5 Detroit Swayman 18,803 15–13–0 30 29 December 4 St. Louis 2–5 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 16–13–0 32 30 December 6 New Jersey 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 17–13–0 34 31 December 9 Boston 5–2 St. Louis Swayman 18,096 18–13–0 36 32 December 11 Boston 6–3 Winnipeg Korpisalo 13,158 19–13–0 38 33 December 14 Boston 2–6 Minnesota Swayman 18,322 19–14–0 38 34 December 16 Utah 1–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 20–14–0 40 35 December 18 Edmonton 3–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 20–15–0 40 36 December 20 Vancouver 5–4 Boston SO Swayman 17,850 20–15–1 41 37 December 21 Ottawa 6–2 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 20–16–1 41 38 December 23 Montreal 5–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 20–17–1 41 39 December 27 Boston 1–4 Buffalo Korpisalo 19,070 20–18–1 41 40 December 29 Boston 1–2 Calgary OT Swayman 17,536 20–18–2 42 41 December 31 Boston 6–2 Edmonton Swayman 18,347 21–18–2 44 January: 11–2–1 (Home: 9–0–0; Road: 2–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 3 Boston 3–2 Vancouver OT Swayman 18,665 22–18–2 46 43 January 6 Boston 4–7 Seattle Swayman 17,151 22–19–2 46 44 January 8 Calgary 1–4 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 23–19–2 48 45 January 10 NY Rangers 2–10 Boston Swayman 17,850 24–19–2 50 46 January 11 Pittsburgh 0–1 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 25–19–2 52 47 January 13 Detroit 0–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 26–19–2 54 48 January 15 Seattle 2–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 27–19–2 56 49 January 17 Boston 5–2 Chicago Korpisalo 20,388 28–19–2 58 50 January 20 Boston 2–6 Dallas Swayman 18,532 28–20–2 58 51 January 22 Vegas 3–4 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 29–20–2 60 52 January 24 Montreal 3–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 30–20–2 62 53 January 26 Boston 3–4 NY Rangers OT Korpisalo 17,469 30–20–3 63 54 January 27 Nashville 2–3 Boston OT Swayman 17,850 31–20–3 65 55 January 29 Philadelphia 3–6 Boston Swayman 17,850 32–20–3 67 February: 1–1–2 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 1 Boston 5–6 Tampa Bay SO Swayman 64,617(outdoors) 32–20–4 68 57 February 4 Boston 4–5 Florida SO Korpisalo 18,843 32–20–5 69 58 February 26 Columbus 2–4 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 33–20–5 71 59 February 28 Boston 1–3 Philadelphia Swayman 19,872 33–21–5 71 March: 10–3–3 (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 4–1–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 3 Pittsburgh 1–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 34–21–5 73 61 March 5 Boston 3–6 Nashville Korpisalo 17,330 34–22–5 73 62 March 7 Washington 1–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 35–22–5 75 63 March 8 Boston 4–5 Pittsburgh OT Korpisalo 18,029 35–22–6 76 64 March 10 Los Angeles 1–2 Boston OT Swayman 17,850 36–22–6 78 65 March 12 San Jose 4–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 36–23–6 78 66 March 14 Boston 3–2 Washington SO Swayman 18,347 37–23–6 80 67 March 16 Boston 3–4 New Jersey OT Korpisalo 16,034 37–23–7 81 68 March 17 Boston 2–3 Montreal OT Swayman 20,962 37–23–8 82 69 March 19 Winnipeg 1–6 Boston Swayman 17,850 38–23–8 84 70 March 21 Boston 4–2 Detroit Swayman 19,515 39–23–8 86 71 March 24 Toronto 4–2 Boston Swayman 17,850 39–24–8 86 72 March 25 Boston 4–3 Buffalo OT Korpisalo 19,070 40–24–8 88 73 March 28 Minnesota 3–6 Boston Swayman 17,850 41–24–8 90 74 March 29 Boston 4–3 Columbus SO Swayman 18,684 42–24–8 92 75 March 31 Dallas 3–6 Boston Korpisalo 17,850 43–24–8 94 April: 2–3–2 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 2 Boston 1–2 Florida Swayman 19,823 43–25–8 94 77 April 4 Boston 1–3 Tampa Bay Swayman 19,092 43–26–8 94 78 April 5 Boston 1–2 Philadelphia OT Korpisalo 19,133 43–26–9 95 79 April 7 Boston 5–6 Carolina OT Korpisalo 18,571 43–26–10 96 80 April 11 Tampa Bay 2–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 43–27–10 96 81 April 12 Boston 3–2 Columbus Korpisalo 18,532 44–27–10 98 82 April 14 New Jersey 0–4 Boston Swayman 17,850 45–27–10 100 Legend:

Playoffs 2026 Stanley Cup playoffsEastern Conference First Round vs. (A1) Buffalo Sabres: Buffalo won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 19 Boston 3–4 Buffalo Swayman 19,070 0–1 2 April 21 Boston 4–2 Buffalo Swayman 19,070 1–1 3 April 23 Buffalo 3–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–2 4 April 26 Buffalo 6–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–3 5 April 28 Boston 2–1 Buffalo OT Swayman 19,070 2–3 6 May 1 Buffalo 4–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 4–2 Legend:

Player statistics As of game played on May 1, 2026

Skaters

Regular season Player 77 29 71 100 +4 72 81 39 29 68 22 78 30 35 65 +4 28 69 11 50 61 +13 62 69 25 29 54 +20 24 69 17 31 48 38 71 15 27 42 +12 12 82 17 18 35 +21 20 77 15 18 33 +12 16 73 7 19 26 +17 20 67 5 21 26 +3 58 82 12 10 22 +6 140 82 6 16 22 41 77 6 16 22 66 81 2 20 22 +18 152 56 8 10 18 31 43 9 7 16 +6 34 41 2 13 15 +2 14 77 5 9 14 22 61 3 10 13 +30 43 8 1 2 3 0 † 10 1 2 3 +2 0 4 1 0 1 0 ‡ 6 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 +1 4 8 0 1 1 +3 0 2 0 1 1 +1 2 ‡ 10 0 0 0 30 5 0 0 0 0 † 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 6 3 4 7 8 6 2 2 4 6 6 1 2 3 2 6 2 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 6 1 1 2 +1 2 6 0 2 2 8 6 0 2 2 19 6 0 2 2 0 6 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 1 6 6 0 1 1 37 6 0 1 1 +2 14 6 0 1 1 +1 11 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders Regular season Player 55 54 3235:17 31 18 4 146 2.71 1571 .908 2 0 0 11 31 28 1713:05 14 9 6 90 3.15 851 .894 1 0 0 2 1 0 6:03 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player 6 6 350:31 2 4 17 2.91 181 .906 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:19 0 0 0 0.00 6 1.000 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

DateDetailsRefTo 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)To Tampa Bay Lightning DET 4th-round pick in 2025 (#108 overall)To Boston Bruins 4th-round pick in 2026July 1, 2025To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2027To Boston Bruins Viktor ArvidssonMarch 6, 2026To Boston Bruins Alexis Gendron

Massimo RizzoTo Philadelphia Flyers Jackson Edward

Brett HarrisonMarch 12, 2026To Boston Bruins Navrin MutterTo Nashville Predators Dalton Bancroft

Massimo Rizzo

Players acquired DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef Jonathan Aspirot Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency Matěj Blümel Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency Luke Cavallin Laval Rocket (AHL) 1-year Free agency Mikey Eyssimont Seattle Kraken 2-year Free agency Jordan Harris Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency Tanner Jeannot Los Angeles Kings 5-year Free agency Sean Kuraly Columbus Blue Jackets 2-year Free agency Alex Steeves Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency Vladislav Kolyachonok Dallas Stars Waivers

Players lost DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef Brandon Bussi Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency Cole Koepke Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency Vinni Lettieri Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency Ian Mitchell Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency Tyler Pitlick Minnesota Wild 2-year Free agency Parker Wotherspoon Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency January 21, 2026Vladislav KolyachonokDallas StarsWaivers

Signings DatePlayerTermRef June 23, 2025 Mason Lohrei 2-year June 29, 2025 Michael Callahan 1-year Morgan Geekie 6-year Marat Khusnutdinov 2-year June 30, 2025 John Beecher 1-year Michael DiPietro 2-year Henri Jokiharju 3-year Georgii Merkulov 1-year July 1, 2025 Riley Tufte 1-year July 15, 2025 John Farinacci 1-year

Draft picks Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)17James HagensCBoston College (NCAA)251William MooreCU.S. NTDP (USHL)261Liam PetterssonCVäxjö Lakers (J20 Nationell)379Cooper SimpsonLWTri-City Storm (USHL)4100Vasek BlanarDHV71 (J20 Nationell)5133Cole ChandlerCShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)6165Kirill YemelyanovCLokomotiv Yaroslavl (MHL)

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