The 2026–27 Boston Bruins season is the 103rd season (102nd season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The Bruins revealed their preseason schedule on June 24, 2026. 2026 preseason game log: 2–1–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 20 Washington 2–3 Boston SO DiPietro 17,850 1–0–0 2 September 22 Philadelphia 1–5 Boston Swayman 17,850 2–0–0 3 September 24 Boston 0–2 Philadelphia DiPietro 14,981 2–1–0 4 September 25 Boston 2–3 Washington OT Swayman 11,557 2–1–1

Regular season The Bruins revealed their regular season schedule on July 16, 2026. 2026–27 game logSeptember: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 September 29 NY Rangers 0–3 Boston Swayman 17,850 1–0–0 2 October: 1–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 2 October 2 Boston 4–3 Winnipeg OT Swayman 15,209 2–0–0 4 3 October 3 Boston 1–4 Minnesota DiPietro 19,185 2–1–0 4 4 October 5 Ottawa 4–1 Boston Swayman 17,850 2–2–0 4 5 October 8 Utah – Boston 0–0–0 6 October 10 Philadelphia – Boston 0–0–0 7 October 13 Boston – San Jose 0–0–0 8 October 16 Boston – Anaheim 0–0–0 9 October 17 Boston – Los Angeles 0–0–0 10 October 20 Boston – Dallas 0–0–0 11 October 22 Nashville – Boston 0–0–0 12 October 24 San Jose – Boston 0–0–0 13 October 27 Boston – Carolina 0–0–0 14 October 29 Boston – St. Louis 0–0–0 15 October 31 Chicago – Boston 0–0–0 November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 16 November 2 Vegas – Boston 0–0–0 17 November 5 Boston – Pittsburgh 0–0–0 18 November 8 Florida – Boston 0–0–0 19 November 12 Montreal – Boston 0–0–0 20 November 14 Minnesota – Boston 0–0–0 21 November 17 Los Angeles – Boston 0–0–0 22 November 18 Boston – Detroit 0–0–0 23 November 21 Washington – Boston 0–0–0 24 November 25 Winnipeg – Boston 0–0–0 25 November 27 Toronto – Boston 0–0–0 26 November 29 Vancouver – Boston 0–0–0 December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 Colorado – Boston 0–0–0 28 December 5 Detroit – Boston 0–0–0 29 December 8 Boston – Florida 0–0–0 30 December 10 Boston – Tampa Bay 0–0–0 31 December 12 New Jersey – Boston 0–0–0 32 December 13 Boston – Carolina 0–0–0 33 December 15 Florida – Boston 0–0–0 34 December 17 St. Louis – Boston 0–0–0 35 December 19 Boston – New Jersey 0–0–0 36 December 20 Philadelphia – Boston 0–0–0 37 December 22 Boston – NY Islanders 0–0–0 38 December 26 NY Islanders – Boston 0–0–0 39 December 27 Boston – New Jersey 0–0–0 40 December 30 Edmonton – Boston 0–0–0 January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 1 Boston – Chicago 0–0–0 42 January 2 Boston – Columbus 0–0–0 43 January 5 Buffalo – Boston 0–0–0 44 January 6 Boston – Montreal 0–0–0 45 January 9 Boston – Detroit 0–0–0 46 January 12 Carolina – Boston 0–0–0 47 January 14 Dallas – Boston 0–0–0 48 January 16 Boston – NY Rangers 0–0–0 49 January 18 Tampa Bay – Boston 0–0–0 50 January 20 Boston – Colorado 0–0–0 51 January 22 Boston – Vegas 0–0–0 52 January 23 Boston – Utah 0–0–0 53 January 26 Columbus – Boston 0–0–0 54 January 28 Boston – Ottawa 0–0–0 55 January 30 Toronto – Boston 0–0–0 February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 February 10 Boston – Toronto 0–0–0 57 February 13 Columbus – Boston 0–0–0 58 February 15 Anaheim – Boston 0–0–0 59 February 17 Boston – Calgary 0–0–0 60 February 19 Boston – Edmonton 0–0–0 61 February 21 Boston – Vancouver 0–0–0 62 February 22 Boston – Seattle 0–0–0 63 February 25 Washington – Boston 0–0–0 64 February 27 Detroit – Boston 0–0–0 March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 3 Boston – NY Rangers 0–0–0 66 March 4 Boston – Ottawa 0–0–0 67 March 6 Pittsburgh – Boston 0–0–0 68 March 8 Seattle – Boston 0–0–0 69 March 10 Boston – Montreal 0–0–0 70 March 11 Boston – Pittsburgh 0–0–0 71 March 13 Calgary – Boston 0–0–0 72 March 15 NY Islanders – Boston 0–0–0 73 March 18 Boston – Philadelphia 0–0–0 74 March 20 Boston – Nashville 0–0–0 75 March 23 Buffalo – Boston 0–0–0 76 March 25 Ottawa – Boston 0–0–0 77 March 26 Boston – Washington 0–0–0 78 March 30 Montreal – Boston 0–0–0 April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Boston – Buffalo 0–0–0 80 April 3 Tampa Bay – Boston 0–0–0 81 April 5 Boston – Toronto 0–0–0 82 April 7 Boston – Buffalo 0–0–0 83 April 9 Boston – Florida 0–0–0 84 April 10 Boston – Tampa Bay 0–0–0

Roster

Player statistics

Regular season Player

Goaltenders Regular season Player †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 2026–27 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2027–28 season.

Trades

DateDetailsRefJuly 1, 2026To Boston Bruins Kalle Vaisanen4th-round pick in 2028To New York Rangers Joonas KorpisaloJuly 1, 2026To Boston Bruins Will BorgenTo New York Rangers 2nd-round pick in 2027conditional 2nd-round pick in 2028or 3rd-round pick in 2028

Players acquired DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef Brendan Gaunce Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency Connor Clifton Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency Maxence Guénette Philadelphia Flyers Free agency Brian Halonen New Jersey Devils Free agency Jiří Patera Vancouver Canucks Free agency Attilio Biasca HC Fribourg-Gotteron (NL) 2-year Free agency

Players lost DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef Viktor Arvidsson Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency Riley Tufte New Jersey Devils Free agency Michael Callahan Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free agency Andrew Peeke Utah Mammoth 1-year Free agency Georgii Merkulov Colorado Avalanche Free agency

Signings DatePlayerTermRef Attilio Biasca 2-year

Draft picks Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)256Yuri IvanovGJHC Spartak (MHL)388Nils BartholdssonRWRögle BK (J20 Nationell)4104Matvei KotkovRWLoko Yaroslavl (MHL)122Oscar OlssonLWOrebro HK (SHL)5157Jacob VandevenDKomoka Kings (GOJHL)6170Roberto HenriquezGGreen Bay Gamblers (USHL)7216Cullen McCrateDFargo Force (USHL)

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