Bruins at Islanders
Bruins 4, Islanders 3 in a shootout · first star Marat Khusnutdinov (1 G, 0 A).
2025-26 regular season · Preseason. The 2026-27 regular season starts Sep 29. Data as of September 28, 2026, source NHL.
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 3
Shot chart
Every shot attempt, computed from the league's play-by-play coordinates. Bruins attack left, Islanders attack right, all periods folded onto one rink. Attempts are plotted where the league recorded them, so the 1 mark in a team's own end is an attempt logged from there: empty-net shots, long dumps on the net. Boxscore shots on goal: BOS 27, NYI 33.
Shots by period
| Period | BOS SOG | BOS G | NYI SOG | NYI G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| 3rd | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| OT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 3 | 33 | 3 |
Shots by situation
| Situation | BOS SOG | BOS G | NYI SOG | NYI G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even strength | 21 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
| Power play | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Short-handed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Attempt share by period
Islanders took 53.2% of the shot attempts, and 51.7% of the 87 attempts taken at 5-on-5. An attempt is a goal, a shot on goal, a miss or a blocked shot; CF% is the share of them belonging to the Islanders and FF% their share of the ones that were not blocked, so the Bruins hold the remainder. All situations unless the 5-on-5 figure is named. All 32 teams
| Period | NYI CF% | NYI FF% |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52.4 | 46.1 |
| 2nd | 64.6 | 61.0 |
| 3rd | 43.8 | 50.0 |
| OT | 42.9 | 50.0 |
| Game | 53.2 | 54.4 |
Team totals only: per-player on-ice numbers need shift data, which this source does not publish.
Scoring summary
2nd period
- 05:11
Anthony Duclair (3) Casey Cizikas (2), Kyle MacLean (1) · wrist 0–1 - 12:21
Viktor Arvidsson (4) Hampus Lindholm (2), Casey Mittelstadt (5) · wrist 1–1 - 13:06
Bo Horvat (8) Mathew Barzal (7), Emil Heineman (3) · wrist 1–2 - 17:29
Pavel Zacha (3) PP Charlie McAvoy (11), Morgan Geekie (3) · wrist 2–2
3rd period
- 05:05
Bo Horvat (9) Matthew Schaefer (6), Kyle Palmieri (6) · wrist 2–3 - 15:06
Marat Khusnutdinov (2) Fraser Minten (3), David Pastrnak (11) · backhand 3–3
Shootout
- 00:00
Marat Khusnutdinov Unassisted · snap 4–3
Three stars
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Marat Khusnutdinov BOS · C #92 · 1 G, 0 A -
Bo Horvat NYI · C #14 · 2 G, 0 A -
Jeremy Swayman BOS · G #1 · 0 GA, .909 SV%
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:10 | | Nikita Zadorov | tripping | 2 |
| 06:17 | | Mathew Barzal | holding | 2 |
| 09:18 | | Nikita Zadorov | roughing | 2 |
| 09:18 | | Nikita Zadorov | roughing | 2 |
| 09:18 | | Nikita Zadorov | interference | 2 |
| 09:18 | | Anthony Duclair | roughing | 2 |
| 09:18 | | Anders Lee | roughing | 2 |
| 16:45 | | Anders Lee | cross checking | 2 |
| 17:43 | | Scott Mayfield | cross checking | 2 |
| 02:56 | | Matthew Schaefer | cross checking | 2 |
| 18:16 | | Charlie McAvoy | high sticking | 2 |
Boxscore
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:50 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18:36 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18:31 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:07 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:28 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19:03 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:54 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23:43 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26:47 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:34 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:17 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:06 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:38 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | W | 33 | 3 | .909 | 65:00 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24:33 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 08:49 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 08:57 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 07:49 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20:35 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22:56 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:31 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22:31 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:00 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:15 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:29 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:53 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:05 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:50 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:24 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | O | 27 | 3 | .889 | 65:00 |
SOG shots on goal · BLK blocked shots · FO% faceoff win percentage · EV / PP saves over shots by strength. Skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source NHL (boxscore, play-by-play, game summary). Shot locations are the league's tracked coordinates; the chart and the situation tables are computed by Play-Pause Hockey. Data as of 2026-09-28.