2026-09-28
The Bruins win Tuesday against New York at TD Garden.
David Pastrnak is Boston's new captain, per Stanley Cup of Chowder, and he enters Tuesday's home opener at TD Garden carrying 100 points on 29 goals and 71 assists from last season. The Bruins win Tuesday against New York. That call sits on one clear edge: New York finished last season at 77 points on a 34-39-9 record, with a goal differential of minus-12 — a team that conceded more than it scored across a full 82-game schedule. Boston's recent three-game window shows cracks — consecutive road losses to Philadelphia and Washington after the 5-1 home win over Philadelphia — but MassLive Sports reports the club has been trimming its roster ahead of opening night, with Henri Jokiharju placed on waivers and four other players also shifted off the active group. The question is depth on the blue line without Jokiharju, and whether Charlie McAvoy, who put up 61 points last season, carries that burden through his regular-season shifts. Morgan Geekie at 39 goals gives the forward group a second scoring threat alongside Pastrnak. The matchup to watch is Boston's penalty kill — 76.9% last season — against a New York power play that ran at 24.7%.