Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 6–3 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Dallas Stars |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Dallas Stars |
5 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
| Boston Bruins |
9 |
5 |
10 |
24 |
Three stars
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (3 assists)
- V. Arvidsson, Boston Bruins (3 goals)
- E. Lindholm, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:58 |
Boston Bruins |
Marat Khusnutdinov (15) |
Henri Jokiharju (12), David Pastrnak (64) |
Even strength |
DAL 0, BOS 1 |
| 1st |
18:51 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson (22) |
David Pastrnak (65), Pavel Zacha (32) |
Even strength |
DAL 0, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
04:49 |
Dallas Stars |
Jamie Benn (15) |
Wyatt Johnston (39), Mikko Rantanen (51) |
Even strength |
DAL 1, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
16:53 |
Dallas Stars |
Matt Duchene (15) |
Jason Robertson (48) |
Even strength |
DAL 2, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
00:13 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm (17) |
David Pastrnak (66), Jonathan Aspirot (10) |
Power play |
DAL 2, BOS 3 |
| 3rd |
05:51 |
Boston Bruins |
Henri Jokiharju (1) |
Elias Lindholm (30), Morgan Geekie (29) |
Even strength |
DAL 2, BOS 4 |
| 3rd |
16:23 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson (23) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
DAL 2, BOS 5 |
| 3rd |
19:02 |
Dallas Stars |
Wyatt Johnston (41) |
Jason Robertson (49), Miro Heiskanen (52) |
Power play |
DAL 3, BOS 5 |
| 3rd |
19:47 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson (24) |
Charlie McAvoy (47) |
Even strength, Empty net |
DAL 3, BOS 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
Dallas Stars |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
16 |
24 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
6 |
| Hits |
24 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
20 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
19/53 (35.8%) |
34/53 (64.2%) |
Box score
Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 O. Bäck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:29 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:12 |
| Number 15 C. Blackwell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
13:22 |
| Number 21 J. Robertson |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:26 |
| Number 22 M. Bourque |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:15 |
| Number 25 A. Hyry |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
12:03 |
| Number 34 C. Hughes |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:34 |
| Number 49 J. Hryckowian |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:16 |
| Number 53 W. Johnston |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
33.3% |
23:04 |
| Number 73 A. Erne |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 95 M. Duchene |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12.5% |
16:25 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:25 |
| Number 4 M. Heiskanen |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:03 |
| Number 5 N. Lundkvist |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 6 L. Bichsel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 23 E. Lindell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 46 I. Lyubushkin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 55 T. Harley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 J. Oettinger |
22 |
18 |
4 |
.818 |
58:10 |
Loss |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
15:46 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
73.7% |
14:55 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:02 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
12:35 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:43 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:20 |
| Number 75 L. Reichel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:25 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:28 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:27 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:26 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:22 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:15 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:41 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 J. Korpisalo |
16 |
13 |
3 |
.813 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Dallas Stars at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:28 |
Boston Bruins |
Nikita Zadorov |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
16:49 |
Dallas Stars |
Jason Robertson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:17 |
Dallas Stars |
Jamie Benn |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:41 |
Boston Bruins |
Hampus Lindholm |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Glen Gulutzan
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Stephen Hiff
- Linesmen
- Shawn Oliver, Matt MacPherson
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Tyler Myers, Alexander Petrovic, Michael Bunting, Roope Hintz, Kyle Capobianco, Sam Steel, Nathan Bastian
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Michael Eyssimont, Jordan Harris, Mason Lohrei, Alex Steeves
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 at New York Rangers
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 at Pittsburgh Penguins
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|
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|
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4
 at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final
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|
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5
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
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|
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
3
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|
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 at Edmonton Oilers
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|
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Sources and further reading
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