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NYR 0 – 0 BOS

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Model
BOS 52%
Expected score
3.0 – 3.1
Market
—
Venue
TD Garden
Pre-game price

What the model says

Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.

BOS win52%NYR 48%
FinishesBOS reg 40% · OT/SO 12%NYR reg 37% · OT/SO 11%
Most likely finalsNYR 2–3 BOS (7%) · NYR 3–2 BOS (6%) · NYR 3–4 BOS (5%)
Ledgermorning 52% BOShash 7f2c108235
Club ratings (Elo)BOS 1532 · NYR 1446by results; last season's, until this one has enough games

Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)

Schedule spot

What the schedule did to each side

Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.

NYR

season opener

away · opponent rating 1489.9 · model chance 48%
BOS

season opener

home · opponent rating 1489.9 · model chance 52%
Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28

In goal

The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.

NYR · expected (depth chart)

Igor Shesterkin

Goalie rating 1545 (top tenth of the league) · +24.4 saved above expected on 2149 shots last season
BOS · expected (depth chart)

Jeremy Swayman

Goalie rating 1563 (top tenth of the league) · +35.9 saved above expected on 2429 shots last season
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28

Expected lines

What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.

NYR

New York Rangers

Head coach Mike Sullivan

L1 Gabe Perreault (above the league middle) · Mika Zibanejad (top tenth of the league) · Alexis Lafreniere (above the league middle)

L2 Oliver Bjorkstrand (bottom tenth of the league) · J.T. Miller (bottom tenth of the league) · Pavel Dorofeyev (above the league middle)

L3 Will Cuylle (below the league middle) · Noah Laba (below the league middle) · Eeli Tolvanen (bottom tenth of the league)

D1 Vladislav Gavrikov (top tenth of the league) · Adam Fox (above the league middle)

D2 Marcus Pettersson (below the league middle) · Sean Durzi (above the league middle)

PP1 Alexis Lafreniere (above the league middle) · J.T. Miller (bottom tenth of the league) · Pavel Dorofeyev (above the league middle) · Mika Zibanejad (top tenth of the league) · Adam Fox (above the league middle)

BOS

Boston Bruins

Head coach Marco Sturm

L1 JJ Peterka (top tenth of the league) · Elias Lindholm (below the league middle) · David Pastrnak (above the league middle)

L2 Casey Mittelstadt (above the league middle) · Pavel Zacha (top tenth of the league) · Morgan Geekie (top tenth of the league)

L3 James Hagens · Fraser Minten (above the league middle) · Marat Khusnutdinov (above the league middle)

D1 Hampus Lindholm (below the league middle) · William Borgen (above the league middle)

D2 Nikita Zadorov (below the league middle) · Connor Clifton

PP1 JJ Peterka (top tenth of the league) · Morgan Geekie (top tenth of the league) · Pavel Zacha (top tenth of the league) · David Pastrnak (above the league middle) · Hampus Lindholm (below the league middle)

Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29

Who the clubs list as out

Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.

NYR · 0 out

New York Rangers

Nobody listed.

BOS · 0 out

Boston Bruins

Nobody listed.