Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks, 2026-10-13
The Bruins visit the Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose. Puck drop 11:00 PM EDT. On ESPN, SN+.
McAvoy returns as Bruins visit Sharks
- Charlie McAvoy makes his season debut after completing a six-game suspension for slashing Buffalo Sabres forward Zach Benson in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference First Round last season.2
- Barclay Goodrow was on the ice for the Sharks morning skate and will play after missing practice Monday because of an illness.1
Bruins
- Morgan GeekiePavel ZachaDavid Pastrnak
- Marat KhusnutdinovFraser MintenJJ Peterka
- Casey MittelstadtElias LindholmJames Hagens
- Tanner JeannotMatthew PoitrasMark Kastelic
- Hampus LindholmCharlie McAvoy
- Nikita ZadorovWill Borgen
- Frederic BrunetMason Lohrei
Projected skaters from NHL.com.
Out: Jonathan Aspirot (Scratched), Sean Kuraly (Scratched), Connor Clifton (Healthy scratch)2
- Boston said Jeremy Swayman will start against San Jose and Michael DiPietro will be the backup.
Sharks
- Igor ChernyshovMacklin CelebriniWill Smith
- Mason MarchmentAlexander WennbergTyler Toffoli
- Ivar StenbergMichael MisaKiefer Sherwood
- Barclay GoodrowZack OstapchukCollin Graf
- Darnell NurseMichael Kesselring
- Sam DickinsonJacob Trouba
- Dmitry OrlovLuca Cagnoni
Morning skate lines and defence pairs reported by The Mercury News' Curtis Pashelka.
Out: Adam Gaudette (Scratched), Nolan Allan (Scratched), Ty Dellandrea (Scratched)1
- San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng reported that Yaroslav Askarov was first in and will start against Boston.
Sources: 1San Jose Sharks: Bruins at Sharks projected lineups · 2Boston Bruins: Bruins at Sharks projected lineups · 3Boston Bruins: Need to Know: Bruins at Sharks · 4Sheng Peng (San Jose Hockey Now): Askarov to start against Boston · 5Curtis Pashelka (The Mercury News): Sharks morning skate lines and pairs. Lines and availability are the clubs' own and can change before puck drop.
Lineups
The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.
Bruins
Head coach: Marco Sturm
Sharks
Head coach: Ryan Warsofsky
Season series
First meeting of the season
- Oct 13, 2026Tonight
- Oct 24, 2026SJS at BOS
By the numbers
| Bruins4-2-0 | Sharks3-2-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3311th | GF / game | 23rd2.60 |
| 2.175th | GA / game | 21st3.40 |
| 18.8%21st | Power play | 22nd15.4% |
| 81.0%16th | Penalty kill | 15th81.3% |
| 50.3%17th | Faceoffs | 30th44.9% |
2026-27 regular season, with league rank.
Leaders
2026-27 regular season.
In goal
Bruins
Sharks
2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.
Goals, assists, penalties and the boxscore appear here at puck drop and update while the game is on.
