Bruins 6, Sharks 3 on October 13, 2026
San Jose Sharks hosts Boston Bruins at SAP Center at San Jose. Final.
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- Fraser Minten (3)
- Charlie McAvoy (1)
- Matthew Poitras (2)
- Pavel Zacha (2)
- Fraser Minten (4)
- ENWilliam Borgen (1)
Recap
On October 13, 2026, the Boston Bruins defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-3 at SAP Center. McAvoy scored after returning from a six-game suspension, Minten scored twice, Matthew Poitras and Pavel Zacha also scored, and Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves.
Macklin Celebrini and Ivar Stenberg each had a goal and an assist for San Jose. Stenberg's power-play goal was his first NHL marker, and Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves.
Minten opened the scoring, Jacob Trouba tied it, and McAvoy put Boston ahead late in the first. Stenberg and Poitras traded goals in the second before Zacha made it 4-2 with three seconds left in the period.
Celebrini cut it to 4-3 on the power play in the third, Minten restored a two-goal lead, and Will Borgen scored into an empty net. Boston has won three straight and improved to 5-2-0.
McAvoy returned from a suspension for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson in last season's playoffs. Stenberg, the No. 2 pick in the 2026 draft, scored on a feed from Celebrini in his first NHL game.
Scoring
Boston Bruins won 6–3 at SAP Center at San Jose.
Who scored
- Fraser Minten Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (1), Nikita Zadorov (3)
- Jacob Trouba Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (1), Dmitry Orlov (1)
- Charlie McAvoy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (3)
- Ivar Stenberg Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (6), Dmitry Orlov (2)
- Matthew Poitras Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Mark Kastelic (4), Morgan Geekie (4)
- Pavel Zacha Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (5), David Pastrnak (6)
- Macklin Celebrini Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ivar Stenberg (3), Will Smith (2)
- Fraser Minten Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (2), Mason Lohrei (3)
- William Borgen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goalies
- Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 of 38 for Boston Bruins.
- Yaroslav Askarov stopped 20 of 25 for San Jose Sharks.
Matthew Poitras Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Mark Kastelic (4), Morgan Geekie (4) That made the score 3–2 in the 2nd, and Boston Bruins stayed ahead.