Photo: AP Photo/Charles Krupa
The San Jose Sharks visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday, October 24, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM EDT.
Matchup: San Jose Sharks (6-4-1, 13 points in 2026-27) at Boston Bruins (8-2-1, 17 points in 2026-27)
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM EDT
Venue: TD Garden
How to watch: BOS: NESN · SJS: NBCSCA
San Jose Sharks News & Notes
San Jose opened a six-game road trip on Oct. 15 with a shootout win in Nashville, playing without defenseman Darnell Nurse. Nurse was hurt in a third-period fight with Boston’s Nikita Zadorov during a 6-3 loss to the Bruins, going down awkwardly at the end of the bout. The team listed the injury as undisclosed and has not provided a diagnosis or timeline, though reports indicate the Sharks avoided the worst-case scenario. Nurse skated the morning of the Nashville game but did not dress.
Nurse appeared in San Jose’s first six games, recording a goal, 12 shots, 12 blocked shots and eight hits after arriving from Edmonton in the trade that sent Shakir Mukhamadullin the other way. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 32 saves in the win over the Predators. Elsewhere on the roster, the Sharks placed forward Alex Barre-Boulet on waivers earlier this month with the intent of assigning him to the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda. Barre-Boulet, signed to a two-year, two-way deal, missed preseason time with an injury.
Boston Bruins News & Notes
Michael DiPietro recorded his first career NHL shutout on Wednesday, stopping all 28 shots in Boston’s 6-0 win over Nashville at TD Garden. The backup is 2-1-0 with a 1.69 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage this season, carrying over form from a Les Cunningham Award-winning campaign in Providence, where he went 34-8-1 with a 1.91 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage.
Boston signed Marat Khusnutdinov to a three-year extension worth $3.95 million annually, keeping him through 2029-30. Acquired from Minnesota at the 2025 deadline for Justin Brazeau, the 24-year-old has two goals and three assists in 10 games while leading Bruins forwards in shorthanded ice time at 2:13 per night. Marco Sturm has used him on the second line’s left side.
San Jose Sharks Projected Lines
Line 1: Igor Chernyshov – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
Line 2: Ivar Stenberg – Michael Misa – Kiefer Sherwood
Line 3: Mason Marchment – Collin Graf – Tyler Toffoli
Line 4: Barclay Goodrow – Zack Ostapchuk – Ty Dellandrea
Pair 1: Darnell Nurse – Michael Kesselring
Pair 2: Sam Dickinson – Jacob Trouba
Pair 3: Dmitry Orlov – Nolan Allan
Goaltenders: Yaroslav Askarov – Alex Nedeljkovic
San Jose Sharks Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Mason Marchment – Will Smith – Macklin Celebrini – Ivar Stenberg – Dmitry Orlov
Power play, Second unit: Kiefer Sherwood – Michael Misa – Tyler Toffoli – Igor Chernyshov – Jacob Trouba
Penalty kill, First unit: Zack Ostapchuk – Barclay Goodrow – Sam Dickinson – Jacob Trouba
Penalty kill, Second unit: Ty Dellandrea – Collin Graf – Darnell Nurse – Michael Kesselring
Boston Bruins Projected Lines
Line 1: JJ Peterka – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak
Line 2: Marat Khusnutdinov – Fraser Minten – Morgan Geekie
Line 3: Casey Mittelstadt – Elias Lindholm – James Hagens
Line 4: Tanner Jeannot – Matthew Poitras – Mark Kastelic
Pair 1: Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy
Pair 2: Nikita Zadorov – Will Borgen
Pair 3: Frederic Brunet – Mason Lohrei
Goaltenders: Jeremy Swayman – Michael DiPietro
Boston Bruins Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Morgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak – Charlie McAvoy
Power play, Second unit: James Hagens – Fraser Minten – Casey Mittelstadt – Frederic Brunet – JJ Peterka
Penalty kill, First unit: Elias Lindholm – Marat Khusnutdinov – Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy
Penalty kill, Second unit: Fraser Minten – Tanner Jeannot – Nikita Zadorov – Will Borgen
Players To Watch
Macklin Celebrini — San Jose Sharks
Celebrini is the one Shark driving play and finishing. Box Score Junkie has him at 56.3% Corsi-for this season with 66.6 shot attempts for per 60 and 58.1% Fenwick across 205 minutes, plus 6.1 high-danger xG with him on the ice. He has six goals on 4.3 expected, so the finishing is outrunning the chances.
David Pastrnak — Boston Bruins
Pastrnak put up two goals and two assists on three shots in 16:37 last time out, so every shift is worth watching. Teammates fed off it: Charlie McAvoy had four assists and Pavel Zacha two. If the Bruins get that top-six look again, Pastrnak is the obvious anytime-scorer play.
Injury Report
San Jose Sharks
Igor Chernyshov (LW) — Out, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, October 27
Alexander Wennberg (C) — Out, Upper Body, expected back Monday, November 9
Quentin Musty (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, December 1
Kyle Keyser (G) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, December 1
Boston Bruins: no report available.
Next Up
San Jose Sharks: host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, October 27.
Boston Bruins: visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, October 27.