Following a rough six-game skid during the month of October, the Boston Bruins got back on track last week, securing wins over the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes. The Bruins have now won four of their last five games and will turn their focus to this upcoming week’s slate of opponents: the Islanders (again), Ottawa Senators, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
David Pastrnak (7G, 10A) secured four points last week and leads the club in points (17) and shots (49), with Pavel Zacha (2G, 10A), Morgan Geekie (9G, 2A) and Charlie McAvoy (0G, 10A) rounding out the top four. Geekie ranks second in the NHL in both goals (9) and goals per 60 (2.15), while averaging a healthy 9.8 DraftKings FPTS per game. After some early struggles, Boston’s goaltending responded by allowing just 2.00 goals per game across three matchups last week. Joonas Korpisalo (3.49 GAA, .882 SV%) improved his record to 3-3-0 after picking up wins over the Islanders and Sabres, while Jeremy Swayman (3.14 GAA, .896 SV%) stopped 28-of-29 shots in a 2-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Bruins’ upcoming schedule for the week of November 4
- Tuesday, November 4 at New York Islanders
- Thursday, November 6 vs. Ottawa Senators
- Saturday, November 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs
Bruins’ DraftKings Fantasy Preview
Tuesday, November 4 at New York Islanders
- The New York Islanders are in sixth place in the Metropolitan Division and 12th place in the Eastern Conference with a 6-5-1 record, 13 points, and a -2 goal differential.
- The Islanders typically have dependable goaltending, but their shoddy offensive production has been flipped upside down in 2025. New York ranks 12th in both goals per game and goals per 60, but eighth in goals allowed per game and seventh in goals against per 60. The club isn’t receiving much depth production, and its special teams play could use some improvement, ranking 24th in PP%, 18th in PK%, and 15th in penalty minutes taken per 60.
- While 14 different skaters have netted a goal for New York this season, the club still lacks offensive production, and it shows when 18-year-old defenseman Matthew Schaefer (5G, 5A), ranks second on the team in both goals and points. The 2025 first overall pick has been phenomenal for the Isles and has netted three goals in the past three games, while averaging 13.4 DraftKings FPTS per game. Bo Horvat (7G, 6A) leads the team in points and ranks second in goals per 60. Ilya Sorokin (3.40 GAA, .877 SV%) is coming off a strong 3-1 win over the Capitals, but has looked unlike himself so far this season, ranking 48th in goals saved above expected.
Thursday, November 6 vs. Ottawa Senators
- The Ottawa Senators are in fifth place in the Atlantic Division and 10th place in the Eastern Conference with a 6-5-2 record, 14 points, and a -3 goal differential.
- The Senators rank ninth in goals per game and 10th in goals per 60, but find themselves with a negative goal differential because the goaltending has been very poor. The offensive production is there, but when the team ranks third in both goals allowed per game and goals against per 60, it’s going to be difficult to stack wins. Still, Ottawa has won four of its last six games, thanks to strong 5v5 play and special teams play. The Senators sport the seventh-best PP% and fourth in penalty minutes drawn per 60, while still ranking inside the top 10 in both 5v5 xGoals% and 5v5 Corsi%.
- While the absence of Brady Tkachuk has certainly stung, the guy who replaced him on the first line, Drake Batherson (5G, 10A), leads the team in both assists and points, despite missing the first games of the season. Batherson is averaging a healthy 13.9 DraftKings FPTS per game across 10 games and ranks third on the team in power play points, too. Five skaters have posted at least 10 points for Ottawa, suggesting that the depth is producing at a healthy rate. The club simply cannot find consistent goaltending from Linus Ullmark (3.41 GAA, .861 SV%), who is 5-4-2 across 11 starts this season. He ranks dead last in goals saved above expected among 70 eligible goaltenders, which is quite the falloff for the 2022 Vezina Trophy winner.
Saturday, November 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs
- The Toronto Maple Leafs are in third place in the Atlantic Division and fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 7-5-1 record, 15 points, and a 0 goal differential.
- Toronto has had an up-and-down season but enters this week having won four of its last five games. While the Maple Leafs rank fifth in goals per game, they also allow the fifth-most goals per game. The offense has been there, ranking third in goals per 60 and sixth in xGoals%, but it hasn’t been consistent enough to stack wins. Perhaps the most significant development for this club is its lack of power play excellence, as it ranks third-to-last in PP%. The club has struggled to draw penalties consistently, too, ranking fourth-to-last in penalty minutes drawn per 60. Toronto may be bound for negative regression, considering it ranks second in 5v5 goals per 60 but only 23rd in 5v5 xGoals per 60.
- The usual suspects lead the way in terms of points for the Maple Leafs––William Nylander (5G, 13A), John Tavares (6G, 10A), and Matthew Knies (4G, 12A), with Auston Matthews (7G, 4A) rounding out the top four after a slow-ish start to the new season. Nylander has averaged a whopping 14.9 DraftKings FPTS this season and ranks second in the NHL in points per 60. Matthews has netted a goal in back-to-back games, but still seems to miss his old linemate, Marner, who consistently set him up with high-quality scoring chances. The reason Toronto barely sports a record above .500 is because of the uncharacteristic goaltending from Anthony Stolarz (3.12 GAA, .896 SV%), who is 5-4-1 across 10 starts this season. He ranks 53rd in goals saved above expected and is posting a career-low .896 SV%. His five wins have resulted in an average of 11.4 DraftKings FPTS per game, but it’s hard to trust a goaltender with a 3.12 GAA.
