The Boston Bruins host the New York Rangers at TD Garden in Boston on the first day of the NHL season.
Game | New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins |
Puck Drop | 8:07 PM ET |
Date | Tuesday, September 29th |
Location | TD Garden, Boston, MA |
TV Channel | ESPN |
Rangers vs. Bruins Betting Odds
Spread | Total | Money | |
NY Rangers | +1.5 -270 | O 5.5 -130 | -105 |
BOS Bruins | -1.5 +220 | U 5.5 +110 | -115 |
The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers will face off on the opening night of the 2026-27 NHL season in a highly anticipated Original Six matchup.
The Bruins reached the NHL Playoffs last year, but are expected to regress despite murmurs of optimism ahead of the opener. The Bruins are +275 to make the playoffs and -380 to miss out, according to bet365.
Boston will be without star defender Charlie McAvoy for the first six games of the campaign due to a suspension, but fans will get a glimpse of newcomer JJ Peterka and James Hagens tonight.
Hagens, 19, played five games last season—including three postseason games—after joining the team from Boston College. The center from Long Island, New York, is the Bruins' most exciting prospect who will play this term, having been selected seventh overall in the 2025 NHL Draft.
In other Bruins news, David Pastrnak was officially named the team's 28th captain in franchise history, having spent the entirety of last season without an official leader.
The New York Rangers were the worst team in the Eastern Conference last term, but they have made some important acquisitions this off-season, including Pavel Dorofeyev, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and former Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo.
The Rangers are priced at +200 to make the playoffs and -270 to miss out for the 2026-27 campaign.
Rangers vs. Bruins Goalscorer Odds
First Goal | Anytime Goal | |
David Pastrnak (BOS) | +900 | +150 |
Pavel Dorofeyev (NYR) | +1100 | +175 |
Mika Zibanajad (NYR) | +1100 | +180 |
Morgan Geekie (BOS) | +1100 | +190 |
JJ Peterka (BOS) | +1250 | +210 |
Alexis Lafreniere (NYR) | +1400 | +240 |
Pavel Zacha (BOS) | +1400 | +250 |
J.T. Miller (NYR) | +1650 | +290 |
All odds written in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
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