Boston Bruins — Power play units · 2026-27
Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts
Boston's first unit scores 0.500 goals a game, tied for 14th in the league. Utah's scores 1.500.
2026-27 · 6 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game
First unit
A goal every 5:0315:09 on the ice as a first unit · 3 goals · a shot every 1:31 · the same five 31% of the time
Second unit
30.2% of PP time7:10 on the ice as a second unit · 0 goals
Unit by game · last 6
- PP1
- PP2
- Played, not on PP
- Did not play
| Skater | Games → 10 Oct | PP min/gm | PP1 share | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak | 3:04 | 100% | 3 | |
| Morgan Geekie | 2:37 | 100% | 3 | |
| Pavel Zacha | 2:19 | 100% | 1 | |
| Elias Lindholm | 1:48 | 67% | 0 | |
| Frederic Brunet | 1:48 | 67% | 1 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 1:05 | 0% | 0 | |
| JJ Peterka | 2:02 | 33% | 0 | |
| James Hagens | 1:20 | 0% | 0 | |
| Fraser Minten in · 10 Oct | 0:58 | 0% | 0 | |
| Hampus Lindholm in · 10 Oct | 1:28 | 17% | 1 |
One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.
On the ice in Boston's last game
1st power-play unit
the five from the last game · 10 Oct2nd power-play unit
the five from the last game · 10 OctWho is on Boston's power play?
The season's most-used first unit is Elias Lindholm, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie and Mason Lohrei — together 4:39 as this exact five, 31% of the club's first-unit time.
The season's most-used second unit is Hampus Lindholm, Casey Mittelstadt, JJ Peterka, Fraser Minten and James Hagens — together 3:28 as this exact five, 48% of the club's second-unit time.
The club's power play
| measure | value |
|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 2.67 |
| Power-play time per game | 3:57 |
| Games measured | 6 |
| Times shorthanded per game | 3.50 |
Trend
First power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP1 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Lindholm | C | 1:48 | 4 | 67% | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | R | 3:04 | 6 | 100% | 2 |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 2:19 | 6 | 100% | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie | C | 2:37 | 6 | 100% | 1 |
| Mason Lohrei | D | 1:33 | 2 | 50% | 0 |
What PP1 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP1s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | a goal every 5:03 | 7th of 32 | 3 goals in 15:09 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.500 | T-14th of 32 | 3 goals across the club's 6 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 63.9% | 27th of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 63.9% |
| Same five | 31% | 30th of 32 | this exact five: 4:39 of the line's 15:09 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 1:31 | — | 10 shots in 15:09 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | a chance every 15:09 | — | 1 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 15:09 on the ice |
Second power-play unit — the five
| player | pos | PP min/gm | streak | PP2 share | PP G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampus Lindholm | D | 1:28 | 1 | 50% | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 1:05 | 4 | 83% | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | R | 2:02 | 4 | 67% | 0 |
| Fraser Minten | C | 0:58 | 1 | 67% | 0 |
| James Hagens | C | 1:20 | 4 | 83% | 0 |
What PP2 produces
| measure | value | rank of 32 PP2s | computed over |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring pace | no goals yet | T-17th of 32 | 0 goals in 7:10 on the ice |
| Goals per team game | 0.000 | T-17th of 32 | 0 goals across the club's 6 games |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 30.2% | 9th of 32 | of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 30.2% |
| Same five | 48% | 13th of 32 | this exact five: 3:28 of the line's 7:10 |
| Shooting pace | a shot every 2:23 | — | 3 shots in 7:10 on the ice |
| High-danger chances | none measured yet | — | 0 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 7:10 on the ice |
What a first-unit spot is worth here
| term | value | rank |
|---|---|---|
| Power plays drawn per game | 2.67 | 25th of 32 |
| First-unit minutes per game | 2:32 | 31st of 32 |
| Share of the club's power-play time | 63.9% | 27th of 32 |
| Scoring pace as a five | a goal every 5:03 | 7th of 32 |
| First-unit goals per game | 0.500 | T-14th of 32 |
| Same five | 31% | 30th of 32 |
Every skater
| player | pos | unit | streak | PP1 share | PP min/gm | PK time/gm | PP G | PP A | PP P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak | R | PP1 | 6 | 100% | 3:04 | 0:04 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Morgan Geekie | C | PP1 | 6 | 100% | 2:37 | 0:01 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pavel Zacha | C | PP1 | 6 | 100% | 2:19 | 1:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Elias Lindholm | C | PP1 | 4 | 67% | 1:48 | 1:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frederic Brunet | D | PP1 | 2 | 67% | 1:48 | 0:38 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | PP2 | 4 | 0% | 1:05 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Peterka | R | PP2 | 4 | 33% | 2:02 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hagens | C | PP2 | 4 | 0% | 1:20 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten | C | PP2 | 1 | 0% | 0:58 | 1:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm | D | PP2 | 1 | 17% | 1:28 | 1:53 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Connor Clifton | D | — | — | 0% | 0:11 | 2:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | C | — | — | 0% | 0:01 | 1:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic | C | — | — | 0% | 0:03 | 1:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot | L | — | — | 0% | 0:04 | 0:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Borgen | D | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 1:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | — | — | 0% | 0:03 | 0:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Poitras | C | — | — | 0% | 0:14 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | C | — | — | 0% | 0:00 | 0:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Lohrei | D | — | — | 50% | 1:33 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | — | — | 0% | 0:08 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.
Every game — 6 this season
| date | opp | PP1 time | PP1 G | PP1 SOG | PP1 SAT | PP1 HDC | PP2 time | PP2 G | PP2 SAT | PP2 HDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 games | 2:32/gm | 3 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1:12/gm | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 Oct | PHI | 1:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Oct | UTA | 1:53 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct | OTT | 3:44 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2:02 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 Oct | MIN | 3:06 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2:53 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Oct | WPG | 3:39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 Sep | NYR | 1:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.