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The Bruins did not need long to show how they planned to respond to Tuesday’s overtime loss. Boston was held without a shot for the final 12:43 of regulation and overtime in a 3-2 defeat to the Dallas Stars. On Thursday night, the Bruins scored twice in each period, got a 28-save shutout from Michael DiPietro and rolled past the Nashville Predators, 6-0.
That contrast made the victory more than a welcome return to the win column. Boston played with the pace and attacking pressure that had gone missing late against Dallas, while backing it up with a defensive performance that gave Nashville little room to recover.
Casey Mittelstadt opened the scoring 3:49 into the game, finishing a cross-ice pass from David Pastrnak. Elias Lindholm doubled Boston’s lead with a power-play deflection late in the first period. The Bruins had an early cushion, but the defining sequence came in the second.
A SIX-PACK SHUTOUT 👌 https://t.co/OoS3asLXW4
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) October 23, 2026
With Boston leading 2-0, DiPietro made a key stop on Nashville’s Mavrik Bourque. Pastrnak then scored at the other end to make it 3-0, turning a chance for the Predators to make the game interesting into another step toward a rout.
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Can't Stop, Won't Stop
The Bruins kept coming. JJ Peterka made it 4-0 before the second intermission, and Mark Kastelic and Pastrnak added third-period goals. Pastrnak finished with two goals and two assists, while Charlie McAvoy recorded four assists. The six-goal performance was the obvious change from Tuesday. The less flashy difference was Boston’s ability to protect its advantage. DiPietro stopped all 28 shots he faced, and the Bruins never let Nashville turn a promising moment into sustained pressure.
Boston had gone 3-0-1 on its four-game road trip before the overtime loss in Dallas. Thursday’s win moved the Bruins’ unbeaten run in regulation to seven games, at 6-0-1, and offered a far more convincing response than simply scraping out another close result. A 6-0 score can make a game look easy. The Bruins’ answer to Dallas showed what changed: they kept attacking, and they finished the night by shutting the door.