The Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks meet at TD Garden on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Get ready for this showdown with a glimpse at who we project to emerge with the victory in Thursday's contest.

Our computer projections model for this game expects a final tally of Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2.

The Bruins (33-39-10 overall) had a 7-10-17 record last season in games that needed overtime.
Boston was 12-10-9 (33 points) in its 31 games decided by one goal.
Looking at the 15 times last season the Bruins ended a game with just one goal, they had a 1-13-1 record, picking up three points.
Boston scored exactly two goals in 21 games last season (4-12-5 record, 13 points).
The Bruins scored three or more goals in 40 games (28-8-4, 60 points).
In the 27 games when Boston scored a lone power-play goal, it had a 14-11-2 record (30 points).
In the 34 games when it outshot its opponent, Boston was 19-13-2 (40 points).
The Bruins were outshot by their opponent 42 times, and went 11-24-7 (29 points).

The Blackhawks posted a record of 5-11-16 in overtime contests last season to contribute to an overall mark of 25-46-11.
Chicago picked up 17 points (5-9-7) in its 21 games decided by one goal.
Last season the Blackhawks scored only one goal in 14 games, and they finished 0-13-1.
When Chicago scored two goals last season, they amassed eight points (2-20-4 record).
The Blackhawks scored three or more goals 40 times, accumulating 52 points (23-11-6).
Last season Chicago scored a lone power-play goal in 25 games and picked up 17 points, with a record of 7-15-3.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Chicago posted a record of 5-14-0 (10 points).
The Blackhawks were outshot by their opponents in 61 games last season, going 18-32-11 to register 47 points.

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