Arena scorer bias · Boston Bruins
TD Garden: how its scorers counted hits
In 2023-24 the TD Garden crew credited 22% more hits than Bruins road games (raw), ranking 3 of 32 after shrinkage (1.14). With central recording, the 2025-26 factor is 1.00: in that season the building did not change the count.
TD Garden: hits and blocks factor by season
Solid = shrunk factor we use, dashed = raw home ÷ road ratio; 1.00 = neutral
TD Garden hits factor by season (shrunk): 2017-18 1.05, 2018-19 0.97, 2019-20 1.09, 2020-21 0.99, 2021-22 1.00, 2022-23 1.07, 2023-24 1.14, 2024-25 1.01, 2025-26 1.00.
- Hits (shrunk)
- Hits (raw)
- Blocks (shrunk)
Every stat, every season
| Season | Hits | Blocked shots | Giveaways | Takeaways | Missed shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1.00 (0.98) | 1.00 (0.92) | 1.00 (1.07) | 1.00 (1.04) | 1.02 (1.07) |
| 2024-25 | 1.01 (1.03) | 1.01 (1.05) | 1.00 (0.97) | 1.00 (1.11) | 1.00 (1.01) |
| 2023-24 | 1.14 (1.22) | 0.99 (0.94) | 1.15 (1.18) | 1.05 (1.09) | 0.98 (0.96) |
| 2022-23 | 1.07 (1.09) | 0.97 (0.94) | 1.02 (1.03) | 1.00 (1.00) | 0.99 (0.98) |
| 2021-22 | 1.00 (1.00) | 0.88 (0.83) | 1.02 (1.03) | 1.11 (1.19) | 0.94 (0.91) |
| 2020-21 | 0.99 (0.98) | 0.91 (0.82) | 1.05 (1.08) | 1.21 (1.28) | 0.96 (0.95) |
| 2019-20 | 1.09 (1.11) | 0.84 (0.80) | 0.91 (0.89) | 1.22 (1.29) | 0.90 (0.80) |
| 2018-19 | 0.97 (0.96) | 0.90 (0.87) | 1.11 (1.13) | 1.41 (1.48) | 0.97 (0.95) |
| 2017-18 | 1.05 (1.06) | 0.90 (0.85) | 1.04 (1.05) | 1.33 (1.43) | 1.00 (1.01) |
Bruins hits and blocks in 2025-26
The Bruins have absorbed 22.1 hits per game (#8 in the league), delivered 22.7, and blocked 15.2 of the 60.3 shot attempts they face per game, over 82 games. Their own shots hit a teammate 1.2 times a game; the play-by-play logs those as blocked shots but nobody is credited. Opponents facing a team that absorbs many hits get a higher hit environment in Hits tonight.
Bruins hitters at home vs on the road, 2025-26
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. Central recording season: differences here are role and opponents, not the scorer. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner JeannotL | 77 | 239 | 239 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 0.93× | – |
| Mark KastelicC | 82 | 215 | 215 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 0.73× | – |
| Nikita ZadorovD | 81 | 196 | 196 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.00× | – |
| Alex SteevesC | 43 | 144 | 144 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 0.94× | – |
| Fraser MintenC | 82 | 142 | 142 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.02× | – |
| Morgan GeekieC | 81 | 110 | 110 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.94× | – |
| Andrew PeekeD | 77 | 105 | 105 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.90× | – |
| Sean KuralyC | 82 | 87 | 87 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.90× | – |
| David PastrnakR | 77 | 86 | 86 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.88× | – |
| Jonathan AspirotD | 61 | 86 | 86 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.99× | – |
| Charlie McAvoyD | 69 | 79 | 79 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.85× | – |
| Pavel ZachaC | 78 | 64 | 64 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.37× | – |
| Michael EyssimontC | 56 | 54 | 54 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 0.68× | – |
| Marat KhusnutdinovC | 77 | 42 | 42 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.73× | – |
| Elias LindholmC | 69 | 41 | 41 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.70× | – |
Bruins hitters at home vs on the road, 2023-24
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent FredericC | 82 | 204 | 189 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 1.34× | – |
| Jakub LaukoC | 60 | 176 | 165 | 20.6 | 15.4 | 1.29× | – |
| Charlie McAvoyD | 74 | 159 | 147 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 1.12× | – |
| Brandon CarloD | 76 | 140 | 130 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.61× | – |
| Morgan GeekieC | 76 | 137 | 127 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 1.38× | – |
| Charlie CoyleC | 82 | 131 | 121 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 1.45× | – |
| Brad MarchandL | 82 | 115 | 106 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.32× | – |
| John BeecherC | 52 | 112 | 107 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 1.13× | – |
| Jake DeBruskL | 80 | 107 | 99 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 1.20× | – |
| Pavel ZachaC | 78 | 106 | 99 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.18× | – |
| Andrew PeekeD | 38 | 88 | 87 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 0.85× | – |
| Parker WotherspoonD | 41 | 84 | 77 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 1.48× | – |
| Danton HeinenL | 74 | 83 | 76 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 1.46× | – |
| Patrick MaroonL | 51 | 82 | 82 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 0.77× | – |
| Oskar SteenC | 34 | 79 | 73 | 18.9 | 11.5 | 1.59× | – |
FAQ
Does TD Garden inflate hits?
In 2023-24, the last season with arena crews whose habits repeated, TD Garden credited 14% more hits than Boston Bruins road games after shrinkage. In 2025-26, with central recording, its factor is 1.00.
Should I adjust Boston Bruins players' hits for their arena?
Mainly for seasons up to 2023-24. After the NHL centralised event recording in 2024-25 the factors shrank to within about ±6%, and in 2025-26 they were 1.00 everywhere, so current hits need no adjustment. Use the adjusted hits leaderboard for older seasons.