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Vegas Golden Knights at Boston Bruins NHL Predictions

2021-12-14 • TD Garden
Boston Bruins 1 - 4 Vegas Golden Knights
🚨 Upset Loss (56% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BOS: 55.8%
VGK: 44.2%
Expected Goals
BOS: 3.49
VGK: 3.13
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
VGK
R. Lehner
StatBOSVGK
Season SV%0.903—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.84—
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
BOSJeremy Swayman2521484.0%2.201-1.80
VGKR. Lehner2423195.8%1.5410.54
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 70% • BOS at home vs VGK: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-22BOS 4 - 3 VGKBOSVGK
2025-10-16VGK 6 - 5 BOSVGKVGK
2025-03-20VGK 5 - 1 BOSVGKVGK
2025-02-08BOS 3 - 4 VGKVGKVGK
2024-02-29BOS 5 - 4 VGKBOSBOS

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BOS900.65
1VGK1500.76
2BOS1600.42
2VGK1000.39
3BOS1210.47
3VGK1411.04
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 55.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Boston Bruins 1 - 4 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.5 - 3.1