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Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins NHL Predictions

2022-04-02 • TD Garden
Boston Bruins 5 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BOS: 65.9%
CBJ: 34.1%
Expected Goals
BOS: 3.81
CBJ: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 69%
Over 6.5: 53%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins - 6-6-1 | 0.877 SV% | 4.04 GAA
StatBOSCBJ
Season SV%0.9030.877
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.844.04
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 Swayman2422291.7%2.7440.74
CBJElvis Merzlikins4237588.1%5.9180.91
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: 60% • BOS at home vs CBJ: 6-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-12CBJ 2 - 3 BOSBOSCBJ
2026-03-29CBJ 3 - 4 BOSBOSCBJ
2026-02-26BOS 4 - 2 CBJBOSBOS
2024-12-28BOS 4 - 0 CBJBOSBOS
2024-12-27CBJ 6 - 2 BOSCBJBOS

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BOS2141.98
1CBJ720.74
2BOS1611.46
2CBJ2121.62
3BOS1732.47
3CBJ600.38
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 65.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Boston Bruins 5 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 3.8 - 2.9