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Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2022-10-18 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 7 - 5 Boston Bruins
🚨 Upset Win (52% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 48.3%
BOS: 51.7%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.17
BOS: 3.10
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

OTT
Anton Forsberg - 11-12-3 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatOTTBOS
Season SV%0.9010.903
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.722.84
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
OTTAnton Forsberg3429585.3%3.652-1.35
BOSJeremy Swayman3124777.4%4.121-2.88
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: 63% • OTT at home vs BOS: 6-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-21BOS 2 - 6 OTTOTTBOS
2025-11-13OTT 5 - 3 BOSOTTOTT
2025-11-06BOS 3 - 2 OTTBOSOTT
2025-10-27OTT 7 - 2 BOSOTTOTT
2025-03-13OTT 6 - 3 BOSOTTOTT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1OTT1701.45
1BOS1610.99
2OTT2001.52
2BOS1811.44
3OTT1011.16
3BOS1601.23
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: 51.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 12.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 7 - 5 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1