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Boston Bruins at Arizona Coyotes NHL Predictions

2022-12-09 • Mullett Arena
Arizona Coyotes 4 - 3 Boston Bruins
🚨 Upset Win (65% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
ARI: 35.2%
BOS: 64.8%
Expected Goals
ARI: 2.20
BOS: 3.01
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

ARI
K. Vejmelka - 12-21-0 | 0.891 SV% | 3.67 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatARIBOS
Season SV%0.8910.903
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.672.84
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
ARIK. Vejmelka4643393.5%4.7331.73
BOSJeremy Swayman1612475.0%2.070-1.93
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: 83% • ARI at home vs BOS: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2024-01-09ARI 4 - 3 BOSARIARI
2023-12-09BOS 5 - 3 ARIBOSBOS
2022-12-09ARI 4 - 3 BOSARIBOS
2022-10-15BOS 6 - 3 ARIBOSBOS
2022-03-12BOS 3 - 2 ARIBOSBOS

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1ARI700.66
1BOS2011.49
2ARI900.72
2BOS2922.62
3ARI600.69
3BOS1300.61
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: 64.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.2
Score Breakdown
Arizona Coyotes 4 - 3 Boston Bruins
Expected: 2.2 - 3.0