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Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2022-12-27 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 3 - 2 Boston Bruins (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 54.0%
BOS: 46.0%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.07
BOS: 3.32
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

OTT
C. Talbot
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatOTTBOS
Season SV%—0.903
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.84
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
OTTC. Talbot5351296.2%4.2802.28
BOSJeremy Swayman3532391.4%4.3121.31
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
1OTT1211.35
1BOS1601.28
2OTT1401.00
2BOS1200.69
3OTT700.21
3BOS3101.69
4OTT700.96
4BOS400.41
5OTT310.79
5BOS300.21
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: 54.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 3 - 2 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.1 - 3.3