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Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins NHL Predictions

2023-01-02 • Fenway Park
Boston Bruins 2 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BOS: 56.7%
PIT: 43.3%
Expected Goals
BOS: 3.17
PIT: 2.99
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BOS
L. Ullmark
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatBOSPIT
Season SV%—0.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.12
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
BOSL. Ullmark2726196.3%2.0511.05
PITTristan Jarry2927293.1%2.5300.53
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: 40% • BOS at home vs PIT: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-08PIT 5 - 4 BOSPITPIT
2026-03-03BOS 2 - 1 PITBOSPIT
2026-01-11BOS 1 - 0 PITBOSBOS
2025-04-13PIT 1 - 4 BOSBOSPIT
2025-03-01PIT 2 - 3 BOSBOSPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1BOS1400.59
1PIT2000.85
2BOS1200.69
2PIT900.44
3BOS1301.26
3PIT1210.76
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: 56.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Boston Bruins 2 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.2 - 3.0