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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2023-04-01 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 4 Boston Bruins
🚨 Upset Loss (65% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 64.7%
BOS: 35.3%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.81
BOS: 2.98
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatPITBOS
Season SV%0.8920.903
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.122.84
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
PITTristan Jarry3531488.6%2.791-1.21
BOSJeremy Swayman2421387.5%3.2110.21
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% • PIT at home vs BOS: 2-5
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
1PIT610.77
1BOS1811.09
2PIT2101.53
2BOS1500.71
3PIT1300.91
3BOS1500.99
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: 64.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 4 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.8 - 3.0