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Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Predictions

2024-10-31 • Lenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes 8 - 2 Boston Bruins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CAR: 85.3%
BOS: 14.7%
Expected Goals
CAR: 4.68
BOS: 2.05
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 52%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CAR
Pyotr Kochetkov - 6-2-0 | 0.899 SV% | 2.33 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatCARBOS
Season SV%0.8990.903
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.332.84
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
CARPyotr Kochetkov1513286.7%1.480-0.52
BOSJeremy Swayman3729878.4%3.582-4.42
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: 67% • CAR at home vs BOS: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-07CAR 6 - 5 BOSCARCAR
2025-11-17BOS 1 - 3 CARCARCAR
2025-11-01BOS 2 - 1 CARBOSCAR
2025-04-05BOS 5 - 1 CARBOSCAR
2025-03-06CAR 3 - 2 BOSCARCAR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CAR1711.23
1BOS800.55
2CAR2411.69
2BOS700.63
3CAR1000.66
3BOS900.29
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: 85.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Carolina Hurricanes 8 - 2 Boston Bruins
Expected: 4.7 - 2.0