Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins NHL Predictions

2024-12-23 • TD Garden

Boston Bruins 4 - 1 Washington Capitals

Win Probability

BOS: 66.4%

WSH: 33.6%

Expected Goals

BOS: 3.30

WSH: 2.58

Total Goals

Median: 6.2

Over 5.5: 55%

Over 6.5: 42%

BOS

Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA

WSH

Charlie Lindgren - 6-4-2 | 0.887 SV% | 3.07 GAA

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
BOS	Jeremy Swayman	11	10	1	90.9%	1.29	0	0.29
WSH	Charlie Lindgren	22	18	4	81.8%	3.74	4	-0.26

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Model accuracy in this matchup: 60% • BOS at home vs WSH: 4-3

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-14	WSH 2 - 3 BOS	BOS	WSH
2026-03-07	BOS 3 - 1 WSH	BOS	BOS
2025-10-08	WSH 1 - 3 BOS	BOS	WSH
2025-04-01	BOS 3 - 4 WSH	WSH	WSH
2024-12-31	WSH 3 - 1 BOS	WSH	WSH

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	BOS	10	0	0.40
1	WSH	7	0	0.43
2	BOS	9	0	0.51
2	WSH	10	0	0.33
3	BOS	17	4	2.83
3	WSH	7	0	0.52

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 66.4%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 5.9

Score Breakdown

Boston Bruins 4 - 1 Washington Capitals

Expected: 3.3 - 2.6