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Boston Bruins at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2025-02-05 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 3 - 2 Boston Bruins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 65.4%
BOS: 34.6%
Expected Goals
NYR: 3.37
BOS: 2.89
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 39%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
BOS
Joonas Korpisalo - 6-8-0 | 0.882 SV% | 3.60 GAA
StatNYRBOS
Season SV%0.9100.882
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.513.60
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
NYRIgor Shesterkin1715288.2%1.971-0.03
BOSJoonas Korpisalo2219386.4%2.702-0.30
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: 78% • NYR at home vs BOS: 4-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-26NYR 4 - 3 BOSNYRNYR
2026-01-10BOS 10 - 2 NYRBOSBOS
2025-11-28BOS 2 - 6 NYRNYRNYR
2025-02-05NYR 3 - 2 BOSNYRNYR
2025-02-01BOS 6 - 3 NYRBOSNYR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR1600.53
1BOS710.61
2NYR1010.94
2BOS1100.50
3NYR1111.23
3BOS1200.86
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: 65.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 3 - 2 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.4 - 2.9