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Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild NHL Predictions

2025-03-02 • Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Boston Bruins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MIN: 58.5%
BOS: 41.5%
Expected Goals
MIN: 3.21
BOS: 2.93
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MIN
Filip Gustavsson - 13-8-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatMINBOS
Season SV%0.9120.903
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.472.84
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
MINFilip Gustavsson28280100.0%1.9911.99
BOSJeremy Swayman2221195.5%1.6210.62
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% • MIN at home vs BOS: 3-0
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-28BOS 6 - 3 MINBOSBOS
2025-12-14MIN 6 - 2 BOSMINBOS
2025-03-02MIN 1 - 0 BOSMINMIN
2025-02-04BOS 3 - 0 MINBOSBOS
2023-12-23MIN 3 - 2 BOSMINMIN

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MIN600.12
1BOS1300.47
2MIN1711.19
2BOS1210.85
3MIN1000.31
3BOS1700.68
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: 58.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 1.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.2 - 2.9