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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-03-29 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Boston Bruins

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 58.1%
BOS: 41.9%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.66
BOS: 2.81
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
StatDETBOS
Season SV%0.8880.903
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.992.84
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
DETCam Talbot2120195.2%2.0721.07
BOSJeremy Swayman2220290.9%2.0820.08
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: 64% • DET at home vs BOS: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-21DET 2 - 4 BOSBOSDET
2026-01-13BOS 3 - 0 DETBOSBOS
2025-12-02DET 5 - 4 BOSDETDET
2025-11-29BOS 3 - 2 DETBOSBOS
2025-03-29DET 2 - 1 BOSDETDET

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1110.63
1BOS1511.04
2DET1211.07
2BOS1100.43
3DET800.38
3BOS910.60
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: 58.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.7 - 2.8