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Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins NHL Predictions

2025-04-05 • TD Garden
Boston Bruins 5 - 1 Carolina Hurricanes
🚨 Upset Win (53% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
BOS: 47.0%
CAR: 53.0%
Expected Goals
BOS: 2.80
CAR: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

BOS
Jeremy Swayman - 15-10-2 | 0.903 SV% | 2.84 GAA
CAR
Frederik Andersen - 5-9-2 | 0.865 SV% | 3.38 GAA
StatBOSCAR
Season SV%0.9030.865
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.843.38
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
BOSJeremy Swayman4039197.5%3.0632.06
CARFrederik Andersen2722581.5%3.051-1.95
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% • BOS at home vs CAR: 2-3
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
1BOS1400.90
1CAR1700.62
2BOS1100.88
2CAR1911.33
3BOS1211.27
3CAR1821.11
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 53.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Boston Bruins 5 - 1 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 2.8 - 2.9