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Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2025-12-31 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 2 - 6 Boston Bruins
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 51.0%
BOS: 49.0%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.25
BOS: 2.98
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • EDM at home vs BOS: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-31EDM 2 - 6 BOSBOSEDM
2025-12-18BOS 1 - 3 EDMEDMBOS
2025-01-07BOS 0 - 4 EDMEDMEDM
2024-12-19EDM 3 - 2 BOSEDMEDM
2024-03-05BOS 1 - 2 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM2122.04
1BOS1500.67
2EDM1110.97
2BOS1500.78
3EDM1411.23
3BOS1100.63
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Boston Bruins at Edmonton Oilers

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 51.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 2 - 6 Boston Bruins
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0