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AwaySJSSan Jose Sharks →#28 Puckigree · 6-4-1
Home · favoriteBOSBoston Bruins →#5 Puckigree · 8-2-1
34% SJS
Puckigree odds PREGAME ESTIMATE
66% BOS

If this game were played 100 times, BOS win about 66. For fun, not betting advice.

Goalie scenarios

HOVER A PAIRING
SJS starts Yaroslav Askarov 11 of last 20 starts · 55% to start
SJS starts Alex Nedeljkovic 9 of last 20 starts · 46% to start
BOS starts Jeremy Swayman 14 of last 20 starts · 79% to start
BOS starts Michael DiPietro 3 of last 20 starts · 21% to start

Goalie value is saves above a league-average save % over recent seasons, shrunk toward average for small samples and measured against what the team’s rating already reflects. The NHL doesn’t confirm starters before puck drop, so the odds above blend these pairings by how likely each is. Click a pairing to see its odds on their own.

The read

Boston Bruins come in as the favorite at 66%. Boston Bruins have played the 20th-hardest schedule so far, so their record flatters them more. An upset by San Jose Sharks would move the rankings most.

Head to head

#28 Puckigree rank #5
-6.4 Rating 7.9
13th Standings 3rd
6-4-1 Record 8-2-1
32–36 Goals for–against 42–22
8th hardest Schedule strength 20th hardest
Last 5

Blue marks the edge. Hover a last-5 result for the game.

What’s on the line

Full re-run of the rankings · regulation results assume a two-goal margin
Projected table · sharks win in regulation
1 CAR Carolina Hurricanes +11.0 –
⋯ 2 teams
4 COL Colorado Avalanche +8.2 –
5 BOS Boston Bruins +6.2 –
6 DAL Dallas Stars +5.7 –
⋯ 19 teams
26 PIT Pittsburgh Penguins −4.7 –
27 SJS San Jose Sharks −4.9 ▲1
28 CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets −6.3 ▼1
29 ANA Anaheim Ducks −6.8 –
San Jose Sharks · now 29%
Win35%
Lose26%
A 9-point swing on one game.
Boston Bruins · now 88%
Win90%
Lose83%
A 7-point swing on one game.
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