Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
TV NESN, SCRIPPS·Bridgestone Arena
Our win probability
and the three reasons
50%Bruins
to win
50%
Predators
- Expected goals
- 3.0–3.0
- Goes to overtime
- 22%
← favors favors →
favors →- Ability to win22% of the signalfavors BOS.503vs.486win rate (OT = tie)
- Scoring chances66% of the signalfavors NSH-.058vs-.0685v5 xG diff / 60
- Goaltending12% of the signalfavors BOS.201vs.017GSAx / 60
- Projected lineupsfavors BOS.662vs.1995v5 xG impact / 60 of the dressed skaters
- Home icefavors NSHNSH at home
Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of
Goaltending
projected startersBruins
Jeremy Swayman+0.20 GSAx/6099% to start271 career GP
Predators
Juuse Saros+0.01 GSAx/6076% to start490 career GP
Justus Annunen+0.03 GSAx/6024% to start80 career GP
GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.
Coaches: BOS Marco Sturm · NSH Andrew Brunette
Leaders
vs- Points
D. Pastrnak100 - Goals
- Assists
Season
2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32- 3.2710th
- Goals for / game
- 20th2.95
- 3.0114th
- Goals against / game
- 26th3.26
- 23.4%9th
- Power play
- 11th23.1%
- 77.0%24th
- Penalty kill
- 5th81.7%
- 53.1%4th
- Faceoffs
- 15th50.5%
Season series
first meeting- @
- @this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).