Bruins 6, Predators 0 — NHL Recap

📰Game Recap

The Boston Bruins delivered a commanding performance against the Nashville Predators, securing a 6-0 victory. David Pastrnak contributed two goals and two assists, while Charlie McAvoy recorded four assists in a game that saw Boston control the play from the outset. SportsFBI's model had leaned towards a Bruins win at 55%, a prediction that proved correct.

Boston established its lead early in the first period, with Casey Mittelstadt scoring at 3:49, assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Elias Lindholm extended the lead to 2-0 at 16:38, with assists from Charlie McAvoy and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins continued their offensive surge in the second period as Pastrnak netted his first of the night at 9:46, again assisted by McAvoy and Zacha. JJ Peterka added another goal at 17:21, with Pastrnak collecting an assist, pushing Boston's advantage to 4-0 as Michael DiPietro stopped all 28 shots faced from Nashville.

The third period brought no relief for Nashville, as Mark Kastelic scored for Boston at 6:50, assisted by Matthew Poitras and Tanner Jeannot. Pastrnak then sealed his multi-goal night and the game's scoring at 15:00, with Frederic Brunet and Charlie McAvoy assisting on the Bruins' sixth goal. Predators goaltender Justus Annunen made 25 saves on 31 shots in the loss. Following the shutout, Boston improved its record to 7-2-1, while Nashville fell to 3-2-3.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Boston Bruins (-148, 60% implied) over the Nashville Predators.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Boston Bruins (55% confidence). It gave a 32% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 6 goals.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · BOS -1.5 BOS covered Won by 6

Total · 6.5 Under 6 combined

Moneyline NSH +136 · BOS -164 BOS favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Puck line (BOS) -1.5-1.5 No move

Total 5.56.5 +1

Moneyline (BOS) -164-164 No move

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

David Pastrnak

2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:37 TOI

Goaltending · BOS

Michael DiPietro

28 saves on 28 shots (1.000) · W

Season highs

Charlie McAvoy · Season-high 4 points

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NSH 0 largest lead Never led

BOS 6 largest lead P3 15:00 (NSH 0, BOS 6) · 6-0 run, P1 3:49–P3 15:00

Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times

Scoring summary

P1 3:49 Casey Mittelstadt (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy) BOS · snap shot · NSH 0, BOS 1
P1 16:38 Elias Lindholm (Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha) BOS · Power play · tip-in shot · NSH 0, BOS 2
P2 9:46 David Pastrnak (Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha) BOS · tip-in shot · NSH 0, BOS 3
P2 17:21 JJ Peterka (David Pastrnak) BOS · wrist shot · NSH 0, BOS 4
P3 6:50 Mark Kastelic (Matthew Poitras, Tanner Jeannot) BOS · backhand shot · NSH 0, BOS 5
P3 15:00 David Pastrnak (Frederic Brunet, Charlie McAvoy) BOS · snap shot · NSH 0, BOS 6

Linescore

	1	2	3		T
NSH	0	0	0		0
BOS	2	2	2		6

Shots on goal: NSH 28, BOS 31

📋 Team Stats

NSHBOS

28Shots on goal31

58Shot attempts60

29Faceoff wins33

22Hits9

10Blocked shots12

0Power-play goals1

4Takeaways3

10Giveaways12

6Penalty minutes2

80.6%Save %100.0%

Shots on goal by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	Total
NSH	8	11	9	28
BOS	12	10	9	31

🎯 Shot Map

Nashville Predators0 G · 47 attempts

0Goals0% of attempts
28Saved60% of attempts
19Missed the net40% of attempts

Boston Bruins6 G · 46 attempts

6Goals13% of attempts
25Saved54% of attempts
15Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Roman Josi	D	-1	2	0	1	24:29
Adam Wilsby	D	-1	1	0	0	22:09
Nicolas Hague	D	-2	2	1	0	20:13
Jayden Struble	D	-2	1	1	0	18:07
Brady Skjei	D	-2	2	1	2	17:46
Filip Forsberg	L	-3	0	3	0	17:30
Jack Drury	C	-1	2	2	2	17:27
Alexander Kerfoot	C	-1	1	2	1	16:59
Adam Edstrom	C	-1	0	3	1	16:58
Ryan O'Reilly	C	-2	1	1	0	16:35
Ilya Lyubushkin	D	-2	0	1	1	16:11
Jonathan Marchessault	R	-2	3	0	0	16:10
Mavrik Bourque	C	-2	3	0	0	14:36
Steven Stamkos	C	-2	2	0	0	14:04
Nils Hoglander	L	0	4	0	0	12:12
Reid Schaefer	L	0	1	3	1	11:36
Matthew Wood	R	-1	1	1	1	11:24
Ross Colton	C	0	2	3	0	11:19

NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Justus Annunen	L	25	31	80.6	6	60:00

BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
David Pastrnak	R	2	2	4	+4	3	0	0	16:37
Charlie McAvoy	D	0	4	4	+3	1	1	0	19:01
Pavel Zacha	C	0	2	2	+4	1	1	0	16:11
JJ Peterka	R	1	0	1	+3	3	1	0	17:52
Casey Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	15:03
Mark Kastelic	C	1	0	1	+1	4	0	1	14:14
Elias Lindholm	C	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	13:43
Frederic Brunet	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	18:18
Tanner Jeannot	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	13:51
Matthew Poitras	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	13:34
Hampus Lindholm	D	0	0	0	+2	1	0	1	20:21
Mason Lohrei	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	20:14
Nikita Zadorov	D	0	0	0	+2	1	1	1	19:48
Will Borgen	D	0	0	0	+2	1	0	2	19:45
Fraser Minten	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15:28
James Hagens	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	15:04
Morgan Geekie	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	14:34
Marat Khusnutdinov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14:22

BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice

Player	Dec	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
Michael DiPietro	W	28	28	100.0	0	60:00

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
David Pastrnak BOS	Points	1.5	4	Over
	Assists	0.5	2	Over
	Goals	0.5	2	Over
	Shots on goal	3.5	3	Under
Charlie McAvoy BOS	Points	0.5	4	Over
	Assists	0.5	4	Over
	Shots on goal	1.5	1	Under
Pavel Zacha BOS	Points	0.5	2	Over
	Assists	0.5	2	Over
	Shots on goal	1.5	1	Under
Elias Lindholm BOS	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
	Goals	0.5	1	Over
	Shots on goal	1.5	3	Over
Casey Mittelstadt BOS	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
JJ Peterka BOS	Points	0.5	1	Over
	Assists	0.5	0	Under
	Shots on goal	1.5	3	Over