Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Predators @ Bruins

Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Bruins 6, Predators 0

Predators at Bruins: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gamePredators1 gameBruins1 game
Goals−3.05+2.82
Goals against+2.71−3.19
Shots+0.8+2.2
Shots against+4.0+2.5
Power-play goals−0.74+0.40
Power-play goals allowed+0.30−0.80
Penalty minutes−3.9−7.3

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Bruins

Predators

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

If you squint

  • The Bruins had won 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • At home, the Bruins’ penalty minutes were 5.3 over expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 7.9 under expected.
  • The Predators had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • On the road, the Predators’ shots were 6.1 under expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.9 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 22, 2026at BruinsBruins 6, Predators 0
Mar 5, 2026at PredatorsPredators 6, Bruins 3
Jan 27, 2026at BruinsBruins 3, Predators 2
Mar 4, 2025at BruinsPredators 6, Bruins 3
Oct 22, 2024at PredatorsPredators 4, Bruins 0
Apr 2, 2024at PredatorsBruins 3, Predators 0
Oct 14, 2023at BruinsBruins 3, Predators 2
Mar 28, 2023at BruinsPredators 2, Bruins 1
Feb 16, 2023at PredatorsBruins 5, Predators 0
Jan 15, 2022at BruinsBruins 4, Predators 3

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 21, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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