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Blues at Bruins

NHL · Thursday, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM CT · TD Garden · Final STL 2 – BOS 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
STL0112
BOS2305
Team box
STL·BOS
39
shots
27
0 of 2
power play
1 of 2
50.8
faceoff %
49.2
31
hits
19
7
blocked shots
11
4
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jordan BinningtonSTL2722.815
Joonas KorpisaloBOS3937.949

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BOS +4
STL +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: BOS 4 · STL 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was STL 46%, BOS 54% · Updated Dec 4, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BOS 3.1 – 3.0 STL
Expected total
6.1
BluesThe matchupBruins
+119Our fair odds−119
3.0Expected goals3.1
−0.08Power rating−0.09
2.6Goals / game3.1
3.5Allowed / game3.2
25.3Shots / game27.1
50.7Faceoff %51.7
22.6Hits / game25.4
9−18Season record15−13
3−7Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
STL chance · BOS chance
Our model fair45.7%54.3%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
STLSt. Louis Blues+11946%————
BOSBoston Bruins−11954%————
Spreadabout even
STLSt. Louis Blues+0.1our margin————
BOSBoston Bruins−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.1
Over6.1our total————
Under6.1our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: <1%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 2%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 5%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 11%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 10%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 18%Boston Bruins by 1 goal: 25%Boston Bruins by 2 goals: 10%Boston Bruins by 3 goals: 11%Boston Bruins by 4 goals: 6%Boston Bruins by 5 goals: 2%Boston Bruins by 6 goals: <1%
← STL wins byBOS wins by →
Boston Bruins wins by 2 or more29%
Boston Bruins wins by 3 or more19%
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more28%
Decided by one goal43%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.1 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 12%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 9%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.554%
Total over 6.543%
Total over 7.525%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
STLJordan Binnington G · last 5 starts: .898 save %, 2.89 GAAstarted
BOSJoonas Korpisalo G · last 5 starts: .882 save %, 3.56 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
STL·BOS
Dec 1, 2025 vs ANA
last game
Dec 2, 2025 at DET
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 27+ games
STL·BOS
−0.08
rating (0 = average)
−0.09
2.6
goals / game
3.1
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.2
9−18
season record
15−13
5−10
home record
9−5
4−8
away record
6−8
L1
streak
L1
3−7
last 10
4−6
25.3
shots / game
27.1
50.7
faceoff %
51.7
22.6
hits / game
25.4
14.9
blocked shots / game
16.2
4.4
takeaways / game
4.5
13.9
giveaways / game
15.9

Rating Trend

STL · BOS · 51 days
St. Louis BluesBoston Bruins
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · BOS 5−3
Nov 16, 2024at BOSSTL 3 − 2 OT
Nov 12, 2024at STLBOS 3 − 2
Mar 11, 2024at BOSSTL 5 − 1
Jan 13, 2024at STLBOS 4 − 3 OT
Apr 2, 2023at STLBOS 4 − 3 SO
Nov 7, 2022at BOSBOS 3 − 1
Apr 19, 2022at STLBOS 3 − 2 OT
Apr 12, 2022at BOSSTL 4 − 2

STL · Last 10

3−7 · streak L1
Dec 1, 2025vs ANA1 − 4L
Nov 29, 2025vs UTAH1 − 0W
Nov 28, 2025vs OTT4 − 3W
Nov 26, 2025at NJ2 − 3L
Nov 24, 2025at NYR2 − 3L
Nov 22, 2025at NYI2 − 1W
Nov 20, 2025at PHI2 − 3L
Nov 18, 2025at TOR2 − 3L
Nov 15, 2025vs VGK1 − 4L
Nov 14, 2025vs PHI5 − 6L

BOS · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Dec 2, 2025at DET4 − 5L
Nov 29, 2025vs DET3 − 2W
Nov 28, 2025vs NYR2 − 6L
Nov 26, 2025at NYI3 − 1W
Nov 23, 2025at SJ1 − 3L
Nov 21, 2025at LA2 − 1W
Nov 19, 2025at ANA3 − 4L
Nov 17, 2025vs CAR1 − 3L
Nov 15, 2025at MTL3 − 2W
Nov 13, 2025at OTT3 − 5L