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Devils at Bruins

NHL · Saturday, Dec 6 · 6:00 PM CT · TD Garden · Final NJ 1 – BOS 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ1001
BOS1124
Team box
NJ·BOS
30
shots
22
0 of 1
power play
0 of 1
43.6
faceoff %
56.4
15
hits
24
16
blocked shots
18
2
penalty minutes
2
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jake AllenNJ2118.857
Jeremy SwaymanBOS3029.967

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BOS +3
NJ +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: BOS 3 · NJ 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 48%, BOS 52% · Updated Dec 6, 2025

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
NJ 3.0 – 3.0 BOS
Expected total
6.0
DevilsThe matchupBruins
+108Our fair odds−108
3.0Expected goals3.0
+0.02Power rating−0.09
3.0Goals / game3.2
3.0Allowed / game3.2
29.3Shots / game27.1
49.8Faceoff %51.6
20.5Hits / game25.1
16−12Season record16−13
3−7Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · BOS chance
Our model fair48.1%51.9%
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
NJNew Jersey Devils+10848%————
BOSBoston Bruins−10852%————
Spreadabout even
NJNew Jersey Devils−0.1our margin————
BOSBoston Bruins+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.0
Over6.0our total————
Under6.0our 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
New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 2%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 6%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 12%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 10%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 17%Boston Bruins by 1 goal: 26%Boston Bruins by 2 goals: 9%Boston Bruins by 3 goals: 10%Boston Bruins by 4 goals: 5%Boston Bruins by 5 goals: 2%Boston Bruins by 6 goals: <1%
← NJ wins byBOS wins by →
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more31%
New Jersey Devils wins by 3 or more21%
Boston Bruins wins by 2 or more26%
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

6.0 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 12%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 22%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 9%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.553%
Total over 6.542%
Total over 7.523%
Total from 6 to 729%

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
NJJake Allen G · last 5 starts: .907 save %, 2.82 GAAstarted
BOSJeremy Swayman G · last 5 starts: .929 save %, 2.27 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·BOS
Dec 5, 2025 vs VGK
last game
Dec 4, 2025 vs STL
0 days
days of rest
1 day
yes
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 28+ games
NJ·BOS
+0.02
rating (0 = average)
−0.09
3.0
goals / game
3.2
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.2
16−12
season record
16−13
9−5
home record
10−5
7−7
away record
6−8
L4
streak
W1
3−7
last 10
5−5
29.3
shots / game
27.1
49.8
faceoff %
51.6
20.5
hits / game
25.1
15.5
blocked shots / game
16.1
4.9
takeaways / game
4.6
15.6
giveaways / game
16.0

Rating Trend

NJ · BOS · 53 days
New Jersey DevilsBoston Bruins
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BOS 7−3
Apr 15, 2025at BOSNJ 5 − 4 OT
Apr 8, 2025at NJBOS 7 − 2
Jan 22, 2025at NJNJ 5 − 1
Jan 15, 2024at BOSBOS 3 − 0
Dec 30, 2023at BOSBOS 5 − 2
Dec 13, 2023at NJNJ 2 − 1 OT
Apr 8, 2023at BOSBOS 2 − 1
Dec 28, 2022at NJBOS 3 − 1
Dec 23, 2022at NJBOS 4 − 3
Mar 31, 2022at BOSBOS 8 − 1

NJ · Last 10

3−7 · streak L4
Dec 5, 2025vs VGK0 − 3L
Dec 3, 2025vs DAL0 − 3L
Dec 1, 2025vs CBJ3 − 5L
Nov 29, 2025vs PHI3 − 5L
Nov 28, 2025at BUF5 − 0W
Nov 26, 2025vs STL3 − 2W
Nov 24, 2025vs DET4 − 3W
Nov 22, 2025at PHI3 − 6L
Nov 20, 2025at FLA0 − 1L
Nov 18, 2025at TB1 − 5L

BOS · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Dec 4, 2025vs STL5 − 2W
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