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Sharks at Bruins

NHL · Thursday, Mar 12 · 6:00 PM CT · TD Garden · Final SJ 4 – BOS 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
SJ1124
BOS0022
Team box
SJ·BOS
28
shots
41
1 of 2
power play
0 of 2
40.3
faceoff %
59.7
27
hits
17
18
blocked shots
8
24
penalty minutes
14
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Alex NedeljkovicSJ4139.951
Jeremy SwaymanBOS2824.857

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was SJ 38%, BOS 62% · Updated Mar 12

Expected margin
BOS by 0.8
Expected score
BOS 3.8 – 3.0 SJ
Expected total
6.8
SharksThe matchupBruins
+165Our fair odds−165
3.0Expected goals3.8
−0.33Power rating+0.01
3.1Goals / game3.3
3.5Allowed / game3.1
25.9Shots / game27.1
47.6Faceoff %52.3
21.2Hits / game23.4
30−32Season record36−28
3−7Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
SJ chance · BOS chance
Our model fair37.8%62.2%
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
SJSan Jose Sharks+16538%————
BOSBoston Bruins−16562%————
SpreadBOS by 0.8
SJSan Jose Sharks+0.8our margin————
BOSBoston Bruins−0.8our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.8
Over6.8our total————
Under6.8our 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

Boston Bruins by 0.8 expected
San Jose Sharks by 7 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 6 goals: <1%San Jose Sharks by 5 goals: 1%San Jose Sharks by 4 goals: 4%San Jose Sharks by 3 goals: 8%San Jose Sharks by 2 goals: 7%San Jose Sharks by 1 goal: 18%Boston Bruins by 1 goal: 21%Boston Bruins by 2 goals: 11%Boston Bruins by 3 goals: 15%Boston Bruins by 4 goals: 9%Boston Bruins by 5 goals: 4%Boston Bruins by 6 goals: 1%Boston Bruins by 7 goals: <1%
← SJ wins byBOS wins by →
Boston Bruins wins by 2 or more41%
Boston Bruins wins by 3 or more30%
San Jose Sharks wins by 2 or more20%
Decided by one goal39%

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

6.8 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.565%
Total over 6.554%
Total over 7.535%
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
SJAlex Nedeljkovic G · last 5 starts: .940 save %, 1.80 GAAstarted
BOSJeremy Swayman G · last 5 starts: .926 save %, 1.97 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
SJ·BOS
Mar 10 at BUF
last game
Mar 10 vs LA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
4
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 62+ games
SJ·BOS
−0.33
rating (0 = average)
+0.01
3.1
goals / game
3.3
3.5
goals allowed / game
3.1
30−32
season record
36−28
17−15
home record
25−9
13−17
away record
11−19
L3
streak
W1
3−7
last 10
5−5
25.9
shots / game
27.1
47.6
faceoff %
52.3
21.2
hits / game
23.4
15.2
blocked shots / game
15.5
4.5
takeaways / game
4.7
16.0
giveaways / game
16.1

Rating Trend

SJ · BOS · 127 days
San Jose SharksBoston Bruins
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · BOS 7−2
Nov 23, 2025at SJSJ 3 − 1
Mar 22, 2025at SJSJ 3 − 1
Jan 20, 2025at BOSBOS 6 − 3
Nov 30, 2023at BOSBOS 3 − 0
Oct 19, 2023at SJBOS 3 − 1
Jan 22, 2023at BOSBOS 4 − 0
Jan 7, 2023at SJBOS 4 − 2
Feb 26, 2022at SJBOS 3 − 1
Oct 24, 2021at BOSBOS 4 − 3

SJ · Last 10

3−7 · streak L3
Mar 10at BUF3 − 6L
Mar 7vs NYI1 − 2L
Mar 6vs STL2 − 3L
Mar 3vs MTL7 − 5W
Mar 1vs WPG2 − 1W
Feb 28vs EDM5 − 4W
Feb 26vs CGY1 − 4L
Feb 4at COL2 − 4L
Feb 2at CHI3 − 6L
Jan 31at CGY2 − 3L

BOS · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Mar 10vs LA2 − 1W
Mar 8at PIT4 − 5L
Mar 7vs WSH3 − 1W
Mar 5at NSH3 − 6L
Mar 3vs PIT2 − 1W
Feb 28at PHI1 − 3L
Feb 26vs CBJ4 − 2W
Feb 4at FLA4 − 5L
Feb 1at TB5 − 6L
Jan 29vs PHI6 − 3W